“You saved my life. Thank you so much. As I was saying, watch where you step.”
“What the hell are we doing here?” my mean, deadly savior asks.
“Visiting a colleague of mine to see if he drugged our Binder. That white powder I sucked off your finger was definitely his.”
“A colleague?”
“Oh, I forgot a Ruler was with us. Maybe you should wait outside. He breaks about a thousand rules, and I need him if I don’t decide to kill him.”
“Killing is also against the rules, Riven.”
“Not where Thayla is concerned.”
His beautiful, handsome face softens on me, then he looks at Amick and back at me. I don’t like that.
“Eww, I don’t know what that face was, but don’t do it again. As long as you’re not going to snitch him out, you can come.”
“For fuck’s sake, do I ever say anything to you about the rules you break?”
“All the time.”
“Do I actually ever report it?”
“No, of course not.”
“Okay then, there’s your answer. Now go.”
I giggle and clap as I tiptoe my way down the stairs.
This is so exciting.
Granted, I am a little upset about giving up my supplier’s location, but sacrifices have to be made sometimes.
We come to the end of the stairs and Kyzen, with all his politeness, steps beside me, then bangs on the door twice.
“Coming.”
I throw my head back, cackling, then kick the door in. It comes off the hinges and crashes into the floor with a satisfying thump.
My arms splay out wide beside me as I jump on the crumbling wood, and Vulius squeals as he hides behind his little concoction station.
“Oh, Vullie, come out, come out, wherever you are. Just kidding. I see you. Don’t make me crawl under there to get you.”
I bend over, cocking my head to the side as he shrieks and trembles. “R-Riven, what is the meaning of this?”
“I’m not sure yet. I’m here to find out. Come on now. Out.”
I don’t give him time to do as I say.
My chaos shoves forward in the form of one of those beautiful undead beasts in the forest and snatches him out by his ankle. He’s still screaming his head off even after the fake creature vanishes.
“Shushes now, everything will be okay,” I coo as I squat and pet his hair out of his face. “Let’s make this quick. Did you drug my angel?”
“W-what?”
“Answer me,” I shout and Creed snatches me up by my shirt.
“Let Kyzen handle the questioning.”
