sister. Interesting.” Rhi walked around Esther slowly, her gaze never leaving his sister.
Esther waited until Rhi stood in front of her before she asked, “Who are you?”
“You seem to know so much. I thought you’d know.”
“I wouldn’t be asking if I knew,” Esther retorted.
Henry stood to the side so he could see both Rhi and Esther. Rhi appeared as if she’d interrogated others before, and as a Queen’s Guard, perhaps she had.
Everything about Rhi made Henry love her more.
Rhi chuckled softly. “I don’t think you’ve quite comprehended just how over your head you are, darlin’.”
“Beautiful with an Irish accent. A seductress by the way she holds herself,” Esther said as if talking to herself. Then she looked Rhi up and down. “And dresses. I’m guessing you use your body to gain information for those here at Dreagan.”
At this, Rhi’s smile grew. “That’s a fair enough assessment. Except for one fact. I don’t work for Con or anyone here. I’m a friend.”
“So many friends,” Esther said with a bite to her words. “Where were those friends earlier?”
Henry made himself focus on his sister. It was difficult since all he wanted to do was gaze at Rhi. She looked amazing in tall stilettos that had a black heel and a zipper at the back. The shoes had ultra-thin stripes of various colors from her toes to her ankles.
Skinny black pants that skimmed her lithe legs and stopped at her ankles were paired with an orange sweater. It didn’t matter what she wore, she was gorgeous.
Rhi glanced at Henry. Then to Esther she said, “You proclaim to know those here on Dreagan. If you truly did, you’d know they don’t need friends.”
“Then why are you and Henry here?” Esther asked with a cocky smile.
Henry moved to stand beside Rhi. “Because that’s what friends do. They don’t need me, but I’m here for them. Just as they’d be there for me if I needed them.”
Esther shot him a contemptuous glare. “I thought you were smarter than that, big brother.”
“I could say the same of you. It seems lying comes easily.”
“You should know. You did enough of it through the years.”
“I only lied about my assignments and where I was,” he argued. “Other than that, I told you the truth.”
His sister’s smile was mocking. “Another lie.”
“It’s pointless to tell her anything,” Rhi said to Henry. “She’s not going to listen.”
Henry was in agreement. “What do you suggest?”
“The truth. All of it,” she said and waved her hand around the room.
Henry hesitated. “I’ve only begun to question her.”
“Fear is a powerful motivator,” Rhi stated and turned her back to Esther. She leaned close to Henry and whispered, “She doesn’t fear you.”
He knew that all too well, but it was his sister. Henry didn’t want to turn her over to Con. He’d seen what Con could do to a person. They were never in any physical pain, but he used everything he could against them to get what he wanted.
A prime example was Grace, who was terrified of thunderstorms, and what did Con have Arian do but use his power to create a vicious storm?
But all of that was better than what humans did to their prisoners when an interrogation took place. Waterboarding, mutilation, drugs, and anything pain-filled they could think of was used.
“No. She doesn’t fear me,” Henry said blandly.
“Then let’s give her someone she will fear.”
Henry jerked his head to look at Rhi. “You can’t be serious. You really want Con in here?”
Rhi flicked her long black hair over her shoulder and glanced at a corner. “I’m talking about me.”
“You?”
“Don’t act so surprised. I’m very good at this,” she said with a lift of a black brow.
“No doubt.” They needed answers, and Henry obviously wasn’t going to be the one getting them. “Are you sure you want to do this?”
A serious light filled Rhi’s silver gaze. “Yes. I owe you this.”
“Owe me?” There
Esther waited until Rhi stood in front of her before she asked, “Who are you?”
“You seem to know so much. I thought you’d know.”
“I wouldn’t be asking if I knew,” Esther retorted.
Henry stood to the side so he could see both Rhi and Esther. Rhi appeared as if she’d interrogated others before, and as a Queen’s Guard, perhaps she had.
Everything about Rhi made Henry love her more.
Rhi chuckled softly. “I don’t think you’ve quite comprehended just how over your head you are, darlin’.”
“Beautiful with an Irish accent. A seductress by the way she holds herself,” Esther said as if talking to herself. Then she looked Rhi up and down. “And dresses. I’m guessing you use your body to gain information for those here at Dreagan.”
At this, Rhi’s smile grew. “That’s a fair enough assessment. Except for one fact. I don’t work for Con or anyone here. I’m a friend.”
“So many friends,” Esther said with a bite to her words. “Where were those friends earlier?”
Henry made himself focus on his sister. It was difficult since all he wanted to do was gaze at Rhi. She looked amazing in tall stilettos that had a black heel and a zipper at the back. The shoes had ultra-thin stripes of various colors from her toes to her ankles.
Skinny black pants that skimmed her lithe legs and stopped at her ankles were paired with an orange sweater. It didn’t matter what she wore, she was gorgeous.
Rhi glanced at Henry. Then to Esther she said, “You proclaim to know those here on Dreagan. If you truly did, you’d know they don’t need friends.”
“Then why are you and Henry here?” Esther asked with a cocky smile.
Henry moved to stand beside Rhi. “Because that’s what friends do. They don’t need me, but I’m here for them. Just as they’d be there for me if I needed them.”
Esther shot him a contemptuous glare. “I thought you were smarter than that, big brother.”
“I could say the same of you. It seems lying comes easily.”
“You should know. You did enough of it through the years.”
“I only lied about my assignments and where I was,” he argued. “Other than that, I told you the truth.”
His sister’s smile was mocking. “Another lie.”
“It’s pointless to tell her anything,” Rhi said to Henry. “She’s not going to listen.”
Henry was in agreement. “What do you suggest?”
“The truth. All of it,” she said and waved her hand around the room.
Henry hesitated. “I’ve only begun to question her.”
“Fear is a powerful motivator,” Rhi stated and turned her back to Esther. She leaned close to Henry and whispered, “She doesn’t fear you.”
He knew that all too well, but it was his sister. Henry didn’t want to turn her over to Con. He’d seen what Con could do to a person. They were never in any physical pain, but he used everything he could against them to get what he wanted.
A prime example was Grace, who was terrified of thunderstorms, and what did Con have Arian do but use his power to create a vicious storm?
But all of that was better than what humans did to their prisoners when an interrogation took place. Waterboarding, mutilation, drugs, and anything pain-filled they could think of was used.
“No. She doesn’t fear me,” Henry said blandly.
“Then let’s give her someone she will fear.”
Henry jerked his head to look at Rhi. “You can’t be serious. You really want Con in here?”
Rhi flicked her long black hair over her shoulder and glanced at a corner. “I’m talking about me.”
“You?”
“Don’t act so surprised. I’m very good at this,” she said with a lift of a black brow.
“No doubt.” They needed answers, and Henry obviously wasn’t going to be the one getting them. “Are you sure you want to do this?”
A serious light filled Rhi’s silver gaze. “Yes. I owe you this.”
“Owe me?” There
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