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“Why not? Get that done.” It was clear from the man’s tone that he wasn’t impressed.
“Yes, sir!” The hurried stamp of boots heading in the other direction followed the words.
We waited for a couple more moments, both of us barely breathing as we tried to work out whether we were alone.
“Stay here,” Abrax whispered.
“But...”
“Kua.” He gave me a stern look.
I rolled my eyes. “I can shift,” I reminded him, already pulling forth the magic before he’d had a chance to respond.
My body shrunk and became a small grey snake again, allowing me to peek around the corner and make sure that we weren’t about to get caught.
I slithered out further, looking both ways up and down the corridor before shifting back into my normal form. “All clear.”
“That was reckless,” Abrax murmured.
I shrugged. “It worked. And really, this whole plan was reckless. Now, where’s the front door?”
“Down those stairs.” He pointed to the double doors at the end of the corridor.
“All right, then let’s go. I want to be out of here.”
He nodded.
I reached out and took his hand in mine, giving it a squeeze. As much as this had been a bit reckless, I was glad it was him I was doing it with.
CHAPTER18
Abrax
The morning lightwas different than normal, and it took me a moment to realise it was because I was in Purgatory and I just wasn’t used to it.
I rolled over, but Kua’s side of the bed was already empty and there was faint clattering from the direction of what I assumed was the kitchen. This whole place was foreign to me, I hadn’t even realised shehada flat in Purgatory until a few days ago.
I threw off the duvet and made my way over to the window to look out. Before me was what looked like a normal town, except that nothing was normal about it. I was sure I’d learn more about what went on here as time passed. We’d be spending a couple of weeks down here just to make sure the Sons of Seth were actually dealt with and weren’t about to come and collect the debt they no doubt felt we now owed them.
Those thoughts were going to plague me for a long time to come, no matter how much I wanted to believe we succeeded. I closed my eyes and tried to work out if I could sense any magic within me. I didn’tthinkso, but I hadn’t spent enough time contemplating it to know for sure.
Maybe other people would be able to tell.
I turned from the window and opened my eyes, catching sight of myself in the mirror and staring in shock. I lifted my hand to touch my face, surprised to find completely unblemished skin there without a hint of the tattoos that had marked me as a member of the Sons of Seth for the past fifteen years.
I stepped closer to the mirror, examining every inch of skin I could see and finding nothing.
My tattoos were completely gone. Which probably answered the question about the magic too. I let out a laugh.
Gone.
It was gone.
Which meant that not only had we succeeded in gettingoutof headquarters, but we’d succeeded in our task.
I smiled as I made my way out of the bedroom and followed the noises coming from the kitchen. I paused in the doorway, watching Kua as she half-danced around the kitchen while making herself some coffee.
She turned, a wide smile crossing her face as she looked at me.
