Lure Academy by Cara Wylde

Author:Cara Wylde [Wylde, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2015-12-17T06:00:00+00:00

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Father Michael prepared separate rooms for his three guests. They were small, with old, creaky beds and hard mattresses, but the sheets were freshly washed and well ironed. Since his wife died and his daughter went to work for the Count, he had been paying a woman to clean the house and do the laundry once a week. He didn’t usually have guests, so he did his best to make Sophie, Alexi, and Kain feel like home, just as he had done for Tengu in the past few days. He had no idea what they were. All Tengu had told him was that he was investigating Count Casimir D’Argyle because there had been some complaints regarding his usual Spring Celebration. When the priest asked the incubus if his daughter, Leila, was in any danger, Tengu had assured him that it was not the case. As much as they hated lying to their kind, hospitable host, Sophie, Alexi, and Kain agreed with Tengu. It was better for the priest and the villagers to be kept in the dark a while longer. If people started to panic, they could endanger their mission.

Sophie made sure father Michael was inside the house, fumbling with pillows and duvets. She would have loved to help him, especially since he was going through all this trouble for their sake, but she had more important things to do. She closed the front door carefully, then headed to the gate, where Tengu, the shaman, Alexi, and Kain were discussing the last details of their plan.

“Rest tonight,” said Tengu. “Tomorrow, make sure Sophie knows how to hide her demon sigil and her powers. We can’t risk the demons living up in these mountains sniffing her out the moment she reaches the next village.” He threw her a harsh glance.

Sophie bit the inside of her lip and forced herself to keep a straight face. What was his problem, anyway? Why didn’t he like her? “Of course… just like Lilith, he would have preferred to see Kain and Alexi work with someone else. Does he really think I’ll screw this up? What a jerk…” However, she couldn’t ignore the feeling tugging at her heart. Maybe he was right. Maybe she would screw this up. After all, what did she know about the Ke’let demons? Yes, she had read everything she could find about them in the Library, but was that enough? Tengu was speaking again, so she tried to focus. “I’ll think about it later.”

“You shouldn’t worry about Sophie reaching the Count, because I have no doubts he will gladly accept her services. It will be hard for you two, though.”

“What’s the plan?” asked Alexi. He was standing in the middle of the road, arms crossed over his chest, looking far into the distance, towards the village. Except for the priest’s house, this part of the land seemed fairly deserted. It wasn’t unusual, of course, since mountain villages tended to be small and scattered, the houses often separated by miles.

“D’Argyle invites demons from all over the world to join him at the mansion.

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