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at all Alex. I’m stumbling through this one second at a time.”
“Scarlett!” Alex looked horrified. “That’s something I’d expect Riley to say.”
Riley clapped Alex on the back. “Thanks, old man.”
“You do tend to be the impulsive one,” Alex said.
“Unlike you two perfect specimens,” Riley said dryly.
“Enough. Please.” Scarlett looked between the two of them, worried their conversation would turn into an argument.
Riley dropped onto the bed beside her and draped his arm around her shoulders to give her a one armed hug. “What can we do to help?”
“I worry when you stop smiling, Riley. Things have to be really bad when you do.”
Riley grinned. “Cheshire Cat, at your service. Any other requests?”
Scarlett smiled at him weakly. “Yeah. I need ideas on where I’m going to live until this is sorted out.”
“Here,” Alex burst out.
Scarlett shook her head. “You saw what happened tonight. I can’t stay while I have a demon bound to me. Our family has a right to feel safe.”
“But-” Alex began.
“I’ve made up my mind,” Scarlett interrupted him.
Alex continued his question anyway. “What about your safety?”
“This is my fault,” Scarlett argued.
“No, it’s not. It’s Nathan’s fault. If he wasn’t such a psychopath he wouldn’t have called up another demon,” Alex said.
“Have you ever stopped to think about why he chose me?” Scarlett asked.
Riley grinned. “You got the short straw?”
“No. I was the only one who mocked him when we ruined his plans to sacrifice Allie,” Scarlett said.
“Even if you had thrown a rock at him, this is still excessive behaviour. Leave the blame where it belongs, Scarlett.” Alex stared at her until she reluctantly nodded.
“I still have to move,” Scarlett insisted.
Riley’s arm tightened around her shoulders. “Then we’re coming too, sweetheart.”
Scarlett rested her head on Riley’s shoulder. “Thanks.”
“You didn’t think we’d let you go alone, without protection,” Alex said.
“I hadn’t thought. But I guess I’d have to say no. Although even if you couldn’t come, I wouldn’t be without protection. I’d have Des.”
“And he’s a real guardian angel.” Alex’s voice dripped with sarcasm.
“A fallen angel, maybe,” Scarlett suggested.
Alex nodded slowly. “That’d make sense. But you still can’t trust him. Fallen angels are fallen for a reason. You don’t know what he’s capable of.”
“He offered to kill Nathan for me if I asked him to.”
“What! Tell me you said no. Tell me you didn’t even hesitate in saying no.” Alex grabbed her by her shoulders.
Scarlett pulled away from Alex’s hands and sat up straight, Riley’s arm falling from her shoulders. “Of course I said no.”
Alex rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. “Sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. I guess we’re all tired and on edge. I thought it was back to routine demon hunts. The past month has been fairly quiet since we got rid of Retribution.”
Riley yawned. “I don’t know about you two, but I’m heading back to bed.”
“I was going to put ice on my burn.” Scarlett looked at the small blister on her left hand.
“Gran keeps an ointment in the fridge for burns. That’d be a better choice.” Alex held out his hand and when Scarlett took it, he pulled her to her feet. “I much prefer when it’s Riley making the stupid mistakes. Think you can leave it up to him in future?”
Scarlett smiled and threw her arms around her brother. “I’ll do my best.”
Riley stood, stretched and yawned. “Wake me when it’s time to move. I could sleep for a week. It’d be nice if I could do it without printed words swimming around in my head though.”
“Tell me about it,” Alex muttered.
“I wonder which ancestor it was,” Scarlett said.
Riley shrugged. “If they wrote anything about it, we’ll know sooner or later. The crew that are still here are systematically searching
“Scarlett!” Alex looked horrified. “That’s something I’d expect Riley to say.”
Riley clapped Alex on the back. “Thanks, old man.”
“You do tend to be the impulsive one,” Alex said.
“Unlike you two perfect specimens,” Riley said dryly.
“Enough. Please.” Scarlett looked between the two of them, worried their conversation would turn into an argument.
Riley dropped onto the bed beside her and draped his arm around her shoulders to give her a one armed hug. “What can we do to help?”
“I worry when you stop smiling, Riley. Things have to be really bad when you do.”
Riley grinned. “Cheshire Cat, at your service. Any other requests?”
Scarlett smiled at him weakly. “Yeah. I need ideas on where I’m going to live until this is sorted out.”
“Here,” Alex burst out.
Scarlett shook her head. “You saw what happened tonight. I can’t stay while I have a demon bound to me. Our family has a right to feel safe.”
“But-” Alex began.
“I’ve made up my mind,” Scarlett interrupted him.
Alex continued his question anyway. “What about your safety?”
“This is my fault,” Scarlett argued.
“No, it’s not. It’s Nathan’s fault. If he wasn’t such a psychopath he wouldn’t have called up another demon,” Alex said.
“Have you ever stopped to think about why he chose me?” Scarlett asked.
Riley grinned. “You got the short straw?”
“No. I was the only one who mocked him when we ruined his plans to sacrifice Allie,” Scarlett said.
“Even if you had thrown a rock at him, this is still excessive behaviour. Leave the blame where it belongs, Scarlett.” Alex stared at her until she reluctantly nodded.
“I still have to move,” Scarlett insisted.
Riley’s arm tightened around her shoulders. “Then we’re coming too, sweetheart.”
Scarlett rested her head on Riley’s shoulder. “Thanks.”
“You didn’t think we’d let you go alone, without protection,” Alex said.
“I hadn’t thought. But I guess I’d have to say no. Although even if you couldn’t come, I wouldn’t be without protection. I’d have Des.”
“And he’s a real guardian angel.” Alex’s voice dripped with sarcasm.
“A fallen angel, maybe,” Scarlett suggested.
Alex nodded slowly. “That’d make sense. But you still can’t trust him. Fallen angels are fallen for a reason. You don’t know what he’s capable of.”
“He offered to kill Nathan for me if I asked him to.”
“What! Tell me you said no. Tell me you didn’t even hesitate in saying no.” Alex grabbed her by her shoulders.
Scarlett pulled away from Alex’s hands and sat up straight, Riley’s arm falling from her shoulders. “Of course I said no.”
Alex rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. “Sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. I guess we’re all tired and on edge. I thought it was back to routine demon hunts. The past month has been fairly quiet since we got rid of Retribution.”
Riley yawned. “I don’t know about you two, but I’m heading back to bed.”
“I was going to put ice on my burn.” Scarlett looked at the small blister on her left hand.
“Gran keeps an ointment in the fridge for burns. That’d be a better choice.” Alex held out his hand and when Scarlett took it, he pulled her to her feet. “I much prefer when it’s Riley making the stupid mistakes. Think you can leave it up to him in future?”
Scarlett smiled and threw her arms around her brother. “I’ll do my best.”
Riley stood, stretched and yawned. “Wake me when it’s time to move. I could sleep for a week. It’d be nice if I could do it without printed words swimming around in my head though.”
“Tell me about it,” Alex muttered.
“I wonder which ancestor it was,” Scarlett said.
Riley shrugged. “If they wrote anything about it, we’ll know sooner or later. The crew that are still here are systematically searching
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