Defying Magick: an Urban Fantasy Novel (The Witch Blood Chronicles Book 2) by Debbie Cassidy

Author:Debbie Cassidy [Cassidy, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

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Twelve winged, furious Adonis’s filled reception. Their wings were tucked away, invisible to our eyes, but even without them on display the Ghandarva were a force to be reckoned with, and we had something they wanted.

Murdoch had stayed behind to monitor Victor, but I’d insisted on coming down with Melody. They knew me. Maybe I could talk some sense into them?

Ajit and Rudi, the two Ghandarva who’d administered to their dying brother Dharma, stood ahead of the flock. They attention locked on us as we approached. Melody stopped at the barrier.

“How can we help you?” she asked.

Ajit ignored her and fixed his gaze on me. “You have the creature who killed our brother. Give him to us.”

“I’m sorry but we can’t do that.”

“You can, and you will. He has wronged us and we will have justice.”

I was sick of this. First Paimon and now him. “Really? You think you’re the only one that he’s wronged? What about me? Those creatures killed me. Tore me apart. Have you forgotten that?”

He blinked, taken aback.

“Oh, don’t give me that look. You found out we had the creature in custody so you obviously have contacts, there’s no way you didn’t know about the lab incident.”

He pressed his lips together. “So you wish to keep him for yourself? To exact justice?”

“No. I wish to find out who the fuck is really behind all this shit. Victor is merely a puppet, and I want to find out who’s pulling the strings.”

Rudi leaned in to whisper something in Ajit’s ear, and Ajit nodded.

“You have two days to find the puppeteer. After that we will—”

“Do nothing,” I interrupted, rage swelling in my chest as my dragon awoke. “You will let the IEPEU do their job and you will back the fuck off!”

Ajit’s face contorted with fury, but I was done giving a shit.

“If you want justice, get off your feathered arses and help us search for the person responsible, don’t just swan down here after we’ve done all the work and expect privileges. You want to live in this world, then you better damn follow the rules. Your wings and your fancy tower meant jack shit to this killer, so maybe you need to reassess how much power you actually have.”

The tension in the room had just ratcheted up a notch. Ajit took a step toward the barrier and I caught movement in my periphery. The Ghandarva paused, his gaze slipping over my head, and then he stepped back.

“Keep us informed on what you find,” he said.

I kept my gaze on him, even though the urge to glance over my shoulder was a burning pain between my shoulder blades.

“Now if that’s all, we have an investigation to get back to,” Melody said.

Ajit nodded curtly, and behind him Rudi’s eyes flashed dangerously. But they left, striding out into the street. Cries of awe filtered in through the partially open entrance as the flock took to the skies.

The adrenaline rush abated and my knees buckled. I made a grab for the barrier to steady myself.

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