Mercy Strange (Legal Magick 2) - Paranormal Romantic Suspense by Alisa Woods

Author:Alisa Woods [Woods, Alisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, General, Suspense, Fantasy, Contemporary, Science Fiction, Romantic, Urban
Google: OfCKDwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B07LCP24T1
Publisher: Alisa Woods
Published: 2019-05-28T14:04:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“No!” Ever gasped.

Zane! She kept his name inside as she clamped both hands to her mouth.

What was happening? Zane had fallen to the floor. Writhing. Willow had cried out, too, stumbling back from Zane just before he fell. The men all around them had let out short curses, but now Pennies was raking his hand through his hair and stalking over to where Zane convulsed on the floor of the control tower.

Zane’s face… it was quickly graying. Hollowing out. His eyes were wild, wide, and unseeing. He looked like the vision of her under his glamour—the horrible one he’d painted with mental magick. Only now, it was real. On him.

Ever splayed out her hands, fingers twitching, gathering magick. No one was watching her, but everyone had guns. And Willow was dead-center in the cramped room, and Zane was dying before her… they would almost certainly get caught in the crossfire, even if she managed to take out one or more of Pennies’ crew out…

She needed help.

Ever closed her fists. “What are you doing to him?” she said loud enough for the mics while trying not to attract too much attention. Pennies just snorted in her direction then knelt down by Zane’s flailing body. The convulsions were slowing… he’s dying. Ever could hardly breathe. Where was the FBI?

“Such a pity.” Pennies shook his head as he peered down at Zane, tormented and graying. “Never get greedy, my friend. It never ends well.” He stood and said to the twitchy man next to him, the one Zane had said was Pennies’ brother. “So, it worked.”

“Mirror spell.” His brother nodded jerkily then gestured like something was bouncing off his forehead back to Zane. “Bam! Real magick. I didn’t know for sure… but it worked.”

“You okay?” Pennies peered at him. The man had a nervous tick like something wasn’t quite right.

“Same as before.”

Pennies nodded. “So the spell’s intact?”

“I think so.”

Then Pennies shook his head ruefully down at Zane. “Did you think I was stupid, incubus?” Zane was barely moving now. “Did you think I wouldn’t have a plan to protect myself from the most twisted of all adepts?” He sighed, then said to his brother. “Such a waste.”

His brother shrugged.

Ever kept holding her breath, but the FBI wasn’t coming. She splayed her hands again, gathering magick with her finger motions, subtly, hands still at her sides, nothing to gather anyone’s attention. There were too many of Pennies’ crew. Everyone was too close. There were no good options here, but she couldn’t do nothing and watch Zane die.

“All right, line it up.” Pennies gestured to the guy who had been tapping away at the control panel before.

He swiped at a few things then said, “All ready, boss.”

“Good.” He turned to the one he called Anton—the one who had manhandled Willow into the room. “Take the women and—” He cut off and froze, listening. There had been some sound from the stairwell. Pennies held up a hand for silence. His men already had their weapons

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