Lesson One by Jaliza A. Burwell

Author:Jaliza A. Burwell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magic, reverse harem, academy, shifter, witch, romance, paranormal
Publisher: Jaliza A. Burwell
Published: 2019-09-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

By the time I showed up at the gate, people looked like they were ready for blood. Rophan was at my side, his magic tingling against my skin as he kept us hidden from them. I stood there and observed, noting those who were stirring up the trouble.

They were sly, I gave them that much credit at least. They slipped into the crowd and muttered small things that were enough to get others questioning our intentions. Slippering remarks like “Why haven’t they allowed anyone inside?” or “They could be training the children to create an army and we’d never know, could they?” They were creating doubt, letting simple statements fester inside of the reporters’ impressionable minds.

“Think I can get away with calling them all idiots?” I asked, looking up at Rophan.

His expression told me he didn’t care either way.

“Well then,” I said with a smirk. “No big brother to stop me this time. Please release your spell when we get in view of everyone. Let’s give them something else to talk about other than the fact that we are aiming for world domination, one academy at a time.”

“You shouldn’t go out there.”

I patted his chest, doing my best to ignore the hardness underneath my touch. If I didn’t know better, I’d have thought he was a gargoyle instead of a warlock. “This is all part of my job. And it’s my favorite part, don’t take it away from me.”

“They won’t listen to you. You can preach all you want, but they will only hear what they want to hear.”

I frowned. “Is that your policy?”

His brows furrowed as he tried to understand what I meant.

I licked my lips and gave him a small smile. “Is your policy to remain silent because you think they won’t hear you?”

“It’s a waste of breath.”

“Is it though?” I asked. “Someone dear to me once said that he spoke up as often as possible with the truth because if he could cause favorable doubt in at least one mind, then he did his job. I am aiming for that one mind, that one person who isn’t a sheep. Because when shit falls down creek, at least they won’t be one of the ones to shove us into the shitty part of the river.”

“They change their minds all the time.”

I smiled at him. “I only need them to hesitate. That’s enough in my books.”

Rophan sighed, resignation written all over his face. I held back a laugh. The man was learning. He’d probably thought this was going to be an easy job. I was more than happy to prove him wrong.

The gates were connected to tall brick walls to keep them from getting a good view inside. Between that and the spell on the gates themselves to distort their views, they really didn’t know what the academy looked like. They only had speculation to keep them warm at night.

I wasn’t about to break that illusion either, no matter how hard the Purists wanted me to. I climbed up the brick wall, pushing back the pain from my bruised chest.

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