The Sugared Game (The Will Darling Adventures, #2)

by K.J. Charles

“So pleased you’ve brought a murder weapon to a house party.” “You said to come armed. Are you going to tell me what’s going on?” “Not a clue.” Kim sounded almost cheerful. “I expect we’ll get a hint from Waring shortly. You probably don’t need to go armed to that meeting unless it makes you feel better. Did you have a set-to with Maisie?” “I was trying to warn her about Waring and see if she’d go home. But I couldn’t say why, so it didn’t go well. Actually, I did about as badly as was humanly possible.” “At least we’re consistent,” Kim said. “This is the hell of it. Prepare to feel like the villain of the piece to Maisie, to Phoebe, to whatever audience Waring decides to perform in front of, and primarily to yourself as you wonder if, after all, you are quite rational and have not been deceived, or deceived yourself. I spent a long time persuading myself I was wrong.” “I heard Fuller say Etchil.” “Keep that in mind. It isn’t going to make things easier with Maisie, though, right or not. I’m sorry about that.” “She doesn’t like Waring,” Will said. “Can’t put her finger on why.” “I expect because she is used to moving defensively through life. When people are obliged to keep an eye out for threats, their eyes tend to be sharp. That’s what women’s intuition means, if you ask me: being unconsciously alert for dangerous men.