Charmed and Dangerous: An Appalachian Magic Novel (Appalachian Magic Series Book 1) by Debbie Herbert

Author:Debbie Herbert
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Secret Quills Press
Published: 2016-01-27T18:30:00+00:00

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Poison.

The word wrapped around his brain. That girl is poison. Over and over, Dad’s voice replayed in his head. Did he really think so little of his mentor, his father figure, that he could accuse him of poisoning Sin on so slim of a coincidence?

“The Dean can see you now.” The school secretary interrupted the distasteful thoughts.

“Thank you.” He rose and headed for the door, but not without noticing the secretary checking out his ass. Even after all these years, a little female appreciation never grew old. His mood lifted a bit.

Damn. He felt as if he was suffocating the moment he stepped inside the office. The air sizzled with hostility and menace. The Dean turned from the computer to face him.

“Welcome, James.” The voice dripped in sarcasm.

“Mr. Connors.” James folded his arms, trying to hide his clenched fists. Here he was, face-to-face with yet another immortal. They appeared to be jumping out of the woodwork. This one seemed different though, more contained.

Connors nodded at James’s fists. “You have admirable control.”

“I have to say the same for you.” He sensed the buzz of aggression coursing through Connors, but the man controlled it. Immortals possessing this trait were rare, and yet here was the second one he’d encountered recently capable of such restraint.

Lucas, Callie’s father, was the other.

She was right. There was some connection between the two. “Who are you really? And what are you doing here?”

Connors’s face was grim, and his eyes flashed beneath the bifocals. “I could ask you the same.”

“Just killing time.”

“A useless endeavor given our situations.” Connors’s voice was tight and hoarse.

“What’s your interest in Callie Bradford?” James asked.

“So she ran to you for help? Did she admit going through my personal papers and spying on me? Little bitch.”

James leaped over the desk and clutched Connors’s shirt collar. “Don’t ever call her that.”

Connors grabbed his right arm and removed it from his shirt. They glared.

“If her father sent you to try and coerce her to join his coven, think again. Callie isn’t interested.”

“Maybe not yet. But she will be.” Connors smirked. “By the time her birthday and coven initiation takes place, she’ll be begging to join us.”

“You’re delusional.”

“I’m delusional?” Connors snorted. “Why do you care about this mortal weakling? It’s bad enough you’re one of these modern, namby-pamby immortals who won’t fight. Now you’re telling me you believe in something as antiquated as love?’

“If she’s such a weakling, why are you spying on her?”

“Good question. I have my doubts about her so-called super abilities, but it’s not my call. I’m only following orders.”

“Whose orders? Lucas Bradford’s?”

Connors picked up a pencil and started tapping the desk, an unconscious gesture of agitation. “No need to bring his name into it.”

“Now who’s the yellow-bellied coward? Used to be immortals never took orders from anybody, much less one of his own kind. Or is this some new, modern twist I haven’t heard of yet?”

Connors’s face flushed. “A few specially-selected immortals have banded together. With Lucas as our leader, we can rule the world.

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