THESE BROKEN VOWS (Kazbrekker x Fem!reader) [ book version]

CHAPTER 15

-🧤KAZ P.O.V🧤-

It took two days after she emerged from the surgeon's cabin for Kaz to
make himself approach Y/N.

She was sitting by herself, legs crossed, back to the hull of the ship, sipping a cup of tea.

Kaz limped over to her. "I want to show you something."

"I'm well, thank you for asking," she said, looking up at him. "How are you?"

He felt his lips twist.

"Splendid." Awkwardly, he lowered himself down beside her and set aside his cane.

"Is your leg bad?"

"It's fine. Here." He spread Wylan's drawing of the prison sector between them. Most of Wylan's plans showed the Ice Court from above, but the prison elevation was a side view, a cross-section showing the building's floors stacked on top of one another.

"I've seen it," Y/N said.

She ran her finger from the basement up to the roof in a straight line.

"Six storeys up a chimney."

" Do you think they can you do it?" Kaz referred to the Ghafas.

Y/N rose her brows. "Is there another option?"

"No."

"So if I say they can't make that climb, will you tell Specht to turn the boat
around and take us back to Ketterdam?"

"I'll find another option," said Kaz. "I don't know what, but I'm not
giving up that haul."

"You know they can do it, Kaz, and you know they're not going to refuse. So why ask me?"

Because I've been looking for an excuse to talk to you for two days.

"I want to make sure you know what we'll be dealing with and that you're studying the plans."

"Will there be a test?"

"Yes," said Kaz. "If they fail, we'll all end up stuck inside a Fjerdan prison."

"Mmm," she said and took a sip of her tea. "And I'll end up dead." She
closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the hull.

"I'm worried about the escape route to the harbour. I don't like that there's only one way out."

Kaz settled back against the hull, too.

"Me neither," he conceded, stretching out his bad leg. "But that's why the Fjerdans built it that way."

"Do you trust Specht?"

Kaz cast her a sideways glance. "Is there a reason I shouldn't?"

"Not at all, but if the Ferolind isn't waiting for us in the harbour ..."

"I trust him enough."

"He owes you?"

Kaz nodded. He glanced around then said, "The navy threw him out for
insubordination, and refused him his pension. He has a sister to support
near Belendt. I got him his money."