Wicked Deal (Shadow Guild: The Rebel Book 2) by Linsey Hall

Author:Linsey Hall [Hall, Linsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press
Published: 2020-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

The Devil

Carrow and I left the Haunted Hound ten minutes later. Her three friends had come up with a plan to search for the missing key, and we were headed to the Church on the Hill.

In silence, we returned to Guild City. It was an overcast day when we appeared on the other side of the magical barrier, but the faint light suited Carrow. She seemed to glow despite it.

“Where is this church?” she asked.

“The edge of town, on the hill.”

Her gaze moved in the direction I’d indicated. You couldn’t see the church from here, not with the way the land rose, but the changing geography was obvious.

“How is there a hill in the middle of London?”

“Magic.”

Her eyes narrowed on me. “Is it true you built this place when you left Transylvania?”

“I’m one man. I can’t build a city.” That part was the truth. But she wasn’t wrong, either. I’d played a role in creating Guild City in the image of the walled cities of my homeland. But now wasn’t the time to talk about it. “Come.”

She grumbled but followed. I had the distinct impression I wasn’t off the hook, that she was biding her time.

I’d seen Carrow when she really wanted answers. There was no hiding from her.

We strode across the city, and I was more aware than ever of people crossing the street to avoid me. My reputation had come in exceedingly handy over the years, but now…

I glanced at Carrow and wondered what she thought.

There was enough humanity left in me that I knew it was odd to be feared. Not desirable when trying to convince someone you weren’t the devil incarnate.

Despite my name.

“Call me Grey.” The words left my lips before I’d even processed them.

She whipped her head around to stare at me. We were passing a shop that sold potions of some kind, and they were exploding in the window behind her. The clouds of gold and silver dust emphasized the look of surprise on her face.

“Really?” she asked.

I nodded. “It is my name, after all.”

“Um…okay. Maybe.”

Discomfort prickled against my neck. I turned back to the street and resisted rubbing my chest. It felt strange.

This all felt strange.

Fortunately, we reached the edge of town a moment later. Thank fates—a distraction from my idiocy.

The hill rose steeply here, small buildings crawling up the sides. They were primarily residential, though it wasn’t the nicer part of town.

“Who lives here?” Carrow asked.

“Generally dark magic practitioners.”

“Evil magic?”

“Normally, yes. Depending on how you use it.”

“The Council allows them to stay here?”

“If they pay the right dues.”

“Through you?”

I shook my head. “I don’t tend to deal in dark magic. There’s enough money to be made on the sidelines of light.”

She gave me a considering look, and a strong desire for her approval flowed through me. I shook my head to drive off the feeling and turned back to the covered stairs that stretched up the hill. The rickety wooden steps were covered by a dilapidated peaked wooden roof that protected them from the rain.

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