Magic and Mayhem: Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Have Wand, Will Travel Book 2) by Teresa Reasor

Author:Teresa Reasor [Reasor, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00

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HUNTER FOCUSED ON the road ahead. “You okay?” he asked in the face of Phoebe’s continued silence.

“Yes. Just anxious to get there. Go left up ahead when the road forks. You’ll have to slow down. The road is very winding, and the house is extremely isolated. I’ll tell you where to park so we can walk in and surprise them if they’re still there.”

Hunter glanced in her direction as the first lightening of the sky glowed up ahead. “I don’t go down right away after sunup. If you feel yourself about to go, try to get to safety. I’ll be okay on my own.”

She was silent several moments. “Don’t sacrifice yourself for me. But do whatever it takes to get the poison so they can make an antidote.”

Hunter swallowed. He’d never met a woman like her before. She had the mind-set of the agents he worked with.

“You’ll need to slow down,” she said. “The road is on the left.”

Hunter turned onto the gravel road.

“You can pull in behind some of this growth ahead, and leave the car on the right. There’s nothing there to puncture a tire.”

The brush on either side blended into tall wild mountain laurel and azaleas. He eased the car off the road behind the tallest of the bushes. The bottom scraped, but he ignored it. When he killed the engine, Phoebe laid a hand on his arm.

“The cabin has three levels. The basement level is the secure sleeping level for us. It’s windowless, but has an escape hatch beneath the front porch, as well as at the back of the house. The first floor contains the living spaces of kitchen, living room, game room, library, and a bathroom. It’s all open. The stairway goes up to the second floor from there, and goes down to the basement on the opposite side. The second floor is where the servant bedrooms are, but we rarely bring servants with us. Security is tight on the bottom floor. Reinforced steel doors and a keypad that requires a key card and a pin. I have them both.”

Hunter gave her cold hand a squeeze. “Breathe, Phoebe.”

A small smile peeked out at him. “I’m good.”

“After this is over, we need to talk.”

She glanced out toward the horizon. “When there’s time.”

“Yes.” He shoved open the door.

Phoebe led the way through the thick forest, since she knew the way. Hunter placed his feet in her tracks so he would make as little noise as possible. After a five-minute walk, they came upon the house. The lights were on, and a green Jeep was parked in the drive. The log house, built on a tall, windowless rock foundation, huddled beneath the trees. If Trevor and his human servant were in there, he might have gone on to sleep and left the servant to stand watch.

“I’ll go look in the windows to see if there’s any movement inside.” Hunter whispered against her ear.

“I’ll take care of the vehicle.”

If she was taking care of the car, she’d be out of range of attack, since the car was a short distance down the drive.

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