The Scepter Heist (The Dragon Rogues Book 2) by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg [Holmberg, D.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2022-07-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Matthew slept for most of the night. Jonathan rested poorly, occasionally stirring before finally waking entirely. Each time he came around, he looked to see if Elizabeth had returned. So far, she had not.

Something had to have happened to her. Had she been attacked like Matthew? If so, then waiting here might be a mistake. He didn’t like the idea of leaving her out in the city, potentially injured, when she needed him. She wouldn’t recover as quickly as Matthew. Elizabeth wasn’t the fighter that he was.

Matthew started to sit up. “Have you been here all night?” he asked, opening his eyes and looking at Jonathan. He winced. How badly had he been hurt?

“Long enough to keep an eye on you,” Jonathan said.

“You don’t have to. You could have gotten some sleep.”

“I wasn’t going to sleep until…”

“Until what?” Matthew asked.

“Until we were all back. When you didn’t show up at the job, I brought Elizabeth back. She should have been here. I went back to secure the gate at the El’aras job, but she wasn’t here.”

He hated that he had left her. Because he had done so, she was now missing. Had he stayed with her…

Jonathan had no idea what would’ve happened. Maybe it wouldn’t have mattered. If this was Heziah’s doing—and he suspected that it was—he wasn’t sure it would have made any difference.

“What do you mean you went back to secure the gate?” Matthew asked.

“We accidentally left it open. The gate was loud when we opened it.”

Matthew shifted and rubbed his temple. “It wouldn’t have been loud. I had tested it earlier.”

“Well, it squealed when I opened it.”

Matthew looked to make sure that his sword was in place, checking the blade briefly before slamming it back down into its sheath. “What happened to her, then?”

Jonathan shook his head. “I don’t know. Like I said, I dropped her off before I went back to look for you again. But even if she’s not here, we don’t know if it means anything.”

“Of course it means something. The bastard has already proven that he doesn’t give a shit about any of us. Which means that it’s on us to keep the team safe.”

Jonathan gritted his teeth. “If he hurt or took her—”

“You’ll what?” Matthew asked. “It’s his way of forcing you to do the job.”

“If that’s the case, then I know what we have to do.”

“No,” Matthew said.

“Even if it means something will happen to her? To you? To me? Even to Jayna?”

Matthew waved his hand. “Your sister can take care of herself.” He glanced over to Jonathan. “I know you don’t like to believe it, but it’s true. She is fully capable. Gods, she might be more capable than you.”

“Thanks,” Jonathan said.

“You and I both know that’s no insult.”

“I realize it.”

Matthew sighed. “We need to know what happened.”

“I will find out,” Jonathan said softly.

“Really? Because I have a feeling that one way or another, he’s coming to send you a message.”

“We need to be ready, then.”

“With what?” Matthew said.

“He

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