Dangerous Deception Excerpt #2
Huge shoutout to @writtenbyhal for helping me with this a bit (even though she totally didn’t have to <3)
I find Adara standing in the center of town, her arms crossed over her chest and irritation written all over her face.
“You’re late.” She says flatly as I approach her.
“Punctuality is of the utmost importance, Miss Obsidian.”
I roll my eyes. She wants to lecture me on punctuality? I might not have been on time but I know a thing or two about timing. If I don’t get the timing of kills precise and accurate it can kill me.
“Two things,” I say annoyed. “One; I can do what I want. You hired me. I could kill you before you had the chance to scream if I wanted to. Secondly, if you want to play the game right, then call me Ember. We are supposed to be on a first name basis after all.”
“You are forgetting what a Duchess can do, given her title and her power. One bad rumour, one bad word, and your career is over. You’ll be exposed and you’ll have nothing to your name.” Adara’s voice is sharp, cutting the air between us like a knife cutting flesh.
She moves, her face is now so close to my own. Her anger-filled eyes lock with mine.
"You have nothing to expose,” I say quietly, matching her gaze. “You know nothing of me except that I am a weapon. And those who know me won’t tell you anything.”
"But who will they listen to? A woman with power or scum off the streets trying to make a way for herself. You’re playing a dangerous game and you’re not experienced enough to win.”
“And you,” I growl, “are playing a dangerous game. I said it once and I will say it again. I could kill you right here, right now if I so chose to. You’d be dead before anyone could hear you scream. Now, why don’t you shut up and let me do my job. You let me do my job, and you get to be the Queen.”
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