Demon in Disguise: An Enemies-to-Lovers Urban Fantasy by Deborah Wilde

Author:Deborah Wilde [Wilde, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Te Da Media Inc.
Published: 2025-01-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

I didn’t press Silas for details of the Ashbishop’s death, but hopefully, it involved prolonged pain.

“Someone has co-opted his legend.” I stared out the front window, my lips pursed. “Any idea who?”

“Some of his vamp crew are still out there.” He swallowed. “I couldn’t bear it if one of those psychopaths found you. Please don’t keep digging into this.”

“I’ll back off.” I had absolutely no intention of doing so, but I’d tell Ezra, Sachie, and Darsh that we weren’t to discuss the Ashbishop with Silas. I didn’t want to distress him anymore.

Muffled sound came out of the headset and Silas started, pressing one side to his ear and angling the mic again. “Linda and Troy are going back to her place to await a shipment arriving in about an hour.” He tossed his equipment in the back seat and started the engine.

Traffic was heavy and we got across town with only seven minutes to spare until this shipment arrived, but we still took the time to creep through the grounds instead of barreling up the driveway.

Linda had inherited her mother’s house, a large property with lots of trees and multiple places to hide. I concealed myself in the branches of a gnarled oak where I could snap photos of the vehicle delivering this mystery shipment and keep eyes on Linda and Troy inside.

Silas hid underneath the living room window to eavesdrop on them.

Linda sat miserably on the sofa while Troy stuffed scrolls into fancy packaging shaped like large silver eggs. They weren’t speaking so there was nothing for Silas to overhear.

The box that was dropped off was about the size of a dishwasher. I informed Silas through our comms that it was delivered by a local courier company.

I shifted and rubbed my numb butt, leaning forward with a firm grip on the tree branch to make sure I didn’t miss anything.

Troy slit the top of the box with an X-Acto knife and began removing and unwrapping items from brown paper.

I frowned. Was that a hairbrush? Yes, yes, it was.

He handed it to Linda, who held it for a moment. Blotting her forehead with the back of one hand, she placed the brush in one of the fancy containers.

What the fuck con game was going on here?

“Silas,” I murmured into the comms. “Meet me in front.”

He cornered me before I hit the front stairs. “What are you up to?”

“Going in for better intel.” I shook out my hair to be messy and shoved my comms in my pocket, motioning for Silas to do the same. I grabbed my lipstick and applied it with a shaky hand. “Day drinking is a beautiful thing,” I said, and stumbled up the steps.

By the time I rang the bell four times, Silas stood beside me with his arm draped over my shoulder.

Linda blinked at us. She looked wan and her eyes were glazed. She’d already taken whatever strong drugs Troy procured for her. “Wh-what are you doing here?”

“We’ve come for a ride.” I giggled tipsily and nudged Silas.

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