Pax Demonica by Kenner Julie

Author:Kenner, Julie [Kenner, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Erotica, Comedy, Fiction
ISBN: 9781940673134
Publisher: Julie Kenner
Published: 2014-05-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“Wait, wait,” Eliza was saying as we walked back into the room. “Show me again.”

Allie stood in the middle of the room wearing my favorite leather jacket. As far as I could tell, neither girl had noticed our return. Instead, Eliza was focused on Allie and Allie was wrapped up in her demonstration.

She had her arm up, but now she extended it quickly, causing the stiletto that Eric had once given me to slide out from under the interior cuff. “Isn’t it cool? Mom rigged it up, but there’s a jacket in one of the stores down the street, and I’m sure I can do the same thing if—Mom.”

“You can do the same thing if . . .?” I prompted with my brows raised. “Since when did you learn to sew?”

She dragged her teeth across her lower lip. “I could probably learn. Or you could do it for me. I mean, it’s so handy. And a Demon Hunter needs the proper tools, right? Just like I can’t do geometry without a protractor or chemistry without the periodic table.”

I felt my lips twitch, but managed not to smile.

“It really is cool, Mrs. Connor,” Eliza said.

“Kate,” I said. “I may be old enough to be your mom, but cousins call each other by their first names.”

“You believe me,” she said, her body visibly relaxing.

“I guess I do. But there are still things I need to know.” I nodded toward the bed. “Sit.”.

She complied and I turned to Allie. “Well?”

Her brow furrowed. “Um . . . what?”

“How about you? Do you believe her?”

She cocked her head, looking between me and Eliza. “Is this like a test?”

“Maybe.”

She rolled her eyes, but stood straight. “Fine. Okay. Yeah, I believe her.” She looked from me to Eliza. “Except . . . ” She trailed off with a shrug, then turned back to me.

“Except what?” Eliza said, before I had the chance to. On the far side of the room, Stuart settled into the pretty, upholstered arm chair, his eyes on Allie.

“Except it doesn’t all quite fit,” Allie said. When neither Eliza nor I said anything, she continued. “I mean, we’re in Rome. It’s not like we live here. So how’d you find us? It couldn’t be a coincidence, right, Mom?” At my nod, she continued. “And you said you were looking for us—for Mom—and you got here before us. But then you didn’t say anything once we arrived? You didn’t even tell Mrs. Micari that you wanted to meet us. So, I mean, what’s up with that?”

She turned back to me. “And, well, like that. It’s all just a little off.”

“She’s right,” I said, looking at Eliza. “And just so we’re clear, I do believe you. You can’t manufacture a family resemblance like the one we have. We’re related. But believing you and trusting you are two different things. And we’re not quite to trust yet.”

“You left me alone with Allie,” she said with the kind of teenage defiance I was becoming more and more familiar with as Allie grew older.

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