Immemorial by Stein Willard

Author:Stein Willard [Willard, Stein]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-27T13:00:00+00:00

XIIII

Eliakim was astonished by what he had interrupted as well as the composure he had shown. When Wilbur had pointed him in the direction of the dojo as he had stepped off the elevator, he had been so occupied with what he had discovered, that he had barged into the dojo without announcing his presence.

He had expected to find Pharah alone, not in a sensual embrace with the Crescent. Over the ages, there had been rumours about their queen, but very few had seen the woman face-to-face, let alone could name any of the Crescent’s female lovers.

It sort of made sense to him why.

The Crescent consorted only with condemned women and once their liaison had run its course, the woman was exterminated. It sounded cold-hearted, but also brilliant. Since the free agent practice had been outlawed, but Wilbur and Pharah were still alive, it explained a lot. They were already marked for extermination so they couldn’t complain when their usefulness to the Crescent ran out. He felt a pang of sadness at the thought.

He may have only known them for a shockingly brief two days, but he had come to think of them as not only peers, but maybe close acquaintances. Which was why he was once again astonished by the radical change in the otherwise calm and composed Pharah. She had calmly returned the weapons to the wall after the Crescent’s rather dramatic departure.

“Did you hear what she said, Garzo?”

He had and it had surprised him as much as him happening upon Pharah and Crescent kissing.

“She knows what this is all about.”

Pharah’s eyes were a few shades darker than usual giving them a strange cloudy look.

“She also alluded to the fact that this could have a dire outcome for her.” Before he could respond to that, Pharah had walked past him, her gait brisk and determined. He knew instinctively where she was going and followed her. She pushed the door open, causing it to slam against the wall and drawing a startled squeak from the young girl. Pharah ignored her as she reached out for the young man and effortlessly lifted him out of the chair with one hand.

He didn’t interfere but simply watched in quiet admiration as she shook the young man who hung limply in her grasp. She radiated pure rage. If this was the Pharah that the Juggernaut had faced, he sympathised with the man.

“I’ll give you one more chance to stop wasting my time and yours, by asking you to tell me what you sold to Elsmore.” Her facial expression was blank and her tone was quiet, almost conversational, as she asked the question.

“I told you…”

“Ah-ah!” She cocked her head to the side with a sickly-sweet smile. “You only get one chance to get this right. The next thing you’ll hear will be the snapping of the first of your girlfriend’s fingers.” A gasp came from the cowering girl. “And when I run out of fingers, I’ll break a rib for every minute you have wasted my time.

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