Authors: Katie MacAlister
Playing with Fire (40 page)
‘‘You’re not even a fraction the man Gabriel is,’’ I told him.
‘‘Ah, but he’s not a man at all,’’ Magoth answered, looking down at himself. He shuddered delicately and returned to his normal appearance, thankfully complete with clothing. ‘‘I tell myself that one day I will understand your preference for the silver wyvern over me, but I begin to wonder whether it is not just some perverse obstinacy on your part.’’
I took a deep breath, ignoring the need to lash out. My voice was as bland as I could make it as I asked, ‘‘Was there something you wanted, a threesome aside?’’
‘‘How about a threesome
astride
?’’ he asked hopefully.
astride
?’’ he asked hopefully.
I tightened my lips.
‘‘That dragon has ruined you,’’ he said with a sigh, shaking his head. ‘‘You used to be such fun. As it happens, I did have a bit of news about which I wish to inform you—’’
I never heard the rest of the sentence. A faint tingling sensation swept over me for the space between seconds; then suddenly I was yanked out of the room, out of Magoth’s house, clear out of Abaddon, and plopped down in the center of a familiar room.
My vision, which had blurred for a few seconds, resolved itself. A black woman with a white stripe in her shoulder-length hair leaned forward and peered at me through red glasses. ‘‘Are you all right?’’ she asked, concern evident in her warm brown eyes.
‘‘I . . . yes. I think.’’ As I was about to ask who the woman was—and, more important, how she’d gotten me out of Abaddon—a flicker of movement at the edge of my peripheral vision had me spinning around, my heart suddenly singing at the sight of the man who stood there.
‘‘Gabriel!’’ I shouted, and flung myself into his arms as he ran forward to catch me.
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