Aces Wilde: Immortal Vegas, book 5
“Its scabbard reached out a scant inch farther than the other ridges, gleaming with the same metallic sheen as the rest of the gilded dome. I would bet my teeth that scabbard was lined in lead too. That might not have been done purposefully, but it had served to hide the sword better than anything else could have all these long years. After all, the dome was lined with metal—what was one more shard of steel?Muttering an apology as the rain pounded down from above, I pulled myself up the Maitreya... Buddha until I stood balanced, one foot on his shoulder and the other on his head. An outburst far below me on the grounds of Angkor Wat galvanized me to action, and at the next clap of thunder, I leapt, grabbing the edge of the sword—And I hung there in midair, my feet pumping.“C’mon,” I gritted out, inching my way up the sword. I had a grip born of strength and desperation, but I couldn’t miraculously put on weight. The sword refused to budge no matter how much I jiggled it.“Dollface, where—sweet Jesus what’re you doing?”MoreLess
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