Lethal Blow: (Succubus Hitwoman Book 2) by Eliza Hendrix

Author:Eliza Hendrix [Hendrix, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wicked Wolf Publishing
Published: 2021-03-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

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Drax peeks through the window, his neck craned as he searches the clouds. “I don’t see it anymore.”

“Yeah, well, doesn’t mean it’s gone,” I say. “Unless you’re in the mood to be incinerated, I suggest you get away from that window and sit down.”

Drax takes a step back, sighs, and reaches across the bed to grab the nearest bag of chips. “We should have gotten more food.”

I’m about to grab myself a bag when my ring’s reflection catches my eye.

Devania made it clear that she wouldn’t appear unless the situation were critical. The thought of calling for her leaves my mind as quickly as it entered. Although this feels critical, I know it isn’t. At least not in the grand scheme of things. But it isn’t the idea of reaching out to her that has me thinking—it’s the ring itself.

“Hey,” I say, still staring at my ring. When I realize no one knows who I’m talking to, I point my nose at Rachel. “How good are you at your portals?”

She shrugs. “I mean, I’ve gotten better. Why do you ask?”

“If I gave you something,” I say, “could you create a portal that leads me to its source?”

With her jaw hanging loose and her eyelids flat, she projects pure teenage attitude. Obviously, I’m not making any sense, so I slip off my ring and hold it in front of her face.

“Someone gave this to me. She told me it’s made from the same metal as the Heart of Danu.”

With a sly smirk, she tilts her head back. “I get it. You want me to try to get you to wherever the stolen talisman is.”

“Exactly,” I say. “Whoever has it is causing a lot of shit to go down. All I want is to be taken to wherever it is so I can steal it back.”

“I imagine that means you want me to leave the portal open,” she says.

I give her a sarcastic twitch of the lip meant to signify, No shit, smart-ass.

“You do realize that puts us in danger,” Rachel says. “And you also realize there’s no guarantee this will work. For all I know, I might end up sending you to some faraway mountain where the previous stone came from.”

Pinching the bridge of my nose, I close my eyes. “What option do we have, Rachel?” I throw an arm upward, pointing at the dragon through the roof. “Getting burned alive by a dragon or trying to take action? The sooner we get this problem resolved, the sooner that dragon will disappear.”

“Maybe the dragon’s gone,” she points out.

“This isn’t about the dragon,” I say. “Shit will keep getting worse. Do you understand? This is bad, Rachel. Super bad. I suspect that Zerachu—or whoever was controlling her—is on the hunt for the rest of the book, if they haven’t already gotten to it. Don’t you get it? A war is starting.”

“All because of my grandma’s book?”

Admittedly, I feel kind of bad for the kid. She must think all of this is her fault, when it’s mine.

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