The Revolt (The Reapers: Book Two) by Katharine Sadler

Author:Katharine Sadler
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: urban fantasy, ghosts, fantasy, fantasy by women, fantasy female lead character, fantasy book for adults

Jed looked at databases with me until Holly headed back to her room.

“We’re not getting anywhere with this,” I said, stifling a yawn. I stretched and my sore neck, and back, and shoulders protested sharply enough that I winced. “Could I use this stuff to research Bruce’s family and try to find out… god, I’m so tired, I can’t even remember what I wanted to find out.”

He nodded, but his gaze was distant. I stared at him, studying the lines of his face, and I suddenly wanted to touch him. To run my finger along his jaw. To lean in and press my lips to his warm skin. To ease his worry and make him smile. The urge was so strong I found myself reaching for him. “The men in the alley, they said Harvest One is up to something and they wanted in,” I said to stop myself from touching him.

He didn’t look surprised. “Harvest One’s been known to play the angles, but I doubt those guys knew anything real. Are you worried about Holly?”

“Aren’t you?”

He nodded. “I’ve known her a long time, and she’s been troubled all the time I’ve known her. She’s not someone to blindly trust, but I don’t think she’s here under false pretenses.”

“Okay, but say Harvest One was up to something shady, what might that be?”

He tapped his fingers on his knee and leaned back. “They’d go where the money is, so I doubt they’d be working with Caleb. The safest bet would be backing Rose. It’s possible they’d support Rose, and send Holly here to keep an eye on us and keep us from interfering with their plans.”

“What could they get from the reapers running the town? How is there money there?”

“It could be nothing more than that they don’t want to be shut out. If they help Rose now, she’d be more likely to let them run their con game in town in the future. Or they may have an entirely new plan for making money, like helping the reapers to cover up their reapings and getting paid to do it.”

I nodded, wishing he hadn’t been able to come up with an answer quite so easily. “So trust no one is still the game plan.”

“Kelsey.” He didn’t say any more until I looked at him. “I think it’s time for you to go.”

I stretched and yawned. “Yeah, it’s late and I’m exhausted.”

“Not to bed. Away from here. For good.”

His words dissolved my exhaustion and pricked me with inexplicable pain. Why was he always trying to get rid of me? “To Varius? We’ve talked about that-“

“No. To somewhere Varius and Harvest One can’t find you. I’ve got a place no one knows about, and you can have it. I’ll get you a new identity and a new life. You can be free from all of this. You can be safe.”

I just stared at him for several long moments. “Why would you… won’t Varius… your mom be pissed?”

“I don’t care. You almost died tonight, and I’m tired of seeing good people get hurt.

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