To Crown a Caesar (The Praetorian Series: Book II) by Crichton Edward

Author:Crichton, Edward [Crichton, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-12-04T05:00:00+00:00

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Unfortunately for Bordeaux, it took another few days before he could act on my promise to let him blow anything up. He’d already been out of his seat and rifling through his bag for explosives when an insistent knock had sounded from our door. It had been four in the morning, but despite tired and drooping eyelids all around, the entire room sprang into motion at the interruption.

Hands went to rifles or swords, chairs were abandoned and strategic positions were taken to best defend the room. I’d been the last to find cover, of course, so I had the unpleasant duty of answering the door, which I did very carefully, half expecting one of Agrippina’s ninjas to be standing there selling girl scout cookies or something.

It turned out to be no more than a few of the prostitutes infesting our building. They’d seen the constant flow of men into the room earlier, and had recruited a force of eight to try and infiltrate our lines and make some serious money. I tried not to look directly at them as they crowded around my door. Most were hideously ugly, and I could feel the venereal diseases trying to claw their way towards me from across the hall, and I just prayed they didn’t rush me.

I politely told them to get the hell away from us and slammed the door shut. That had been enough excitement for one night. We packed up the orb and turned in. Helena offered Bordeaux and Madrina our room. Even though it offered little in creature comfort, it was the only private space we had. Helena figured Madrina, at least, would appreciate the room while I only hoped the abnormally large couple fit on the bed.

The rest of us conked out in the main room. Santino took the bed, claiming it had been his all along so there was no need to give it up now. The rest of us laid ourselves out on the floor, using as many pillows and blankets as Wang and Santino could pilfer from neighboring rooms. Helena and I flipped our table on its side and pushed it parallel to the back wall, creating a basic barrier between us and everyone else. We didn’t plan on doing anything frisky, but the added shelter was nice. I’d had worse accommodations over the years, my mind wandering back to the few months I’d spent in Mexico agai, when my men and I would find our way to a random forward operating base and spend the night with one Army unit or another.

Not the most ideal of living conditions.

The rest of the guys spread out as best they could, but had about as much room as sardines in a can. Helena and I were comfortable, but with that many men in one room, the collective snoring kept me awake until sunrise. Helena had been out as soon as her head hit my chest, and had slept like a rock. Hours later, she didn’t so much

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