Vampire Mage 3: An Urban Fantasy Harem (The Vampire Mage) by Joshua King

Author:Joshua King [King, Joshua]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-12T22:00:00+00:00

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Throughout the drive I was vigilant of the street around us, waiting for someone else to come after us. I knew the Lunaris fighters who had chased Ashe wouldn't be appearing anytime soon, but that didn't discount the warlocks who had disappeared from my parent's house or any of the other members of Lunaris and its subsidiaries who had decided to paint a target on my back. The drive was thankfully uneventful, giving me the chance to focus on keeping Bex going. Finally, we got to Jaxxim's house and unfolded ourselves from the car. We followed him into the narrow door leading into his apartment and stood behind him as he unlocked it. Rather than stepping inside, he remained at the threshold.

“Holy shit,” he muttered.

“What's wrong?” I asked.

I stepped up beside him and looked into the apartment.

“Holy shit,” I said.

“Yeah,” he said.

The entire apartment in front of me had been destroyed. Everything beyond the door had been trashed, seemingly ripped to shreds. It didn't look as though there was a single item or surface that hadn't been touched. Even the curtains were shredded into long strands that resembled the bandages keeping Bex alive.

“What happened?” Aurora asked.

“I don't know,” Jaxxim said. “I haven't been here in a while. Usually I stay in the Shade quarters at the palace. The only times I really came here where when you are away from the palace for a long time, and your father didn't have another set position for me.”

Aurora looked at him strangely.

“What do you mean another set position for you?” she asked. “You were one of the Guard. I don't understand why he wouldn't just assign you to other roles. Couldn't you have just gone along with the other Shade when they were on assignments?”

“I don't know,” Jaxxim said. “There were times when he would send me on other assignments with them, but there were others when I would just be at the palace for days at a time without any work. That's the time if I asked what I should be doing, he would just tell me to stand by, to wait for my orders. That's when I started spending more time here. I knew if you really needed me, he could get in touch with me, and I could get to the Palace quickly. I haven't been here as often recently, but I spent a few days here before Hayden arrived.”

We went further into the apartment to evaluate the damage. Being here reminded me of the brief time we visited Ty’s apartment. It had been very basic and so incredibly small, almost oppressive. Jaxxim's apartment was much larger, another confirmation of the station and privilege Ty had lost when he was demoted after the incident. Everywhere I looked, there was something else destroyed, another piece of Jaxxim's life seemingly broken and tossed to the floor. It didn't look like anyone had come in here looking for something specific. If that was the case, the drawers might be toppled over and

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