The Outlaw Demon Wails: Hollows 6 by Kim Harrison

Author:Kim Harrison
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Demon, Vampires, Rachel Morgan, Paranormal
ISBN: 9780060788704
Publisher: Eos
Published: 2008-02-25T13:00:00+00:00

The gold flecks in Bis’s eyes were whirling slowly, mesmerizing me. “May I stay, mistress witch?” he said. “If Jenks allows me to pay rent?”

He was lighter than I ever would have expected, almost not there. “You can tap a ley line,” I said, still in a pleasant shock. My God, the lines were humming with different vibrations, like different bells have different sounds. The university’s was heady and deep, and the one out back was a clear ting. From Eden Park was a discordant twang that had to be that ley line some idiot had built a reflecting pond over, turning it weak and almost dead.

Bis shook his head. “No, but I can feel them. They flow through the world like blood and leak from the surface like an unhealed wound.”

I took a breath, only now realizing I had been holding mine. “Jenks, he’s got my vote to stay. We can work rent out later, but maybe he can do night sentry duty so you can spend more time with Matalina.”

Jenks was standing on the dresser, his reflection making two pixies frowning suspiciously at me. “Yeah,” he said absently, his thoughts on something else. “That’d be great.”

Ceri came forward and made a short, courtly curtsy. “I’m glad you got kicked off your parapet,” she said, smiling. “My name is Ceri. I live across the street. And if you spit on me or my friends, I will turn your wings to feathers.”

Bis flashed black and his gaze dropped submissively. “Yes, ma’am.”

I looked at Jenks, seeing him asking my opinion with just his expression. I couldn’t imagine Ivy would protest. I nodded, enthralled.

“Welcome to the garden, Bis,” Jenks said cheerfully. “Rent is due on the first.”

It wasn’t until half an hour later when I was trooping downstairs to call my mom that I realized I’d taken my protection circle down after the gargoyle had dropped through it without a whisper of resistance.

Not before.

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