Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)

by Callie Hart

“Hey!” I walked quickly, following after him. “Hey, asshole! What the hell? Get back here.” He didn’t stop. He didn’t even slow. I upgraded to a jog, my breath forming a cloud of steam when I fell into step beside him. “Would you care to explain what the fuck this is?” I snapped, yanking down my shirt collar. A flicker of annoyance flashed in Fisher’s eyes, but he did not look at me. “Don’t worry. It’ll fade. Probably,” he said in a flat tone. Oh, so he knew what I was pissed about, then? Gods, he was a piece of work. “I did not ask for a tattoo, Fisher,” I hissed. “I definitely didn’t ask for a bird to be permanently inked right above my fucking boob. You need to take it back.” His gaze remained fixed straight ahead. “It doesn’t work like that.” “Bullshit, it doesn’t. It came from the ink on your body. You touched me. It slipped from your skin to mine. So, fuck, I don’t know, shake hands with me or something and take it back!” “I’m not shaking hands with you,” he said dismissively. “Then what the hell am I supposed to do with it?” Fisher looked like he was struggling not to roll his eyes. “It’s a tattoo, Osha. It won’t kill you. Just forget it’s even there.”