Demon Fire by Tori Centanni

Author:Tori Centanni [Centanni, Tori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“I can make it up the stairs myself. I have a sword for a reason,” I said to Conor, who had walked me to my building’s front door. Even that was overkill, but he had insisted and I’d finally given up arguing and let him follow me down the block from his car.

“There’s something nefarious going on,” he said. Despite his insistence on following up on the rug thief, he was pensive. He’d spent the whole drive fiddling with the radio and tapping his fingers against the steering wheel, as if in debate with himself.

“There always is,” I said.

He furrowed his brow. It was wrong how sexy the worry was on his face. “How so?”

I shrugged. “There are always people doing shady things. Witches, vampires, shifters… spend an evening at a fae bar and tell me there aren’t five illegal things happening in the room.”

“The Council does not police the fae,” he said. That was because the fae were not exactly willing to listen to or follow rules set by mortals. They were ruled by their own royals and laws.

“The point is, there’s always trouble afoot, Sherlock. The key is to focus on the bad stuff you can stop.”

Conor’s lips twitched and finally settled into a faint smile. “I thought you were in this for the profit.”

I gestured to the crumbling building with its white molding in desperate need of a new paint job and the greasy glass front door that needed a good spray of Windex or ten. “I’m not exactly a private eye for the riches. I just want to pay my bills like everyone else. Doesn’t hurt to do a little good in the process.”

“You know, the rumors that proceed you are…” He started and then stopped, pressing his lips shut as if he’d accidentally revealed too much.

“Kind of bitchy?” I supplied. The rumors about me varied but the most popular one implied I hated the Council and was determined to cause as much chaos for them as possible. It was a silly rumor. Just because chaos seemed to follow me like a shadow didn’t mean I was causing it. I just had crappy luck. And I was willing to take on jobs the Council wouldn’t, which often led to stickier situations.

His smile returned. “I was going to say ‘wrong’.”

“Same thing.” I winked.

He took a tiny step closer and extended his hand. I took it and the warmth of his skin against mine sent a ripple of heat through me. “See you around, Warren.”

“Dani,” I said.

“Dani,” he repeated, my name like velvet on his tongue.

A crow cawed overhead. Penelope. I groaned inwardly but pretended not to notice as I unlocked my door and gave Conor a little wave before heading in.

Penelope was waiting—in her human form—on the third floor landing. I went to the window at the end of the hall and looked down. I didn’t see Conor below.

“You were flirting with a Watcher,” she said mildly. I opened the window and leaned out. Connor’s SUV was gone.

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