The Seven Kings of Jinn by S. Young

Author:S. Young [Young, S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-28T18:30:00+00:00

The next morning, she was shaken awake. “What?” she groaned, prying her eyes open only to look up into the blurry face of Jai. “What is it?”

“Wake up. The men from the Aissawa Brotherhood have arrived.”

Jolting up at the news, Ari brushed her tangled hair from her face and gaped at him. “Here? Now? What about my dad?”

“Your dad left for the office early this morning. He never saw them.”

“Well, these Brotherhood guys can’t stay here.”

Jai smirked. “That’s why you need to get up so we can get on with the exorcism.”

“Right, right. I still have slumber brain. Give me a minute.”

“Slumber brain?” he mocked gently.

Too tired to be teased, Ari pushed him aside and stumbled out of bed. “I take it a shower would be out of the question?”

“Not if you hurry.”

“Great.”

“Not a morning person, huh?”

“Do you have to ask that every morning when you already know the answer?”

“Yes. It’s fun.”

She made a rude gesture at him as she pulled some clothes out of her wardrobe and he snorted in response. She was discovering it was really hard to offend him.

“Oh, here.” Jai reached out, halting her progress to the bathroom. Ari shivered under the heat of his touch and jerked away. His face darkened and he grabbed one of her hands, flattened her palm out and slapped a worn leather-bound book into it.

Ari gripped the book with no title, tilting it at him. “What’s this?”

When he crossed his arms over his chest and straightened to his full height, Ari felt a tingle of warning. Uh oh. Whatever it was, he meant business. “That is a copy of a compilation of facts about the jinn. Different races, different behaviors, different cultures, as well as some of our very important history, including information about the Seven Kings of Jinn and Azazil.”

She thrust the book at him. “I don’t want it.”

Narrowing his eyes, Jai shoved the book back at her, lowering his voice to a growl. “Read it, Ari. Read it or I will spend the next few weeks reading it out loud to you every minute of every day.”

“Why?”

He frowned. “Why what?”

“Why do you care if I know this stuff?”

“Because…” he shook his head, as if searching for the right words. “It’s… it’s difficult not knowing who you are or where you belong. In the end, you have to accept whatever you find out about yourself and carve out a place where you do belong. But you can’t discover who you are, Ari Johnson, if you don’t accept what you are.” He tapped the top of the book. “This is a good place to start.” He threw her a cocky smile, rare and as deliciously warm as the sun after a day spent too long in the shade. “Knowledge is power.”

Feeling things Ari couldn’t even name, things that made her breathless, Ari couldn’t help but gaze up at him a little dumbly. When he eventually retreated, Ari flushed, feeling foolish for staring at him for too long. “Thanks,” she replied quietly, holding the book close to her chest.

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