Page 166 of Sins of the Heart
To her, it smelled like ambrosia. Her lips parted.
No. Not going there. Not now. Not ever.
He was a soul reaper. She had to be crazy to be
thinking about sucking anything out of him. Not
energy. Not blood. Or anything else. Nada. Zip.
“I don’t act as judge.” He gave an odd, indecipherable smile, layered with self-awareness and derision.
“Only executioner.”
“Good to know.”
His smile turned mocking. “Pretty speech, but I
want the truth, Roxy. Why the hostility?”
She kicked her chin up a notch. “You know why. I’m
one of them now. A Daughter of Aset. Otherkin. It was
you who told me that if I found them, they’d keep me,
and that would make me your enemy. Well, I found
them, and they kept me. You’re batting two for two. You
claiming the enemy thing was a lie?”
“No.”
The breath left her in a rush, and only then did she
realize that a part of her had wanted him to give an entirely different answer, even though she knew there
was no other answer to give.
Dipping her head, she feigned interest in her task as
she sheathed the knife and fastened the snap, careful to
betray none of her unease. She didn’t like giving up the
advantage that having blade in hand afforded her, but she
didn’t doubt he would break her fingers, just as he’d
promised.
Besides, that avenue was closed now. He knew what
to expect. She’d laid out her cards too early.
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