Dark Waters (Elemental Book 1) by Rain Oxford

Author:Rain Oxford [Oxford, Rain]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban
Amazon: B010KWDAPE
Published: 2015-06-28T07:00:00+00:00

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Alpha Flagstone’s class had been cancelled while he was hunting down the headmaster’s daughter. Since there was no substitute for Professor Hans, Magic in Everyday Life was also cancelled. I was at the lake, feeding the kappa when Hunt found me.

“You know, people are going to start spreading rumors about you if they see you feeding the pests,” he said.

I tossed my last cucumber out. “Did you find Remy?”

“No. Let’s go.”

I stood. “Where?”

“To get her back, of course.”

“So you know where she is?” I followed him back to the school.

“I know where to start looking.” We stopped in his office just long enough to trade his wizard robe for a long, black coat and grab a cane.

We were in a black SUV ten minutes later with Alpha Flagstone as the driver and Professor Nightshade in the passenger seat. I wondered why Mrs. Ashcraft wasn’t part of this, but then I figured that someone had to take care of the school. As I watched the university disappear behind me, there was a change in the atmosphere of the car.

Professor Nightshade still looked ridiculously young, but seriousness emanated from her as much as the other two. There was something very powerful about her, like she was hundreds of years old and no more human than the wolf shifter who was driving.

I studied Hunt’s cane. It was about three feet tall, a little more than an inch in diameter, and made of a dark wood. Every inch of it was covered in carefully carved magic symbols and sigils, starting at a skull with vampire fangs. The top of the staff was a silver oval that unscrewed in the middle, and the staff ended with a silver spike.

Nobody spoke the entire drive, which was well over two hours long. Most of the drive was through back roads and mountain passes. Finally, we pulled into a manicured lawn just as dusk was settling in.

Like something out of a Lovecraft novel, the house was a two story Gothic monster crouched halfway up the hill; the setting sun glittered on the fanlights and small spires. The windows were blank. Not surprisingly, the hair on the back of my arms and neck stood. The thing looked like a predatory beast waiting for some unsuspecting prey to pass by. It looked as if it had been waiting for a long time.

I found myself pondering if it was wondering how I would taste.

Every instinct suddenly screamed at me that this was a bad idea. “Where are we?”

“At the home of Stephen Yocum; the vampire king of the largest coven in the country,” Hunt answered. “If a vampire took Remy, he would know.”

“And he’ll tell us the truth?” I asked doubtfully.

“Vampires are like women; success lies in your tone of voice. If you go in there and make demands, he will bite first and bury whatever is left later. That is the problem with the wizard council; they never think before they bark.”

Whereas vampires were all bite. “Can I wait in the car?”

“No.

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