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A trickle of unease curled through hiht It was said that the goddess Morrigan took the shape of a raven when she visited her warriors In that form she supposedly revealed that death was close Neither he nor his brother believed in or followed her, but his parents had They’d been devout worshipers of the goddess they’d believed had created them

He cursed his sudden unease He wasn’t so about the bird’s appearance was stupid and he wasn’t sure why it bothered hi he’d never thought about until he s had changed So had his priorities

Shoving the ludicrous thoughts aside, he tightened his grip on her and closed his eyes He’d rather focus on December’s soft curves and delectable body than son

Chapter 12

Edward’s hand tightened around his coffee cup as he heard the front door open, then shut Brianna glanced over her shoulder from where she stood at the stove but quickly looked away He’d been in a darkit out on her

So he had no doubt she knew, because she’d been unusually quiet and stayed out of his way

"Hello?" Joseph called from the front of the house

Edward didn’t shout out for him If Joseph wanted to find the

Wearing a thick down coat and the same jeans and boots from yesterday, Joseph walked into the kitchen He paused in the entrance and froze, probably because of the glare Edward gave hiht?" he asked caled and stepped into the rooloves "I did what you said I followed Katarina Saburova and tried to stake out her place, but I got a bad feeling, so I left"

"Bad feeling?"

"Yeah,watched by so You said the enforcer wants her, so I didn’t want to hang around too late and get killed if that dude was there"

"So where have you been all night?" The story sounded like bullshit, but lately everything out of Joseph’sdisrespectful ood" When he tried to take a piece of the bacon, Brianna whacked his hand with a wooden spoon

Edward inwardly s about Joseph’s attitude was off "So where were you, then?" He hated repeating himself, but he wanted an answer

"I ht at her place You’re not ot laid It’s none of your damn business what I do in my off time"

He hated his attitude, but that soundedaway fro paranoid Joseph sure as hell wasn’t a uy was too fucking stupid, so it didn’t surprise hiht He could repriood and he didn’t have the energy this"There’s a fresh pot of coffee on if you want soed off his coat and laid it on the back of one of the chairs "I’ll grab some in a minute I need to shower and wash that bitch’s stank off me"

After he disappeared fro I don’t knohy you put up with him"

He depended on these recruits and she knew it, even if she wouldn’t admit it out loud Thanks to his scarred face, he was likely to be remembered everywhere he went Before his accident he’d been a norular basis anyway It had been so easy for hione He’d had the kind of face people forgot

Not anyh to either of the women his boss wanted him to take Pretty women steered clear of him Some wouldn’t even step into an elevator with him Well, except Brianna, but she was different

To take either of the women associated with those ani a stir They needed to get in and out fast Unfortunately finding good help was da or had washed out of variousboot camp