An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose #1) by Charlaine Harris

Author:Charlaine Harris [Harris, Charlaine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Historical, Supernatural
ISBN: 9781481494946
Google: pcNWDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Saga Press
Published: 2018-10-02T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

For once, they did what I wanted them to. And they didn’t say a word. That was damn near perfect. If I could have locked them in their rooms, I would have, and been happy to do it. But I had noticed a whorehouse two blocks down from the Palacio. Maybe Paulina would be going over to see what there was to play with.

I didn’t have the slightest idea what kind of whore would appeal to Eli. I didn’t know if he’d want a man or a woman, a real young one or a granny. I had a strong feeling, after the incident in the desert, that grown women were his preference.

If my clients ever started talking to me again, I had a few questions I wanted to ask. I’d heard of prostitutes who had some magic in them, for whom sex worked as a kind of feeding. If that was true, maybe grigoris sought them out. It was hard to believe this little town would have any such. Thinking about prostitutes got me all the way to the Palacio, and past Margaret standing vigilant at the desk, and up the dimly lit stairs.

Paulina went to her door, Eli to his, and I pulled my key out, but then I noticed something. I clamped my hand down on Eli’s arm and poked Paulina with my free hand. She whirled around to snarl at me, but I pointed to the line of light showing under Eli’s door. It had not been dark when we left for the Angora.

I’d stopped him from unlocking the door and pushing it open, but now I wasn’t sure how to proceed.

I could shoot through the door, but I might kill a maid or a thief or a friend who wanted to surprise Eli (that would be one stupid friend). None of those people should be in the room, but shooting them dead was the kind of overreaction gunnies got hung for, time to time.

Paulina had a plan, which didn’t surprise me one bit. She pointed to a spot to the left of the door. It was clear she meant me to stand there and stay still. Then she beckoned to Eli. They consulted in near silence.

Paulina took something out of her vest and knelt in her smooth way, putting the pinch of whatever it was just under the door. When she stood up, she and Eli began moving their hands and whispering. I could not understand the words, was not sure they were even English, and I was grateful for that. I was real busy praying no one needed to walk by us. By chance or by magic, the hall remained empty.

Paulina waved a finger at my gun belt.

So my part in this was to be ready to shoot. I drew a Colt and began breathing deep, emptying out my head.

When someone appears out of nowhere and starts shooting at you, it’s easy to shoot back. It’s not so easy to stand there waiting.

There was a thud inside the room; something had hit the floor.

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