Arrows and Apologies (Monsters & Muses Book 4) by Sav R. Miller

Author:Sav R. Miller [Miller, Sav R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

23

“Word on the street is,” Ermes Barbieri declares, his words loud and clear as they bounce around the chambers, “you’ve got yourself a new assistant.”

Running a hand along my jaw, I sit back on the wooden bench, casting a quick glance around the room to see if anyone’s paying us attention. Unsurprisingly, the blokes don’t have anything better to do, so a dozen pairs of eyes remain fixed on us, practically pissing themselves as they wait for an answer.

“I was in the market since you had me get rid of the last one.”

Ermes hums, walking to the front of the auditorium to take a seat at the bench reserved for the Elders. Everyone else sits in the wooden benches in the underground addition to Lycia, an Italian restaurant on the coast of the island.

“Was this one sanctioned before you hired them?”

“She was personally vetted by me and my PI.” My jaw clenches as I work through the lie. Not that I’m a stranger to half-truths where the Elders are concerned, but still. Breathe wrong, and all hell breaks loose.

He shares a look with one of the Lombardis, folding his hands on the desk before him. “The PI who claims your new assistant tried to kill him?”

“The accident is still under investigation, but I have a feeling there’s been a gross misunderstanding here.”

“Yes,” another Elder chimes in, leaning back in his chair. “Murder often is confused for other things after all.”

His sarcasm makes my blood boil, and I toy with the cord around my throat, reminding myself that slaughtering the backbone of the Barbieri family likely wouldn’t be a good look.

It’d be easy to do, given how much they underestimate my skill.

I’ve always liked it better that way though. If people think you’re just a pawn, they’ll have no way to prepare for the day you flip the game board.

Pushing to my feet, I fix the button on my suit jacket. “Was there a reason you called this meeting today, gentlemen, or do you just enjoy wasting my time?”

Someone mutters something in Italian, and Ermes pulls out a folder, sliding it across the desk.

I blink down at him. “Am I supposed to be able to see that from here?”

Rolling his eyes, he makes a hand gesture above his head, and then a projector flickers on, casting a bright light against the backdrop of the room. The air escapes my lungs in a single breath as a photograph comes into view—me in my office at City Hall, hunched over Cora’s small frame, my hand disappearing up her soaked skirt. Her blue hair falls forward, shielding her face from the camera at this angle, but there’s no denying what’s going on.

My eyes pinch shut, irritation worming through my gut.

“Since when are you watching my office?”

Salvatore “The Thumb” Parisi stands up from his seat, walking toward the center of the room, as if gearing up for a big speech. “Since we were told you’ve been under investigation by Delos County police officers and we had to make sure you weren’t flippin’ sides.

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