Fire Kissed by Erin Kellison

Author:Erin Kellison
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: General, Fiction
ISBN: 9781420128451
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2012-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

Laurence lifted his gaze. His eyes were sad.

“Because I think very soon you’re going to need a

friend.”

“What do you mean?”

“Nothing with the mages ends wel. I hope this

does, would love to see you happy as you haven’t been

for an age, but I don’t trust it.”

“You don’t trust her.”

“More like I don’t trust Shadow. If you love Kaye,

she must be extraordinary.”

“I do and she is.”

“Which is why I am here. Because eventualy—and

I don’t know how or when—this love wil break you,

and I refuse to let Shadow squander your soul.”

“You’l kindly take your hands off me,” Kaye said.

The interview was over, the Council members departing

to confirm, scheme, and wonder at the news that a

pureblood, and a dark one, walked the world again.

Only Ferro Grey remained, and he was rabid. He’d

pushed her into a dark corner and spoke in strong

whispers.

“Why didn’t you tel me about Khan before?” he

demanded.

“I know how to keep my mouth shut,” Kaye

answered. “I didn’t give Ms. Mathews your name for

the very same reason. Mages do not name each other.”

Ferro puffed air out his nostrils like a bul. “He

wants you?”

“I think we’ve covered that.”

“But why you? Why not approach others among

magekind? Is not my iron as powerful? What is he

doing? What is his game?”

“I don’t know,” Kaye said. “Please recal that I

refused his offer.”

“I stil don’t understand why you would do that.”

“Because I want my own House!” With Bastian at

her side.

“Come,” Ferro said, drawing her into a long

passage. “We’ve got to move. Got to think this out.”

Kaye yanked her arm free, then folowed him as he

jogged the length of the corridor, though her coat was in

the meeting room. The revelation of Khan’s existence

had had quite an effect. And at the perfect time. This

couldn’t be better: Ferro’s leadership seemed at risk. A

nudge and he might actualy start spiling those secrets

about controling wraiths and why and how. Today, this

afternoon even, her mission could be complete. She’d

have done something to get her own back, to take her

stand, and then she could start her new life.

They exited into a wide courtyard, winter stark. His

Maybach was waiting. He gestured for her to get in,

while he answered a ring on his mobile phone. He

listened intently, then scooted in next to her. Since he

was talking, she puled out her own phone to let Bastian

know where she was. Or at least with whom.

But Ferro put a hand on her arm again—always

touching her—signaling her to wait. When he finished

his cal, he asked, “Just to be clear ... if you had

accepted Khan’s offer, would you have been subsumed

under Segue, or would you have been alowed to

maintain Brand House?”

“I think he was under the assumption that I was

stray.” Like the Lakatoses. “The ‘Brand’ part of me

was not interesting to him. Just the ‘Kaye.’”

Ferro grinned. “That pesky House versus mage

question again, but in reverse. We know about that.”

“I guess so.” They understood each other on some

level.

The car puled onto the main road. No blindfold this

time. No secrecy. Not when Kaye knew the Grim

Reaper. She noticed a street sign—HARPER’S FERRY

ROAD—and a larger sign showing mileage to the next

town, Sharpsburg.

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