Realm of Infinite Night (Goth Drow Unleashed Book 3) by Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Carr, Martha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-02-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

After driving another ten minutes in complete silence, Cheyenne figured she might as well break it to ask a question she wanted to know the answer to. She shot Rhynehart a sideways glance and cocked her head. “You see those weird pendants those guys were wearing?”

“The what?” He glanced at her in surprise, probably because she’d said something to him. “On those black magic morons?”

“Yeah.”

He shook his head. “I didn’t see any pendants. What did they look like?”

“I don’t know. Some kind of silver bull’s head. Not real intricate, but they were all wearing them.”

“Huh. Probably just part of the damn ritual. I swear, you people put more stock in rituals and symbols than I’ll ever—” He stopped himself before Cheyenne could stop him with some choice words of her own and cleared his throat. “Sorry. I don’t mean… Just magicals in general. I don’t know what you’re into, and I don’t care.”

“Good.” She stared at him a little longer because she liked how uncomfortable it made him. When Rhynehart got uncomfortable, he let off this smell that made the halfling think of those huge grasshoppers she’d found in the open field behind her mom’s house during the summer—a dusty, grassy sweetness that turned sour if she sniffed it for too long. She slid her hand onto the button for the automatic window and pushed it down.

He shot her another quick glance. “Getting too hot in here?”

“You smell.”

Rhynehart choked on a laugh and shook his head. “A drow’s sense of smell is exactly what everyone talks it up to be, huh?”

“I don’t know, but I kinda wish it didn’t work so well right now.” She leaned toward the open window and let the fresh air blow her hair away from her face. That hair was black again, her skin returned to its normal human paleness. At least she’d managed to calm herself enough after the church fight to bring her drow magic back under control. She’d have thought it would have been impossible after what she’d seen.

The sign for the exit that would take them back to the mall where he’d picked her up crept steadily closer. By the time they reached the exit, Rhynehart didn’t slow down at all, and then he passed it.

“You were supposed to get off there, by the way.” She jerked her thumb behind her.

“Yeah, we’re not heading back to the mall just yet.”

“Seriously? I did the freakin’ job with you. You’re gonna hold me hostage again?”

Rhynehart sighed. “Just one more stop, rookie. It won’t take long, I promise.”

“You promise? That supposed to mean something to me?”

He shot her an irritated frown before gazing back out at the highway. “I get that you’re pissed, kid. I would be too if I were in your shoes. And I was just following orders, yeah? That’s something we do. But now that everything’s all laid out on the table, you might find things get a little easier if you stop holding a grudge.”

“Yeah, okay. I’ll stop holding a grudge when you stop springing surprises on me, like missing the exit for the mall.

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