The Risen Shard (The Chain Breaker Book 1) by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg [Holmberg, D.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2020-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

A fire crackled in the hearth of the Roasted Dragon, giving a warmth to the room that Gavin didn’t feel. Two lanterns provided light from the opposite wall, though shadows still drifted around and filled the inside of the room. Those lanterns cast a pale light on the woman. She was bound, her wrists and ankles tied to the chair, and the dagger Gavin held was angled toward her. He sat in the chair opposite her, watching.

“I can see why you didn’t want to hurt her,” Wrenlow said.

“It’s not like that,” Gavin said.

“Still, I can see why.”

Gavin shook his head. “Anyway,” he muttered.

“Anyway? That’s all you’re going to give me?”

“I don’t know if you deserve anything more than that.”

“You silenced me. That wasn’t the deal,” Wrenlow said. “You keep in communication with me. That way I know you aren’t hurt.”

“In this case, I didn’t need you chattering in my ear.”

“Will the two of you stop?” Gaspar asked, dragging a chair over and taking a seat next to Gavin.

He looked over at the thief. The dark lines around his eyes were deeper than they had been. He looked tired—as tired as Gavin felt. By the time they’d reached the Dragon, Gavin was exhausted from holding onto the strength, that power of his core, for too long. He needed to replenish his stores, to rest. Even if it was for only a little while, he needed to recover.

The inside of the Dragon was quiet. It was nothing like it’d been before Jessica had been hurt. There’d been a vibrancy then, a sense of activity, a life. It was almost as if when she’d been hurt, the tavern had been hurt with her.

“We need to question her,” Gaspar said.

“Why do you think I wanted to bring her with me?” Gavin asked.

“The same reason your kid suggested.”

“I’m not a kid,” Wrenlow said, looking indignantly at Gaspar.

“To me you are,” he said.

“I think the entire city is a kid compared to you,” Gavin said.

Gaspar grunted. “Maybe. What’s going to happen when she comes completely around and starts to wrap that power around you again?”

“We just have to be ready for it.”

“Ready?”

“I don’t really know. I don’t have any special protections against magic.”

Gaspar watched him for a moment. “You don’t?”

“No. Do you?” Gavin asked.

“No, but I suppose if I needed to find them, I could get them.”

“Considering that you were with us when we were forced into a job by a sorcerer, I would’ve expected you to decide that was necessary by now.”

“Possibly,” Gaspar said.

Gavin could only shake his head. “Possibly.”

The woman started to move, twisting in place, and Gavin turned his attention to her. Her chin was tilted slightly toward him, and she had a pale complexion and long golden hair. Power seemed to radiate from her, and yet he couldn’t move. She was incredible. Though Jessica rested upstairs, still recovering, he thought she’d understand his inability to take his eyes off this woman. He rarely saw someone this beautiful.

If it turns out she’s a slaver, would I still be unwilling to harm her?

The woman opened her eyes.

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