Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels, #10)

by Ilona Andrews

Hugh kept eating. Elara looked at him. He shrugged. “It’s not my problem.” “Please answer her,” she asked. “You feel bad, but I don’t,” he said. “For me,” she asked. “You know my price,” he told her. Elara leaned back and crossed her arms, her face iced over. “Really?” “The whole thing. You’ll put it in your mouth and you’ll swallow.” What? “The whole thing?” “I mean it, Elara. You will eat the entire chicken.” “I can’t possibly eat the whole chicken. It’s too much.” Hugh’s voice was merciless. “Do it over the course of the day.” “Do you expect me to eat the bones, too?” “Now you’re being childish.” “I just want to have the terms of this agreement clear,” she told him. “You don’t have to eat the bones,” he said. “You will consume the meat and skin of the chicken. Possibly some cartilage if you feel like it. All the parts of the chicken normally eaten by human beings.” “You’re a bully,” she told him. “You knew I was an asshole when you married me.” “Fine. I will eat the damn chicken. Help her, please.”