Little Witches (Schooled In Magic Book 21) by Christopher G. Nuttall

Author:Christopher G. Nuttall [Nuttall, Christopher G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Fantasy, sorcerers, alternate world, Magic, new adult, magicians
ISBN: 9781606193914
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Published: 2020-12-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

“WHAT SHE DID WAS EFFECTIVELY RAPE,” Emily said, flatly. “And she deserves the harshest possible punishment.”

She stood in the headmistress’s office, scowling at Penelope. The girl sat on a hard wooden chair, her face a mixture of defiance and fear. Duchene sat behind the desk, Damia standing behind her. Mistress Jens stood next to Penelope, her face expressionless. Emily wasn’t sure why she’d been invited to join the meeting. The charms tutor hadn’t bothered to explain her presence when she’d arrived.

“She stole his free will,” Emily continued, after a brief outline of everything that had happened. “She would have raped him, perhaps even been raped herself if he’d been so overcome with lust he couldn’t keep himself from taking her by force. Her decision to use a love spell is completely indefensible.”

“Perhaps so,” Duchene said, coldly.

“If she had done this at Whitehall, or Mountaintop, she would have been expelled,” Emily insisted. “She should be expelled here, too.”

“Perhaps so,” Duchene repeated. She looked at Penelope. “Do you have anything you wish to say for yourself?”

Penelope lifted her chin. “He wanted me,” she said. “I knew he wanted me...”

“So you cast a love spell on him?” Emily didn’t believe a word. Penelope sounded like a sociopath. “If he wanted you, why would you need to bother?”

“He needed an excuse,” Penelope said. “He wanted a last fling before marriage. His girlfriend wouldn’t be happy if he slept with me, so I gave him an excuse...”

Emily blinked. Witches - and sorceresses - weren’t bound by the social codes that guided the rest of the world. They could have as much sex as they liked, with whoever they liked, relying on their magic to protect them from the consequences. Imaiqah had had at least a dozen boyfriends since she’d come out of her shell, some of whom hadn’t lasted long enough for Emily to remember their names. It was easy to believe a townsman would have wanted a brief affair, nothing more than sex, but there wouldn’t have been any need for a love spell. Penelope was hardly ugly.

She found her voice. “Are you crazy?”

“He wanted me,” Penelope said. “And I could tell. He just needed an excuse.”

“That would be quite likely,” Mistress Jens said. “The townspeople are funny about such things.”

“And there are better places to seek them,” Damia said. There was a hint of waspishness in her tone, a suggestion they’d had the argument before. “The town is not a fitting place for young witches.”

“He wanted me,” Penelope repeated. “I...”

“You used a love spell on him,” Emily snapped. “And I notice you didn’t take it off when you had him alone.”

Damia cleared her throat. “By law, by the town charter, anything a witch does to an inhabitant is perfectly legal,” she said. “That was determined when the school was separated from the kingdom...”

“Are you out of your mind?” Emily only realized she’d practically shouted when everyone, including Penelope, turned to stare. “There’s nothing legal about compelling sex from anyone, male or female. And there’s certainly nothing right about it.

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