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“Go,” he said. “Before I break my resolve and keep you in the Underworld with me.”
“My sweet Hades,” I said. “Persephone always comes back.”
He smiled, stepping away from me.
“Again, and again,” he affirmed.
He took another step away.
Our hands stretched in the space between us, unwilling to let each other go.
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow,” I responded. A promise.
My fingers slipped from his grasp, as I took my own step backwards.
“Tell Chloe hello for me.”
He was purposeful with his words.
He was reminding me of what I had in the house. What I had in the light.
I couldn’t stay in the dark with him. Not yet. But I would if I could. My sweet Hades.
Chapter 24
Hugo
Ianswered the teleconference,Philippa’s face dominated my screen. Of all the females that could have appeared, she was probably the one I cared for the least at that moment.
“How was your littlerendezvous?” she said, with a smirk.
“Of course, you know. I don’t think Chloe would tell on me. I am certain Cali didn’t.” Who did she have reporting to her? “You have other spies. Did you bribe the staff at the Laurent Manor?”
“Why do you assume everything is bribery?” Pippa chuckled.
“Can we get to work?” The sooner I could turn on Cali’s cameras, the better I would feel tonight.
“So impatient,” she chided, with a tsk. “You will not be fighting the She-Bear, as you know, so you may feel free to win the fight if you wish.”
“When will I have to make contact with the target?”
“We could not confirm that on our end. All we know is that she will be fighting there, but we don’t know what rooms she’ll be staying in, or where her handlers will keep her.”
“That’s less than useful.”
“I’m sorry, would you like me to come down there, and scope out the place myself?”
“That would be preferable.”
“And then maybe I could fight Guile, too.”
“I’d appreciate that.” I knew she was going down her road of sarcasm.
“And then I can scope and find the asset myself, and convert her, since you seem incapable of understanding basic tradecraft.”
“Obviously, that’s why I’m a bodyguard.”
“And then, at the end, I can take credit for bringing down Richard Davenport, and I’ll be the one to ride off with Calissandra into the sunset?”
