Alphas Unleashed by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michele Callahan
Published: 2014-06-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Palla parked in the driveway she pointed to. She lived in a rotten neighborhood. His oath to her, sealed by her blood, shivered through him. He hadn’t been blood sworn since before he’d been taken mageheld. He didn’t like it, he never had the few times such an oath had seemed politic. Now wasn’t any different.

Her house wasn’t secure. Not one single ward was set to warn off potential attackers—which meant no demonkind watching out for her. Why not? Why hadn’t any of Nikodemus’s people come to take a look? To his left, a chainlink fence surrounded a yard that was dirt and weeds. There was a window-box, though, with some blooming plant in it. White and pink whatever it was.

“This is your house?”

“No. I live two streets over. I just want the drug dealers here to shoot you.” She pushed open the car door and got out before he had time to turn off the engine. He did that quick and jumped out. She wasn’t safe here, no witch would be, with no magic in place to protect her house. She stared at him over the top of the car. “If you ask me if it’s safe to park your fancy car here, drop dead.”

He patted the roof. “I’m sure your drug dealer neighbors will take good care of it.”

“They’re not drug dealers.”

He made sure his expression didn’t change. “Aren’t you all drug dealers here?”

“Go away.”

“You’re the one who brought up drug dealers, not me.”

“How long has your irony detector been broken?”

“Couple hundred years at least.” Fine with him if he ended up waiting outside. He could set some wards and get the place at least minimally secure. “I’m happy to wait here and protect my car while you pack your things.”

“Pack my things. What for?”

That gave him a jolt. “Did you mean what you said, or was that all hot air and I have to find out if Nikodemus can break my bond to you?”

“It would be your fault if it was.”

She just did not take shit from him, and it was both annoying and a sign that he’d made the right decision about her. A light went on in the house next door.

After a look over her shoulder, she sighed. “Come inside so we can get clear without everyone listening to my business.”

He followed her in. For a house that wasn’t very big and could have used an exterior paint job, it was not a broken down dump. Her landlord wasn’t a deadbeat. The inside was in good shape, and the floors were high-quality hardwood. While she put down her purse and locked the door, he made a quick ward. Enough to give an intruder pause.

“Have a seat.” She pointed to a blue sofa. “Can I get you something to drink? I have water and cheap beer.”

“Jesus, this is a girly place.”

“I am a girl, in case you didn’t notice. Beer or water?”

“Nothing.” There were framed prints on the wall, and everywhere he looked there was some picture, statuette, or object to provide a splash of color.

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