The Broken Sword by Molly Cochran

Author:Molly Cochran [Molly Cochran, Warren Murphy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action and Adventure, Magic, Myths and Legends, Holy Grail, Wizard, Suspense, Fairy Tale
ISBN: 9781942356004
Publisher: TKA Distribution
Published: 2014-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

Zack left the group early. Afterward, Aubrey recited some foolish-sounding incantations which the men repeated. Kate sat silently, thinking only of the man with the twitching fingers.

"He's the one you sent to kill Bill, isn't he?" Kate asked Aubrey later, after they had made love.

"Hold still." He was braiding her hair, entwining rosebuds into the thick, silky brown rope that hung down her back.

Sitting naked on a chair in front of a mirror, she spoke to his image behind her. "Is that something they have to do to enter your inner circle? Murder for you?"

"Don't be boring." He caressed her breasts with one of the roses. "I just give them what they want."

Kate shivered, feeling the evil flower within her growing, reaching out again to Aubrey's hot darkness, hating herself for wanting him so.

"Did Bill say he wanted to die?"

"Of course he didn't say it. In the beginning, they always say they want money."

She turned to face him. Some of the buds fell out of her hair. "Then he didn't want to die at all. It was just you."

"Why would I want Bill dead? I couldn't have cared less about him one way or the other." He sighed and turned away from her. "You're too talkative. I've lost interest."

Aubrey walked, naked, over to an easel with a half-finished oil painting on it. Thoughtfully he picked up a long brush and daubed spots of yellow on it. Not very much, and not in any discernable pattern; just enough to make the painting scream.

"The truth is, Bill was a heroin addict. He had AIDS. He was going to be sent to prison for shooting two people in a gas station last year. At thirty-one, his life was over. He was terrified of suffering a lingering death behind bars."

"So you had him murdered."

Aubrey took another brush and coated it with red paint. "It wasn't really for him. That is, I wouldn't have bothered to have him killed if you hadn't wanted it." He turned around, grinning. "Poor Bill. All the time, he thought he was going there to kill Zack."

Kate's mouth was suddenly dry. "Zack?"

"Without Zack, Bill assumed he would be able to rape you without interference," Aubrey said casually. "Bill believed he wanted that at the moment, if you'll recall." With four strokes, he created a crimson bird, at once perfect and evil. "Fortunately for you, his death wish was stronger."

As Kate watched the painting take shape, she thought, This is unreal. It wouldn't have made the slightest difference to him if Bill had lived and Zack had been killed. Or me...

Aubrey laughed softly. "Of course it would have made a difference. I sent the other, didn't I? Bill owed him a debt, incidentally, which he wasn't about to repay, under the circumstances. Everything worked out well."

"Stop it!" Kate shrieked, slapping her hands over her ears. "You can't know what I'm thinking! You can't!" She bolted out of bed and pulled on her jeans. "I'm calling the police."

"Oh? And what will you

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