Hound's Bite by E J Stevens

Author:E J Stevens
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Sacred Oaks Press
Published: 2016-07-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

It all made sense. Arachne’s family pawning her off on a grumpy, old witch. How many times had I heard Arachne proudly say how her family had been trying for generations to enlist one of their sons or daughters as an apprentice to Kaye O’Shea.

Arachne had been the first, and she might be the last.

“It was all about checks and balances, wasn’t it?” I asked.

“I do believe you are right,” Father Michael said. “Kaye has long been the most powerful witch in Harborsmouth. If the Circle wished to keep an eye on her, having a person on the inside would be the most effective method.”

“They sent a child into that lion’s den?” Torn asked.

I thought it over, and nodded.

“And if I had to bet, I’d say Arachne did so knowingly,” I said. “Maybe not at the start, but she’s certainly become more vigilant lately.”

“I did think she’d started acting strangely, even for a human teenager, but I assumed it was a response to my unearthly charm,” he said, running a hand down his leather-clad chest.

“Are you referring to the use of faerie glamour?” Father Michael asked, brow furrowing.

“No, Padre,” I said with a snort. “I’m pretty sure Torn here thinks all women want him.”

“Well, don’t they?” Torn asked, giving me a smoldering, heavy-lidded look.

I shook my head in the negative as the priest muttered, “I should think not.”

“As much as I hate to admit it, Arachne did have a crush on you, but I agree she’s been different lately,” I said. “And not just when you’re around. I thought it was the result of her starting to grow up, especially after the fiasco with those fire imps she accidentally set loose on the city, but now I’m not so sure.”

“If Arachne has infiltrated the Emporium for the Circle, do you think she will have managed to get a message to her mother and the other Circle members?” Father Michael asked.

“I sure as Hell hope so, Padre,” I said. “For all our sakes.”

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