Tiger Thief (2013)
“He’d recognised it at once. It was the sword from Fonke’s shop. The sword that killed jinnis.
He glanced around the room. Rookh’s face was icy calm, but Mohini’s fists were clenched, and her fingernails were so deeply embedded in the palms of her hands that they were drawing blood. Suddenly he caught a whiff of her perfume as it mingled with the scent of decay that wafted up from the animal’s cages. A wave of nausea swept through him. To think he’d believed she was his mother!Feeling dizzy,... he looked back at Emira. He had to get her out of here, but how?
Once more his eyes rested on the sword in front of him. As he looked at it the silver seemed to glow slightly. It was almost as if it was calling to him. Taking a deep breath, he reached out and seized the handle. Immediately he felt its power running like electricity up his arm.
Aya gasped. “Sharat! No!” she cried, but Sharat had no intention of killing Emira.MoreLess
He glanced around the room. Rookh’s face was icy calm, but Mohini’s fists were clenched, and her fingernails were so deeply embedded in the palms of her hands that they were drawing blood. Suddenly he caught a whiff of her perfume as it mingled with the scent of decay that wafted up from the animal’s cages. A wave of nausea swept through him. To think he’d believed she was his mother!Feeling dizzy,... he looked back at Emira. He had to get her out of here, but how?
Once more his eyes rested on the sword in front of him. As he looked at it the silver seemed to glow slightly. It was almost as if it was calling to him. Taking a deep breath, he reached out and seized the handle. Immediately he felt its power running like electricity up his arm.
Aya gasped. “Sharat! No!” she cried, but Sharat had no intention of killing Emira.MoreLess
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