Total pages in book: 146
Estimated words: 136425 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 682(@200wpm)___ 546(@250wpm)___ 455(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 136425 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 682(@200wpm)___ 546(@250wpm)___ 455(@300wpm)
Rude, but she could understand. It was hard for Kala to be on the outside. “Well, we’re fine.”
“You are not fine. You are doing gross, dumb stuff, and apparently I’m somehow involved,” Kala pointed out.
Her cousin was taking things for granted. “You don’t know that. Maybe Kenz takes over the syndicate.”
Kala snorted. “Like Kenzie could run a syndicate. She would try talking to our enemies. Hell, she would probably fall in love with one, and while that is useful sometimes, not in the syndicate. Also, Tash would be terrible, too, but the point is what you’re doing is weird.”
“Hey, girl who wants me to wear bat wings to the next costume party. Or are we riding dragons now?” Cooper McKay stepped from behind the ladder. He smiled up at her. “Devi, don’t let her shame you. She’s a total pervert and into fairy porn. Role-play is a perfectly normal thing. Hey, brother. You’ve pissed off my wife and fucked up my honeymoon. We were supposed to be in the Bahamas.”
“Well, I was supposed to be in Dallas concentrating on my nanite project, but it’s cool. I’m pretty sure it works.” Lou was standing by the horses’ pen. Her brother’s girlfriend had a wide smile on her face like this was all a magnificent adventure. She was also in all black. There was apparently a dress code. “I don’t think the suckers will turn on the people who wear it and, like, eat them or anything. I didn’t give them teeth, you know. I am a little worried, though, because they can rewrite code. What if they decide to give themselves teeth? The good news is I think I made the kill switch so they can’t touch it.”
“A smart play, bestie,” Kala said with a nod. “Now someone get the doser because Zach’s going to take a nap while I get my cousin out of here.”
“No, you’re not.” Devi suddenly realized she was going to have to exert some willpower. She turned and started down the ladder.
Everyone in the barn groaned.
“Devi, dude, underwear,” Kala barked.
And then whoofed because Zach used her distraction to turn and disarm her cousin. They did some twirly-whirly action-hero moves. Like they thought they were in a martial arts film.
At least someone was having fun.
They really liked punching each other. Weird.
“Hey, Dev,” Lou said, walking up. “Way to distract. Did you know they have Highland cows? They’re so cute. What is this place?”
“Don’t kill each other,” Cooper said, watching the fight, but he leaned against one of the stalls. If he was worried about his brand-new wife and, well, brand-new brother killing each other, he didn’t show it.
“Kala, I’m not going anywhere so don’t give Zach any of that sleepy stuff you use on people,” Devi called out. “He’s heavy, and I have plans for him later on tonight. Though you are kind of playing into our role-play, you know.” She turned to Lou. “The cows are so sweet, but watch out for the donkey. Oh, Sunny just had kittens. You should come see. Hey, where’s my brother? Did he let you run off with the team all alone? Where’s Uncle Ian?”
“TJ decided to wait outside,” Lou said, her eyes wide behind the big glasses she wore. “He kind of turned green when we figured out you were in the barn and you weren’t alone.”
She frowned Lou’s way. In the back she heard Kala curse, and then the barn floors shook as something big obviously hit the ground. “Don’t touch his face,” she called out before turning back to Lou. “The rest of you couldn’t do the same?”
Cooper yawned. “Nah. I figured it was like the club. Look, Kala wanted to snipe Zach from afar. I thought we should talk. She was unwilling to wait outside in case Zach had another way out. I was here to make sure she didn’t lose her shit, and Lou wanted to see the animals.”
“They’re so cute. Is this like a sanctuary? I noticed the poor horse has scars,” Lou said. “Also, when did Zach start speaking Russian?”
Her boyfriend was all kinds of surprises. “I think around the time he decided to be on a team full of people who spoke Russian. He didn’t want to get left out.”
“I’m married to one and I barely speak it.” Cooper sounded aggrieved. “Way to show off, big bro.”
“Kala, if you will chill for two seconds,” Zach was saying.
“I chilled for weeks, Zach. Weeks,” Kala replied.
“She’s been talking to you and her parents,” Zach argued.
“Not good enough.” Kala threw another punch.
“This might go on for a while.” Lou holstered her gun and started for the barn door. “Do you have anything I can feed your brother?”
Oh, she had questions that were going to come before her brother’s never-full gut. “Where’s Uncle Ian?”
Cooper winced. “Hopefully back in Dallas with no idea that we hopped a plane to here.”