The Angel's Hunger (Masters of Maria) by Holley Trent

Author:Holley Trent [Trent, Holley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Noelle grunted with surprise when she stepped out of her office at the end of the day and found there was no angelic stalker waiting for her. Those guys were nothing if not predictable. She was almost a little disappointed. Still, she’d had things to do. Phone calls to make. Knives to sharpen.

Clients to ignore.

Her first-time-homeowners couple was going to make her work for every penny of her commission. By the time all was said and done, she would have been shocked if she earned minimum wage for all her effort.

“They should be happy I still take their calls.” She plopped onto her sofa, heeled off her shoes, and set her laptop on her thighs.

Her phone rang before she could get her computer booted.

It was Jenny.

“You know,” Noelle said in lieu of hello, “people in the office really notice when you’re not there.”

Jenny giggled. “I’m sure the same applies to you. Sorry.” She sounded almost bashful. “I wanted to be back this afternoon, and I planned to come. I lost track of time. Forgive me.”

“Don’t fret about it. I remember how good Clarissa is at making people forget the time. The woman has a peace about her that’s so comforting to be around. No worries.”

“I feel awful. I kind of fell into the vibe here, I guess.”

“That’s not a bad thing. What have you been up to?”

“Oh! Well, chatting a lot and helping her run errands and stuff. I’ve been telling her about all the elves we’ve encountered in the past few hundred years and what sorts of trouble they’ve gotten into. She keeps herself so busy. She’d retired, you know. Used to work at the school, in the cafeteria. She had a garden, but once all the folks moved onto the property, she needed a way to feed them, and the garden turned into a little farm.”

“All what folks?”

“Two of her granddaughters are married to a couple of Gulielmus’s sons. You know that.”

“Right?”

“And then there’s her son and daughter. They have a little house on the property. They’re not home very much, though. Apparently, they drive around hunting demons.”

“Huh?”

“Long story. Then there are other people related to Gulielmus or who are friends she’s leased out plots to.”

People related to Gulielmus …

Noelle clucked her tongue and opened her notes app. “Sounds like she’s got a new little queendom set up.”

“Hey! Kinda is. Instead of a fortified castle, though, the property has magic wards keeping most unwanted supernatural stuff out. Some still manages to get through, but they’re pretty well-equipped to handle everything that does.”

“I’d imagine so with all those magic carriers around. Listen, I need you to do me a favor since you’re still there.”

“What kind?”

Noelle put her feet up on the coffee table, crossed her legs at the ankles, and grimaced. Her hips had joined the body ache party at around lunchtime. “See if you can ask around and get me some angels to network with. I need leads for my little problem.”

“Should be easy enough. Clarissa says they stop by all the time.

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