Loki : Where Mischief Lies (9781368027809) by Lee Mackenzi

Author:Lee, Mackenzi [Lee, Mackenzi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Pr
Published: 2019-09-03T00:00:00+00:00

They drank back in the SHARP Society office, sitting around the table that was too large for the small back room. Mrs. S. had a bottle of a clear liquid in a cupboard and poured three glasses, draining hers twice before the others had picked theirs up. Loki sniffed his—it smelled excessively acidic and a bit floral. He managed only a few sips before his eyes began to water, and he set his glass down, certain the alcohol had done some sort of corrosive and permanent damage to his insides. Theo picked up his glass, took a long drink, and seemed to regret it immediately. He pressed a fist to his chest, lips held tight together and cheeks puffed like he was trying not to sputter it everywhere.

“So,” Loki said after a silence. “You’re not really a vast secret society, are you?”

Theo looked to Mrs. S., who was pouring herself yet another drink. “We are not a government-recognized organization, if that’s what you’re asking. No uniforms or salaries or protection by law or any of that.”

“How many of you are there?”

“Three.”

“Only three additional men?”

“No. We three are the entire society.” Loki had suspected it, and expected to take some pleasure in hearing her say it, but instead pity swelled inside him. Mrs. S. swiped her thumb over the corner of her mouth and reached for the bottle again. “Small in ranks, but we make up for it in personality. Didn’t Lord Byron write that?”

“No,” Theo said without looking up.

Mrs. S. waved a hand. “What’s the bit about the band of brothers, then?”

“‘We few, we happy few, we band of brothers,’” Theo recited. “‘For he today that sheds his blood with me / Shall be my brother.’ Though that was most definitely not written by Lord Byron.”

Mrs. S. nodded at Theo proudly, then said to Loki, “One of us has a university education.”

“Half,” Theo corrected. “Half a university education. They threw me out, remember?”

“We have attempted,” Mrs. S. said, holding up her glass to the light of the fire, like she was examining it for flaws, “to explain our situation to the police before and request their assistance. And to warn them about threats that may be beyond their understanding. But we have been met largely with ridicule and disbelief.”

“Exclusively,” Theo corrected. “We’ve been met exclusively with ridicule and disbelief.”

“How do you know about my father?” Loki asked. “And Asgard and the Nine Realms and all of it?”

Mrs. S. pulled her drink into her and said, very seriously and in a low, confidential tone, “My mother was a Valkyrie.”

Theo looked up, his mouth hanging open. “Hold on, really?”

Mrs. S. didn’t say anything. Her eyes were locked on Loki’s, one eyebrow making a slow, precise ascent toward her hairline. He scanned her face for a moment, then leaned back in his chair and shook his head. “I don’t believe you.”

Mrs. S. laughed loudly. Theo rolled his eyes, then heaved himself to his feet. “I’m going to go take a piss.”

As Theo disappeared behind the curtain, Mrs.

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