Daughters of Aset had their own unique gifts—but
being a parasite who survived by taking blood from
human hosts was quite another. So what was she supposed to say?By the way, before I met you, I got turned
into a bloodsucking leech that can track those I’ve fed
on. Except for the asshole who made me. Him, I can’t
track even though I got a generous helping of his blood.
Oh, yeah. That’d be an interesting conversation.
“Did Mr. Marin reveal anything of value before you
cut his throat?”
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“Pretty much a fuckload of nothing.” Roxy pinched
the bridge of her nose. Her eyes felt as if they’d been
sandblasted. “He gave me a name. Krayl. But whether
he’s the dead reaper or the one doing the killing, I got no
clue.”
“Krayl…” Calliope mused. “I’m not familiar with
the name. A demon?”
“Soul reaper.”
Calliope gave her a sharp look, and Roxy realized it
seemed odd for her to know that with certainty. Reapers
didn’t exactly go around advertising their names. She
kept mum on how she knew Krayl was a reaper and
dropped a different bomb instead. “And Marin said the
dead guy wasn’t just a reaper. He was Sutekh’s fucking
son.”
Calliope was silent for several seconds. Her eyes
didn’t widen. Her body didn’t tense. Not even fractionally. Which told Roxy that Marin’s big reveal was no
surprise to Calliope. She might not have known the
name Krayl, but she’d known the dead guy was Sutekh’s
