Steal the Sun (Thieves #4)(142)

Everyone stared as Nim pulled a magnificent sword from its sheath. The sword caught every eye in the room. It was polished and gleamed brightly in the midday light.

“Excalibur.” Nim turned the weapon, offering the hilt to Daniel. “I think it’s yours for now, Daniel. Wield it well and always point it justly.”

Daniel took the sword from Nim’s small hands. He tested the weight and after a moment bowed to her. “I’m honored you believe me worthy of this sword. I promise I’ll use it wisely.”

I looked at Nim. “So this old boyfriend of yours?” I knew the stories.

She grimaced. “Yeah, Merlin. We might have trouble with him but he can fix Daniel’s problem.”

Dev sighed. “So we’re going to journey to unleash the wizard Merlin from his prison with the Lady of the Lake and Daniel gets to play around with Excalibur. The first person to call me Lancelot gets beaten soundly.”

“I hadn’t even thought it,” I lied with a bright smile.

“I had,” Daniel admitted.

“He was a good boy. He just fell for a girl. It had nothing whatsoever to do with his odd upbringing.” Nim shrugged. “I taught him to be a free spirit.”

I recalled that Vivienne had adopted the mighty knight. It was hard to think of Nim as a mother.

“Well, now that everyone is happy, I would like a word with my sister-in-law,” Declan announced.

“Not a chance.” It was the first time since the battle that Dev had spoken directly to his brother.

“You are leaving tomorrow,” Declan argued. “You will not speak to me so I am forced to speak to her.”

I stood up. “It’s fine,” I said to Dev. I was interested to see what he wanted. He had been watching me for days with contemplative eyes. “I won’t be more than a minute.”

I followed Declan out to the front of the temple, thinking about the fact that we had Excalibur. How could we use it to take out Marini, beyond the obvious fact that he would look good skewered on it?

The breeze was warm and made me wonder how much time had passed on the Earth plane. What season would it be when we got home?

“I know your vampire is planning a war, Zoey,” Declan said abruptly.

“It’s none of your business.” I had zero intentions of allowing him to piss me off.

Declan looked out over the courtyard, but the set of his jaw was angry. “I will make this succinct. I know my brother and I are estranged, but he is still my brother. I expect you and Daniel to keep him safe. If he is killed, I shall hold you responsible and we shall have a problem.”

With that said, Declan turned and walked away, having nothing further to say to me.





I sighed as I took in the door that would land us back in Texas. It had already been an exhausting journey. We had to travel from the Unseelie sithein through the Seelie sithein. The only bright spot had been seeing Miria and Bibi one last time. Miria had put on a brave face and tried to pretend nothing was wrong. Dev had managed a strained good-bye kiss for his mother.

“Tell me there’s a limo waiting on the other side of that door,” Neil begged.

Dev laughed. “We’re in the middle of nowhere, Neil. A limo would have trouble with the terrain. I have a couple of jeeps coming for us. I promise, though, once we get to Austin, it will be nothing but first class all the way.”

The door to the sithein shimmered and suddenly I could see rolling hills and cactus plants. Lee practically ran through the door and Zack was right behind him. Daniel looked so happy to be going home. Dev did, too, but I knew the trip had not gone as he’d hoped. I looked back and saw Felix helping his wife up. I thought about the secret she had told me last night, the one she had shared only with Felix and Neil.

Sarah was pregnant.

She’d cried and hoped it didn’t upset me. I assured her it didn’t, but I lied. It didn’t hurt me because I was jealous. It hurt because I would miss her. I’d talked to Felix and he agreed with me that it would be best for them to distance themselves for a while. I didn’t want anything to happen to Sarah or her baby and I couldn’t promise she would be safe as long as she was close to me. Louis Marini had already proven he would use anyone I cared about as a pawn in our game.

Dev stood at the door. I hesitated for a moment. We had stopped a war on this plane, but I was walking through the door to home with the full intention of starting one this time.

Daniel took my left hand and I gave Dev my right, and as we walked through together, I had but one thought.

I prayed this was a war we could win.



Zoey, Daniel, and Dev will return in June 2014 with Steal the Night.





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Steal the Night

Thieves, Book 5

By Lexi Blake

Coming June 3, 2014!

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She was born to be a thief. To save the world, she will have to become a queen…