Thief's Desire by Isabo Kelly

Author:Isabo Kelly [Kelly, Isabo]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Fate's Hand Series Book 1
Publisher: T&D Publishing
Published: 2017-09-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Vic heard the familiar whistle just before she entered the shrine. The open floor of the pyramid was empty except for a single woman, deep in meditation. Vic knelt before the garden for a full five minutes, offering a prayer of hope that the news she was about to receive wasn’t bad. Outside, she slipped around to the backside of the pyramid where few passed.

“Hey, Pfreal.” Ren grinned, his eyes wide, his eyebrows hiked up to his hairline. “Never seen you in a dress before. Least not one like that. You look good. What’d you do, win a bet?”

Vic smiled crookedly, dropping the hood of the cloak she’d borrowed from Jacob. “Lost one actually. Hey, speaking of bets, how’s the big game going?”

“Brad’s doing all right. But Joe’s leading the table.”

“Figures. Brad never could hold up to Missek.” She shot a glance around then leaned against the stone wall close to Ren. “So what’s the word? You obviously got my message.”

He paled slightly, his expression freezing into serious lines. “Some of the Hole’s people are already missing, Pfreal.”

“Who?”

“Nick. Thrilaa. Bankt. Wats.”

Vic closed her eyes, bit her bottom lip, and breathed in deeply. “Damn.”

“There’s more. Some of Charlie’s men have turned up missing, too. He doesn’t believe Gip about the magicians.”

“He thinks the Hole is responsible.” She wasn’t really surprised.

“Yeah.”

“Is Charlie responsible for any of our losses?”

“We don’t know. But he’s declared war.”

“Goddess help us.” She felt like she’d been slugged in the stomach. She ran a hand over her eyes, then up through her hair. Looking into the too-young face of her friend, she said, “Ren, hide. Go deep. Damn the Hole. Damn Charlie. Keep out of sight until this thing ends.”

He dropped his gaze. “I can’t, Pfreal,” he said just above a whisper. “I have to do my part.”

“Damn it, this isn’t just about Charlie. You don’t know what those magicians can do.”

“I’ve got a pretty good idea.”

He met her gaze, his hazel eyes old for his adolescent face.

“They gonna stop the magicians, Pfreal?”

She didn’t need to ask who they were. “Yeah, they’re taking care of it. But it’s not over yet.” She heaved a heavy sigh. “All right, little man. You do what you have to. But watch your neck.”

His mouth lifted in a half grin. “You got it. You, too. Stay standing.”

“Always.”

Vic slipped around to the front of the shrine. Her mind tangled over Charlie’s lousy timing. Just when the gangs should work together to keep their people alive, Charlie goes and starts a war.

A war that began with her.

She heaved another sigh. She couldn’t solve the problem. Not yet. But when the magicians were out of the way, she was going to have a talk with Charlie. Enough was enough. She wouldn’t be responsible for the deaths of Hole people. Not when her actions had started the whole thing.

Working a twisted path toward Upper Market, she was almost to the place where she’d hidden her blacks when a hand closed over her mouth and dragged her into an alley.

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