Shady

“Yes. Loquitur annulled the marriage,” Pratik answered. “And Utrid’s lost his head. He’s convinced when Ash finds the assassin — do you know if he has yet? — he’ll take ...

(Aha) “Tarr’s declaring war on Loquitur. He’s not asking Harold and he’s turned on Utrid,” Pratik said quickly. “Utrid thinks Ash will back his brother and that if he does, ...

Well, that was convenient. Pratik nodded to one of the nearby bedrooms he knew would be empty and silently strode in first himself.

He should certainly hope not, given the fact she’d just been brutalized by Tarr. But he’d take the backhanded compliment. Regardless of what she said, he felt like he’d made ...

“Not yet.” He put his hand on the doorknob. “But I’ll bring you with me, if I find one.” That would have to be decided. It depended whether he found ...

Pratik nodded and stood, making sure to take the path that would keep him furthest from her. To stay as non threatening as possible. “I appreciate that you spoke to ...

Ah, but he did. He knew he wasn’t going to get weighed down by a family. Wasn’t going to let anyone have that kind of power over him. Wasn’t going ...

It startled him that she’d said it. And it startled him even more that it sent a pang of pain through him. “No,” he agreed. “I’ve been alone since the ...

“That’s why he’s giving me the money,” Pratik said with a shrug. “He thinks me a fool, but he sanctioned the plan.”

“Lord Ash said he’d give me money when I returned,” he said, relieved it’d worked. “He got the money from my sale.” Both true statements. Just not related ones.

Pratik hesitated. He surely wasn’t going to make it easier for her to know the truth on those matters, without her seeing the truth about it all. And he couldn’t ...

“I won’t,” he answered honestly. “As you’ll know, if you can See me. Just as you can know it’s the gods honest truth I won’t harm you. Ever.”

“… you’re a Seer?” Pratik asked after a moment. Fuck. That complicated things. He hadn’t considered this situation. Hadn’t planned a contingency for Seers. He hadn’t expected to meet one

(Ohohoho) Pratik sat back in the chair now. Making it clear he had no intentions of getting up. Hoping that made her feel safer, now that she was out of ...

“You don’t have to share it,” Pratik murmured. “It’s yours to keep and use however you wish… but I’m not lying.” He was lying through his teeth. But he’d mastered ...