“If you can pull yourself away, then we can get you on the case.”
“I didn’t agree.”
“Didn’t you?” said Julia.
“I guess there’s not really a choice.”
“There never was,” said Miles.
“I want the tag removed and can I get these off?”
“You’ve got to be kidding. No, both stay on or this deal is off,” said Miles.
“You expect me to stay magicless.”
I was a hypocrite. I’d spent most of the past five years without magic and now I was insisting on having the very thing back that destroyed our city.
“I take it back. You’re right. I don’t need magic to crack a case.”
“I hope you’re ready,” said a sexy voice that I longed to hear and dreaded at the same time. My stomach knotted up, seeing Lochlan’s beautiful face.
“Don’t tell me that you’re my partner?”
“Who else would work with the most deadly mage since the Crimson Fiend?”
I flinched. It was true. I was a pariah and as deadly as he suggested I was.
“Okay, so where do we start.”
“I’ll brief you on the way. We’re going to Corbana. They have several cases of animal mutilation.”
“You’ve got to be kidding me? You’re letting me out to investigate some torn up animals.”
“I wish I was. There’s been other activity at this location, but the locals are unusually tight lipped. I’m assured that your brand of motivating witnesses will get them talking,” said Miles.
“All right. Let’s get going then.”
“Before we go, can I?” asked Lochlan.
Miles nodded.
Lochlan approached me and ran his hands along my arms. I felt his magic dance across my skin and my view blurred. Nothing was clear and it was like seeing through muddy water.
“You’ve been glamored and your voice will be different. It’s for your protection.”
I looked down and saw caramel colored skin and long nails. My feet were smaller. What other changes had he wrought?
We walked out of the jail and into the dreary day. Even the sky was crying at the travesty of my early release.
To be continued
Also By The Author
The Hybrid Series
The Hidden – Book 1
The Betrayed – Book 2
The Controlled – Book 3
The Embattled – Book 4 (available 2020)
Croft and Sterling Paranormal PI Agency Series
Magic Thief — Book 1
Magic Lies — Book 2
Magic Wants — Book 3 (available 2021)
Magic Hungers — Book 4 (available 2021)
Magic Kills — Book 5 (available 2021)
About the Author
CC has been known to trip on a perfectly smooth surface, burn herself when cooking and has an unhealthy attachment to coffee. As with her everyday life, she likes to bring a sense of unexpected to her stories, blurring the lines between good and evil with genre bending fiction.
CC is a Marine veteran, who was born and raised in Redding, California. Currently, she lives in Virginia with her kids, cats and a crazy Doberman. When CC isn’t writing, she can be found doing photography, reading, and enjoying the outdoors.
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