The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: The Complete Season 2: The Complete Season 2 (The Witch Who Came In From The Cold Season 2) by Lindsay Smith & Max Gladstone & Cassandra Rose Clarke & Ian Tregillis & Fran Wilde

Author:Lindsay Smith & Max Gladstone & Cassandra Rose Clarke & Ian Tregillis & Fran Wilde [Smith, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: fantasy, thriller
ISBN: 9781682101773
Publisher: Serial Box Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

5.

It was not a scene Gabe had ever expected to see when he signed up for the CIA. Maybe he should have.

He sat in a small, cramped office down at the docks, flanked on one side by Josh and on the other by Edith. Across the desk lurked Kazimir, still looking like the kind of man you wouldn’t want to see in a back alley. But he was grinning, laughing, joking around with Josh. Who joked back, easy as could be.

“We want something that will work out for all of us, yes?” Kazimir said. He was stuffed into a cheap suit, the fabric stretched shiny across his shoulders. Hoping to make a good impression, Gabe supposed. He wondered how it was working on Edith. She gave nothing away.

“Same here,” Josh said. “I know all three of us think this could be—mutually beneficial.”

“Mutually beneficial, yes! This is what I tell my own bosses. Is important we all walk away happy tonight.” Kazimir turned his gaze over to Gabe and Edith. “What do you say, my friends?”

“I completely agree,” Gabe said. And he did. Not just for the CIA and Kazimir, but for the Ice, too. Hell of a thing, negotiating on behalf of a group he couldn’t even acknowledge.

Edith gave a tight librarian’s smile and nodded once.

Kazimir rubbed his massive hands together. “Then let us get started! Payment first, eh?”

Payment was not the CIA’s priority with this, of course, but it was a good starting point, something to ease Kazimir into the more important conditions. Josh rattled off a price for the CIA’s services that made Kazimir’s face light up in a brilliant grin.

“This is why I like you!” he cried.

“We do have certain expectations,” Edith interjected, leaning forward. She met Kazimir’s eye, not showing an ounce of fear. Good for her. Gabe straightened up, though. These other conditions—this was where this whole endeavor could affect the Ice.

Kazimir gave Edith a guileless smile. “For that price, I do not expect anything less.”

Edith and Josh glanced at each other; Edith gave a little nod. Josh turned back to Kazimir. “We would like this to be the start of a partnership,” he said.

Kazimir nodded, listening.

“A reciprocal partnership, of course.” Edith added.

“Of course,” Josh said. “If we help you tomorrow night, you’ll help us, when we need it. Considering the price, I think that’s only fair.”

Kazimir leaned back in his chair, rubbing his chin, pretending, Gabe suspected, to mull over Josh’s proposal. He didn’t keep up the ruse for long. A moment later, he slapped his hand on his desk and said, “You are friend of our organization, which means your friends are our friends. If you need help”—Kazimir nodded—“we will help, yes.”

Moving along easily. Josh had done a lot of work, greasing these wheels. “What about the job tomorrow?” Gabe said. “What are the conditions there?”

Josh glanced at him; he could feel his gaze burning into his skin. He knew Josh didn’t want him here, but he didn’t give a damn. He needed

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