Fae Magic by Jen Pretty

Author:Jen Pretty [Pretty, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781775290605
Published: 2018-02-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter ten

Once our injured were collected and the cleanup crew arrived, we headed back to the mansion. As we passed my condo, I craned my neck to see if my doorman was still there, but I couldn't see him. I whipped around to look at my coffee shop. God my life was simple then.

"You will be able to go back soon if you want," Armond said, "Once we take out the leader of this group you will be safe again."

"Will I really be safe though?" I asked him honestly "Or will I always be a target for whatever vamp wants to start a war and take over the earth?”

He didn’t answer right away. “You would be safe with me.” he glanced at me quickly before returning his eyes to the road.

The 2 injured men in the backseat groaned and poked fun at Armond but he just threatened them with death, and they quit. I had to laugh. Armond was never that serious, but to hear him talk now, you'd think he was a lovesick boy, not a 104-year-old fae hunter who preferred to sharpen his knives so he could cut people efficiently. I snorted out a laugh. I was kind of falling for him too. I spent most of the ride home thinking about what my life would be like with Armond. He and I back in my condo, and living without the fear of vampires and trolls. Then I remembered what I had done today, and I sobered immediately.

I didn't deserve any happiness after what I did to my friend. V and I grew up together, and then I ended her. My sob caught in my throat and the tears sprung again so quickly I couldn't stop them from rolling down my face. "I killed her," I said before I covered my open mouth. No sound came out until another sob wracked my body and then a keening noise came through. I killed my own friend. Sure she had been turned into an evil monster, but she still looked mostly like Vanessa.

“Shit,” Armond muttered before pulling into the driveway of the house. He sped up popped the button for the garage and quickly parked. He shut off the SUV and pulled me across to his lap and cradled my head under his chin while I let all my pain go. The other hunters left, but we sat there for a long time. He just waited for me to get tired enough that I finally fell asleep.

The next day I woke curled up in the safety of Armond's arms. My heart was still broken, but he was holding me like he could keep me from falling apart.

“Good morning,” he said tentatively without lifting his head. I don’t know how he always knew when I was awake.

“Hi,” I replied.

“Do you want to get up and go get breakfast?” he asked.

"I don't know. I guess. Probably." He released me, apparently getting understanding from my random words strung together and I rolled off his bed and wandered out of his room.

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