Too Cursed To Kiss (Nightshade Hearts) by J. Morgyn White

Author:J. Morgyn White [White, J. Morgyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SCYON Press
Published: 2025-10-02T00:00:00+00:00

The questions flowed out of me on the way to the car. Well, the car that should have been there. “So why exactly didn’t you decimate Britannia when you had your chance?”

“Because she’s under Devlyn’s protection at the moment. That will change after we go shopping.”

Part of me didn’t want to know, but I had to ask. “What the hell does that mean? Speak plainly. I promise I can take it.”

“You might not want to take it, but I’ll tell you. Britannia is being protected by Devlyn because she’s promised him the album, which I suspect she doesn’t have any more. I made a bigger bargain of bringing Devlyn what he wants most, Sert. But I did not use Sert’s name, so Britannia has no idea what she’s up against in the bargain. As part of the deal, I had Devlyn agree to fix the artifact. When Sert is released, Britannia will be vulnerable again, and we should be able to get the ring fixed. Then I will deal with her.”

“Do you trust Devlyn?”

“No, but the second half of the promise stands that, if I don’t get what I want, Sert goes back into his cage.”

Ah, leverage, the language of criminals. Excellent, we were in a good spot.

Wald opened the warehouse door. Our rental car was gone, and in its place was a blonde woman wearing an outfit, which I guess you could call modern Bohemian or Boho. Huge hoop earrings with feathers, a tank top revealing brown ink sleeve tattoos, and a long patchwork skirt which brushed the tops of her bare feet. Her long blonde hair was calf-length and held off her face by two braids. She wasn’t tall, a petite five-foot something, but her eyes were black, like no iris at all, and the weirdness of her rolled off in sheets.

“Time for you to go,” Wald pushed me in the direction of the street, standing between me and whatever it was. This whole standing-in-front-of-me-to-protect-me was getting old.

“What the fuck. Don’t you dare push me. Who is she?” But I had to admit, looking at whatever this thing was made running seem like a great idea.

Wald didn’t look at me. “Harlan. Leave. Now.” His voice held ice crystals that jabbed me like a stake through the heart. The blonde woman took one step toward us, and it was as if a dam holding back pressure burst. The air literally rippled.

Terror fueled me as I tore out of the lot and around the building to the sidewalk. The few retail stores painted in bright colors gave way to the high fence of a schoolyard. I turned the corner, leg muscles on fire and gasping for breath, but I didn’t slow down until I was probably three streets over. It wasn’t like I was counting. The houses mostly had tall fences even across their driveways. Two guys in tank tops with far too many gold chains were coming down on the other side of the street in my direction. There were no kids even at the school’s playground.

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