Magical Misfire by Kimberly Frost

Author:Kimberly Frost [Frost, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

4

When people came to use the restroom, I made a show of checking my cell phone. It’s a handy ruse because a lot of people do that for hours at a time.

Mercutio streaked up with a yowl. He ducked his head, darted under the chain, and raced down the stairs. My jaw dropped and I glanced around. A middle-aged woman in purple taffeta raised her brows. I gave her a sheepish smile.

“He’s an explorer.” I straightened and waited anxiously for her to leave. Bryn had been gone awhile. Too long. And Mercutio had gone down the stairs with purpose. He could sense magic. And trouble. I wanted to get down there to check on my guys, but the woman stood next to the bathroom door like she’d sprouted roots.

“The restroom’s empty,” I said.

“I don’t need to use it,” she said and glanced at the sign on the chain that had RESTRICTED printed on it.

“They probably won’t want an animal wandering around belowdecks,” she said.

“I’ll get him,” I said, raising my skirts to step over the chain.

“I meant you should find a crew member to retrieve him.”

“Um, they might be mad, and they’re busy. Better not to bother anybody. I’ll just zip down and fetch him. No harm done,” I said with an imploring smile.

My full skirt’s excesses of fabric caught on the chain and nearly caused me to topple down the stairs. I grabbed the wall to catch myself.

“Careful!” she said. “You really shouldn’t be doing that.”

“All good! I’ll be right back,” I said with false cheer. I bet I had about a minute to collect Mercutio before she alerted the crew that there were interlopers downstairs.

I bustled down the narrow corridor, the dress pressing against my legs. Bryn’s magic is the only sort I can feel, and I followed it to him. Unfortunately he wasn’t alone in the captain’s office.

He saw me in the doorway and shook his head sharply. I paused and took a step back, but not fast enough to remain unseen.

“Here she is,” the armed crewman said. He had thick brown hair pulled into a short ponytail. He was in his mid-twenties and sharp-eyed as a hawk, but he stood almost casually, not too straight or stiff.

Mercutio crept toward him as though stalking prey. If Bryn could’ve disarmed the guy with magic, he wouldn’t have been standing there at gunpoint. It meant the guy was doubly armed with magic and the 9mm.

“Hey there,” I said. “We’ve got about a minute to resolve this situation before a nice lady in ten pounds of taffeta sends one your crewmates down for me and my cat. And speaking of him, I’m going to pick him up, ok? So he doesn’t try to attack you.”

He inclined his head in a half nod.

I bent, my cleavage practically spilling from my dress, and grabbed Merc from under a table. I bumped my head when I rose. Mercutio protested and twisted, but I held tight.

I bent my mouth to his ear and whispered. “Hang on, Merc.

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