Chapter ONE - Weebly

asked her. “What was Darrow to you?”
Her grin was taunting, and he thought she would
leave without answering. But then she said, “He was
nothing. A means to an end. I like things as they are, as
they’ve been. Change…” She shrugged. “Change could
be bad for business.”
Ethan gaped at her. “You knew he was working for
the Crown?”
Sephira sighed and shook her head. “Ethan, the
sooner you understand that I know everything that
happens in this city, the easier life will be for both of
us.” She opened the tavern door. “Until next time,” she
tossed over her shoulder, and was gone.
Nigel and Nap followed her out into the street.
Once they were gone, Ethan took a breath and
sheathed his blade. Kelf watched the door, as if he
expected them to storm back in at any moment.
“She’s got some nerve coming in here like that,”
Kannice said. “She may be the Empress of the South
End, but if she comes in here again, I’ll wipe that grin
off her face myself.”
“Aren’t you the one who’s always telling me that I