Page 61 of Crossing Quinn

I whispered back, “And?”

“If you remove the shattered dentures, I will bring you more chocolate.”

I thought about it for a moment and shook my head. “Not good enough. I want a Coletti communication bracelet.”

“Warrior category?”

“If I’m sticking my hand in your maw, it’s got to be warlord grade with all the extra scanning abilities.”

“Deal.”

“I expect delivery within three days.”

“Done.” Adan’s face altered, serrated teeth popped from his lips, and a gaping maw appeared.

Oh yuck. “Raise your head a bit.”

Adan angled his head up.

“Hold it right there and open wider. A bit wider.” He obeyed, and I peered inside Adan’s mouth. Yep. Pieces of Tai-Kok teeth were stuck in his back choppers. “I see them. Do not bite me.”

“I do not find Farin females tasty.”

“Good to know.” I stuck my hand in Adan’s slimy mouth, dislodged several metal bits, and yanked them free. Slobber splattered the floor. “I told you to spit the teeth out.”

“I was very hungry,” Adan said sheepishly. “There are more teeth jabbing my jaw.”

Yuck. The last thing I wanted to do was stick my hand back in his gooey mouth. Slobber was running down my arms as it was. “How many of the monsters did you eat?”

“I lost count after the first dozen.”

“Since you’re ridding the galaxy of Tai-Kok, I’ll take another look. Ugh. What a mess. You have a bunch of incisors sticking up all over the place.” I pried at the stubborn chunks of metal. “Move your tongue to the left.”

Adan mumbled something.

“My left. Perfect. Don’t move.” Sticking my head into his mouth, I reached down and wiggled a tooth back and forth.

“No eat. No eat,” Clio cried and threw herself at Adan.

Mami shrieked and hit the floor.

Quinn, Papa, and Wulf pulled their swords.

“Whoa! Stop. I’m helping Adan. He has Tai-Kok stuck in his teeth.”

“He’s never heard of floss?” Quinn’s tone was snarky.

I rolled my eyes. “I’m almost done.”

“You are done.” Quinn moved me over. “I’ll do it. Show me.”

“Really, I can do this,” I protested.

“If you do not finish the task, Xenia, I will not obtain a Coletti communication bracelet for you,” Adan stated.

Goddess, what a blabbermouth.

Quinn fixed me with a stern gaze. “What is he talking about?”

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