The Firebrand Syndicate by Lucy True & Jea Hawkins
Author:Lucy True & Jea Hawkins [True, Lucy & Hawkins, Jea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: lesbian urban fantasy
Publisher: Persephone Press
Published: 2019-02-20T23:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eleven
âThis isnât a good idea,â Charlotte muttered and Burgundy caught the narrow-eyed glance she shot Jennaâs way.
âEverything is fine. Nothing has changed.â The idea that after all theyâd been through, that sheâd drop Charlotte for Jenna was ridiculous. Even now, they still had a town to fight for and no one had been more steadfast in Burgundyâs life than Charlotte. Not even her aunt. Theyâd have to find a way to work through this jealousy.
âThe medicine woman is right,â Aleksandr rumbled under his breath. âNot a good idea having yet another witch in the house, first of all. And that succubus is trouble. She might not want you to think it, but she still has feelings for you.â
Burgundy folded her arms and tried to ignore the flare of hot anger inside her. Sheâd chosen Charlotte, for fuckâs sake. âLook, Jennaâs here to help. And Iâll have you know, she dumped me last year. Thatâs a pretty funny way of showing romantic feelings for a person.â
Almost as if sheâd heard the conversation, Jenna skipped up to them and put her hand on Burgundyâs arm. âAre you ready for this?â
Oh gods, why was Jenna doing this to her? Burgundy closed her eyes, but not before she saw Charlotteâs own eyes narrow even further. âYeah, I am.â
âGood. Look, this contact isnât exactly friendly. He might get kind of squirrely about talking to us, so we need to be as nice as possible. Iâm sorry to leave you out of this, Charlotte, but heâs the kind of guy who wonât talk if we gang up on him.â
âOf course he is.â Charlotte practically shoved Jenna out of the way as she stepped up to face Burgundy, so close their noses almost touched. âCome back to me, Burg,â she whispered before their lips met.
The kiss might have been for show. Even Burgundy could sense that. But there was something else in it. Something hungry and fearful in the way Charlotte gripped her shoulders, fingers digging in as if she was holding on to more than the person in front of her.
When she stepped back, Charlotte whirled away from her so quickly, Burgundy couldnât see her face. Maybe that was for the best, considering everything happening at the moment. She didnât need to see her girlfriend angry or tearful. Right now, what she needed more than anything, was strength.
Jenna sidled toward her again and her fingers trailed down Burgundyâs wrist before taking her hand. âAre you ready for this?â
Burgundy shrugged. âWhen am I ever ready for anything?â
The way the succubus chuckled, Burgundy knew she didnât want to ask what was so funny about the statement.
And then the world turned upside down. It wasnât the kind of gentle pull she felt when Arthur or the Syndicateâs library teleported her, nor as simple as stepping through the portals her father could create.
No. She wanted to vomit, sooner rather than later.
âI didnât know you were capable of that,â she managed to gasp out as she hit the cold pavement, hands and knees supporting her.
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