The Shadow Children (The Demon-Born Trilogy Book 1) by L.C. Hibbett

Author:L.C. Hibbett [Hibbett, L.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Seven

London City hit me like a smack in the face. The pavement was teeming with people from every walk of life. A silver haired man sidestepped me and his expensive suit brushed against my bare arms.

Jasmine grabbed my hand before I could cross the cobbled street. “Where you headed, Gracie?” Her tone was casual, but there was no mistaking the reprimand in her eyes.

“Sorry, Jas. He can just be such a jerk.” I swallowed hard, sniffing away the stinging sensation in my throat.

Jasmine’s face softened. “He can. I’m sorry. Sam’s complicated. But you can’t just wander around the Square Mile during rush hour. Some suit will mow you down.” She tilted her head toward a group of boys smoking outside a bar on the corner. “Or that guy will try and buy you a drink.”

One the boys nudged his friend and smiled in our direction. My face warmed. “Tattoos are kind of cute, aren’t they, Jas?”

A muscled arm wrapped around my shoulders and twisted me in the opposite direction. “Ladies. Ladies. Ladies, just because I have styled you like brazen Academy Brats doesn’t mean you should start throwing yourself on the first hot guy you see.” Lucas raised an eyebrow at me as he propelled us down the street. “Pretty nice choice, though. Tattoos and a crew cut. I thought you would be more into the brooding, academic type.”

I shot him the side eye. “Wrong. Moody boys with an attitude problem can go kiss my ass.”

Sam marched ahead of us with his hands jammed into the pockets of his tight black jeans. Jasmine gave me a wink. I smiled back and straightened my shoulders.

“Okay. We’re here.” Lucas gestured for us to turn left. He dropped his arm from my shoulder and grabbed my hand. Sam went around the corner first and then beckoned us on with a tip of his head. Jasmine linked my other arm.

“Leadenhall market.” I read the sign aloud and took in the full scale of the building. I wondered how old it was. It was an architectural beauty, constructed from carved stone, iron, and glass. The shop fronts were immaculately painted in maroon and dark green, and the cobbled streets that ran under its ornate dome looked as if they might have been scrubbed by an army of Dickensian parlor maids. I could sense Sam’s eyes on my face as I drank in the atmosphere. “This place is beautiful.”

Jasmine rested her head against my shoulder. “I think so too. Humans have their own sort of magic.”

I blinked, fighting a flurry of emotion. Lucas grinned. “So this is what turns you on, Gracie, an excellent piece of architecture?”

“Stop! I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’m an emotional wreck these days. It’s awful, crying at the drop of a hat.” Lucas wiggled his eyebrows and made kissing faces at me. I elbowed him in the ribs. “You’re a ridiculous human being, Lucas. You know that, right?”

Lucas smirked. “Technically I’m not.”

I rolled my eyes at him as we followed Sam into the market.

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