Reap the Shadows by Marie Annette

Author:Marie, Annette [Marie, Annette]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Annette Marie
Published: 2015-10-15T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

“TALK TO Ash?” Kiev repeated. “But—”

She slid off the cot and stood, wobbling on weak legs before she caught her balance. Her body ached with fatigue but she ignored it. This couldn’t wait.

“Do you know where he is?” she demanded.

“I—I think he’s outside.”

She strode past him and out into the hall. Kiev scrambled after her but didn’t try to stop her. She rushed up the stairs, out of the basement, and into the upper hall, almost crashing into Lexa as she came through the door at the end.

“Piper, what—” the Consul began in surprise.

“Can’t talk right now,” Piper said quickly without slowing down. Lexa called after her but she didn’t look back. All she could think about was talking to Ash, telling him about her suspicions, and seeing whether he agreed. She really hoped he didn’t agree.

Flinging open the front door, she stepped onto the stoop. Glancing around, she saw nothing but an abandoned street bathed in the light of the setting sun.

Kiev stopped beside her. “I’m not sure where—”

A loud chirp made them look up. Two golden eyes peered down at them from the overhang above the door. Zwi chirped again, cocking her head to one side.

“Zwi!” Piper exclaimed. “Where is Ash?”

The dragonet immediately sprang down and took off at a quick trot. Piper hurried after her as Zwi led the way around the church and into the yard. Beyond the cluster of dusty, struggling trees at the back of the lot, Ash and Lyre were sitting in the shadows on a fallen tree trunk surrounded by crumbling gravestones. They watched her and Kiev approach with questioning looks.

“Hey Piper. Kiev.” Lyre frowned at Piper. “Shouldn’t you be resting?”

“I need to talk to you,” she told them.

He glanced at Ash, who hadn’t met Piper’s eyes since she’d walked up. “Can’t it wait? It’s only been a few hours. Everyone is tired and—”

“I don’t want to talk about that,” she said quickly. “We need to discuss something more important.”

Ash’s gaze jumped to hers, eyes black and tormented.

“More important?” Lyre repeated incredulously. “What—”

“Just listen.” She crouched down so she was on the same level as the two guys, with Kiev hovering awkwardly behind her. “Do you remember how I told you I ran into a reaper at the Gaian facility in Fairglen?”

They nodded.

She gestured at Kiev behind her. “His last mission went wrong while he was picking up reports from various Hades agents, including a reaper in Fairglen. Three weeks ago, that very reaper had an extremely urgent report for Kiev to deliver—which was at the same time that I was at the Gaians’. Clearly, we’re talking about the same guy.”

Again, Ash and Lyre nodded, though they were clearly confused about what she was getting at.

She looked behind her at Kiev. “How long were you running messages for that agent?”

“Around three years.”

“Three years?” Lyre repeated, his brow crinkling.

“Assuming we’re talking about the same guy,” Piper said, “that means Samael has had a spy among the Gaians for at least three years. Why?”

Ash lifted one shoulder in a half shrug.

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