Chapter ONE - Weebly

Ethan stood and took out his knife. Kelf stepped out
from behind the bar, and though Ethan put out a hand to
keep him back, there was a part of him that would have
enjoyed watching him and Nigel have at it. Ethan had
seen both men fight and he would have been hardpressed
to choose a likely winner.
“I don’t allow their kind in here,” Kannice said,
eyeing Sephira with open hostility, and pointing to her
toughs. “I’m not sure I allow your kind, either.”
Sephira smiled and sauntered to the center of the
room, ignoring Kannice, her boot heels clicking loudly
on the wood floor. She surveyed the tavern, her gaze
coming to rest at last on Ethan.
“What a charming place, Ethan. It’s like a stable,
but for people. I can see why you like it so much.”
“What do you want, Sephira?” he asked.
“I just came to congratulate you,” she said, flipping
her hair. “It’s not every day that a man kills someone as
well known as Peter Darrow and gets away with it. I’m
very impressed. I’d show you how impressed, but I’m
afraid your little friend might get jealous.”
Kannice stalked out into the main room. “His little