(eng) Karen Chance - Cassandra Palmer 02 by Claimed by Shadow (v5.0)
Author:Claimed by Shadow (v5.0) [Shadow, Claimed by]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 9
Pritkin looked as if he was trying to determine whether I was genuinely crazy, or just temporarily insane. âDo you remember what that place contains?â he asked in a savage undertone, gesturing at the dark outline of MAGIC. âIf we had every war mage in the corps, it wouldnât be enough!â
Billy was nodding violently behind Pritkinâs head. âListen to the mage, Cass. Heâs talking sense.â
I didnât even try to persuade Billy to do something for Tomas. Heâd never liked him, even before the betrayal, which because of our arrangement he viewed as an attack on himself as well as on me. I glanced at Mac but didnât see much in the way of encouragement. He seemed like a fairly sympathetic guy, but he was also Pritkinâs friend, not to mention that there was no love lost between mages and vamps. They tolerated each other, but they didnât risk their necks for each other.
I sighed. âIf none of you want to help, then wait here. Iâll manage without you.â Tomas was not dying tonight.
âHe tried to kill you!â Pritkin had apparently decided to reason with me.
âActually, he tried to kill you. He thought he was helping me; heâs just not that bright sometimes.â
Pritkin moved, but Mac was suddenly there, a hand on his friendâs chest. âThrowing her over your shoulder isnât going to help, John,â he said quietly. âI donât know what this vampire is to her, but if we let him die I think we can kiss the Pythiaâs help goodbye.â
âShe is not Pythia yet,â Pritkin said, teeth clenched so tight that I donât know how he got the words out. âSheâs a foolish child whoââ
I started down the incline, wondering if I really had gone mad, but within seconds a Pritkin-shaped bulk appeared in front of me, blocking my way. âWhy are you doing this?â he demanded, looking genuinely confused. âTell me youâre not in love with himâthat youâre not about to risk our lives because of some vampireâs seduction techniques!â
I paused. I wasnât sure what to call the stew of emotions Tomas inspired, but I didnât think it was love. âHe was my friend,â I said, trying to explain so Pritkin would understandâ which was difficult since I wasnât sure I did. âHe betrayed me, but in his own warped view of things he thought he was helping me. He endangered my life, but he also saved it. I guess weâre sort of even.â
âThen you donât owe him anything.â
âThis isnât about what I owe him.â And it wasnât. I wanted to rescue Tomas, but, I realized with sudden clarity, I also wanted something else. âItâs about making a statement. Someone who is known to be important to me is being publicly humiliated, tortured and killed. Yet no oneâ not the mages, not the Senate, not a single individual in the supernatural communityâever once thought to ask my permission!â
âYour permission?â Pritkin looked dumbfounded. âAnd precisely why would they need that?â
I looked at him and shook my head. Screw this.
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