City of Magic: The Complete Series by Helen Harper

Author:Helen Harper [Harper, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-02T23:00:00+00:00

Lizzy looked aghast; in fact, everyone looked aghast. Cath was particularly wide-eyed. ‘But why did that werewolf kill the vampire?’

‘I don’t know.’

‘Was she a friend of Valerie’s? Was she tracking this Philip guy?’

I shrugged. ‘I don’t know.’

Cath opened her mouth to ask another question. I held up my hands. ‘She didn’t shift back. Monroe told her to and she didn’t. To be honest, it seemed like she couldn’t.’

Lizzy’s horror grew. ‘She was trapped in that form?’ She clasped her throat. As a type of shapeshifter herself – and very new to it – it was her greatest fear that she’d transform into her furry, horned, bunyip shape and wouldn’t be able to change back to her human form again.

‘I don’t know that either,’ I admitted. ‘She did everything else Monroe told her to do. When he commanded that she shift, she looked like she was trying.’ In truth, she’d looked like she was in terrible pain but I wasn’t going to tell Lizzy that.

‘That’s awful.’

Julie snorted. ‘She had just ripped a vampire apart. I don’t think she needs much sympathy.’

‘A vampire who deserved it! He murdered Valerie for no good reason,’ Lizzie protested.

‘Probably,’ I interjected. ‘He probably murdered Valerie.’

‘An eye for an eye,’ Lizzy declared.

Julie crossed her arms. ‘Innocent until proven guilty,’ she shot back.

I passed a hand over my forehead. Lizzy and Julie usually got on alright. The fact that they were arguing about what had happened did not bode well. I reached across, grabbed the bottle of gin and started glugging it neat. The pair of them slowly swivelled towards me then exchanged glances.

‘Maybe you should go lie down, Charley,’ Lizzy suggested.

Julie nodded. ‘I think that’s a good idea.’

At least we finally agreed on something. I yawned. Then I thought of all the people outside who wanted to talk to me; I had other responsibilities beyond killer vampires, insane werewolves and glorious sleep to deal with.

‘In a while,’ I said. ‘Give me a rundown of what’s been happening for the last couple of days while I’ve been away first.’ I wanted to see what I could delegate and what I really had to deal with myself. I managed a tired smile and pretended I didn’t see the worry in my friends’ eyes. ‘No rest for the wicked.’

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