The Perfect Whore by Josephine Myles

Author:Josephine Myles
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Science Fiction, Adventure, Kindle Unlimited, Gay Science Fiction Romance
Published: 2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Boots weren’t nearly as comfortable as Storm had imagined. Maybe it was like Jedd had said, and it was simply a case of them being too big for Storm’s feet, but that didn’t explain why his toes felt so cramped or why they rubbed everywhere. Still, it was better than treading barefoot on the burning flagstones outside, so he persevered.

Storm followed Jedd into a very different section of town to the one they’d passed through yesterday—one populated almost entirely by humans. Like the Talmaki district, the buildings were constructed from sun-baked bricks, but these were clearly a lower grade, pockmarked and cracked. As the narrow streets grew more crowded with market stalls and mostly human customers, Storm pulled his hood right down until all he could see clearly was the patch of street in front of him, and Jedd’s heels.

It didn’t shut out much, though. The mingled stench of unwashed bodies, diesel fumes, rotten food, and raw sewage was much worse than Jedd’s socks had been, and it warred with the sickly sweet incense burning on the window ledges. Storm didn’t blame the inhabitants for wanting to mask the outside smells, but the addition of the incense just made it all even more nauseating. And it wasn’t just the smells—there was noise, so much noise. Chattering passersby, stallholders making fantastical claims about their wares, someone playing a pipe, and at one point, a ranak bellowing in pain. What sick bastard had hurt a ranak? It was bad enough they were being used as beasts of burden. They shouldn’t have to suffer cruelty too. It wasn’t until Jedd’s hand landed on his shoulder with a hissed “Keep moving. We’re nearly there” that he realized he’d come to a standstill.

But worse than the odor and the noise was the overwhelming range of emotions assaulting his psy-field. Spikes of jealousy, bubbles of joy, prickles of anxiety, and batterings of anger. He’d never been exposed to this many humans at once. Thinking about it, he’d never before been in close proximity with more than four at a time, and even that had nearly killed him. But at least disguised like this, he wasn’t the focus of human lust like he had been with those bandits. No, here the emotions were less concentrated, but more confusing.

They turned into a shady alley and the noise of humanity fell away. Not the stench, unfortunately. That intensified, the dirt beneath their feet littered with detritus. Storm passed by what looked like a bag of bones at first glance, only later resolving into an unfortunate dog, now moldering down in his last resting place. If they’d been in the desert, Storm could have buried him, but here the best he could do was send up a quick plea to the Twins to look after his spirit.

“We’re here,” Jedd announced, stopping outside a battered door, his tone jarringly cheery. “Better keep your hood down while I talk to Yakin. I’ve seen what he’s like, chatting up women. He slobbers all over them.

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