Acts of Mercy by Ciara Graves

Author:Ciara Graves [Graves, Ciara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CiaGra

Chapter 11

Rafael

The door was halfway open when Iris barged her way inside my apartment. “You ever going to call me back or what?”

“I didn’t plan on working this weekend,” I lied, glancing past her to the clock on the wall.

In a few hours, I had to book it across town and wait for Mercy to leave her building. The only way to reach this secret meeting was to follow her.

Yesterday had finally ended, and this morning when I awoke, I was more anxious than before for answers on Liam and Mercy.

“Do you mind?” I waved toward the door, but she plopped down on the couch with a smug smile I didn’t understand.

“Maybe you should change your plans.”

“Or you could leave, and I’ll see you in the morning.”

“Rafael,” she sighed and patted the cushion beside her, “I’m just trying to catch up. Can’t we do that? Catch up, talk, as friends?”

“No,” I said plainly. “Please, leave.”

“What if I told you Nor sent me over here?” she asked quietly, and her smile vanished, replaced by a concerned frown. “He’s worried about you, you know. We both are. He told me how antisocial you are. Even more than before.”

“If you want me to not hate you, you will leave right now. I’m fine.”

“Prove it,” she demanded, and a hint of siren song slipped into her words, compelling me to answer.

At least it would have, if I wasn’t a demon. Something she should know. I crossed my arms, and raised my brow. “That trick won’t work on me, so stop trying before you hurt yourself. Out, now.”

This time, her worry turned into annoyance. “I came back for you.”

“Because Nor asked you to.”

“For you,” she repeated. “He wants you to open up. To be happy.”

“And who said I would be happy with you?” I snapped, growing extremely tired of having her here. Needing her to leave. Her words ticked me off even more than her presuming I missed her and would want her back. “The entire time we were together, you only cared about yourself. About what you could do for me, but I wasn’t ready to open up to you, or anyone. I’m still not and prying into my life is only going to make me lose the last bit of respect I do have for you as an agent. So do us both a favor and get out of my apartment right now.”

“But, you… we…” She rambled incoherently, not seeming to understand how she could be turned down. Was probably never turned down in her life before she met me. “You’re just scared,” she finally threw at me.

I shrugged. “So what if I am? I’m not your problem, so get out.”

“We can talk about this,” she tried again.

My time was running short to reach Mercy’s place before she headed out.

“I have plans,” I finally confessed.

Iris’s eyes went wide.

“Out, now.”

“Plans? With who?’

“None of your damned business. I’ll see you in the morning.”

Iris studied me closely as she neared, but at least she was heading for the door.

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