by Maria Dean
"That's a shame," Aaron Pfeiffer said, carefully stepping around them to pick up the mugs. "Now I'm going to have to call the cleaners." He removed a rune stone from his pocket and squeezed it, alerting his allies he needed assistance. Aaron activated an alchemic doorway nearby, so anyone who got the message could come by and assist. He then set to work cleaning up the mess the two men had started.
"You know," one of his allies said as he stepped out of the doorway, "you can't just kill every man who shows up, looking for your daughter. That's going to get suspicious one day."
Aaron shook his head and pulled up Alexi's sleeve, revealing a star-shaped tattoo. "This one worked for my ex-wife," he said. "And this one," he added, grabbed a jewel-encrusted knife from Jonas's waistband, "was a dragon slayer."
"You know, we did intercept a report that said she was wandering around in our realm," his companion informed him. "What do you want us to do about it?"
"For now? You can do nothing. Astrid's an adult. I can imagine she's capable of taking care of herself." Aaron slipped the dragon slayer's knife into his own waistband. "But if push comes to shove, she's still my little girl. I'll do what I can to make sure she's safe."
Then other man started to pour a cleansing potion on the carpet, clearing up the spilled tea. "Safe from what, your wife? Or the Dragon Shifters that are roaming the city."
"Safe from the truth," Aaron replied reaching down to check if Jonas was dead while the cleaner left the room. "You know young man my daughter doesn't know many things about her life. I've overseen every step of her journey and scum like you are just a small wrinkle on her path. A path she'd never know I'm directing."
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Unmasked: Alice Novella Serial Book 1
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