Wicked Deal (Shadow Guild: The Rebel 2)

She looked me up and down. “Those are your street clothes?”

“It’s a casual suit. And we need to blend in to get our information.”

“Hmm. I don’t have any clothes that are posh enough for that place.”

“That won’t be a problem. I’ll drop you at a shop that specializes in the kind of clothes you’ll need.”

“I also don’t have any money.” She grinned and shrugged.

“It won’t be a problem. Tell the proprietress that it’s on the Devil.”

“Just like that? I don’t need to give her a card or some fancy password?”

“That will do.”

“Wouldn’t people in town just charge stuff to you all the time?”

I laughed. “No, I’m not worried about that.”

“They wouldn’t dare, would they?”

“They wouldn’t.”

“All right then, but beware, I’m going to be expensive.” Her eyes gleamed. “And I prefer to shop with friends. Mac is going to join me.”

“Fine.” She was going to ring up a serious bill, I could already feel it. I didn’t mind a bit.

Carrow

The Devil walked me to a shop near his tower that looked like the poshest dress boutique I’d ever seen. I’d called Mac, and she was waiting for us when we arrived, leaning against an ancient tree that grew out of the pavement.

I turned to the Devil. “See you in an hour.”

He nodded, then strode back toward his tower.

“What’s going on?” Mac asked.

I looked at her, my brows raised. “We’re going on a shopping spree.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Which is the second reason I asked you here. The first one is that I’ve got info. I wanted to be able to tell you, and this was the best way.”

“Works for me. What’s going on?”

I filled her in on the explosion, watch

ing as her face went pale. “Really?” she said.

“Really. But we’re going to stop it.”

“Hell yes, we are.”

“There’s another thing, though. I don’t trust the Devil.”

“Good.” She drew out the word in a way that implied that was the obvious thing.

“The guy on the table had a tattoo that the Devil didn’t want me to see. And I still don’t get how he knew that this guy was a threat to Guild City. He says that the city and his empire are one and the same, but…”