Monsters, Book One: The Good, The Bad, The Cursed by Heather Killough-Walden

Author:Heather Killough-Walden [Killough-Walden, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Two

Jake’s eyes searched her face for a moment as if he could see what she was seeing. His expression was unreadable. Obviously the alcohol was having an effect on her.

But Jake went on. “Most medicine men and women simply use herbs the way herbalists do today. But a few were and are what you and I now know of as real mages.”

Mage was the general term used for anyone with an inherent ability to use some form of magic, whether it was the ability to see into the future, to heal wounds, or cast spells.

“White Wolf, like his father before him, had this very real magic in his veins. But it was rooted in the spirit of our tribe. He was the clan’s ‘dreamer,’ a tribal visionary who had the ability to enter people’s sleep and study their dreams.” He smiled. “When a member of our clan dreamed of a white wolf, he or she knew that my father had been there to guide them and watch over them.”

Angel felt a weird sensation go through her. “He’s dead now?”

Jake nodded. “Yes.”

“Did… he pass this magic on to you?”

“No,” Jake said. “He did pass on his magic, but mine is a different kind.”

“What kind?”

“Well, you noticed the pendant, for instance.” He pulled it over his head and held it up between them. Instinctively, Angel held out her hand, and he placed it in her palm. It was warm, very warm. Was it just his body heat that had warmed it? It felt comforting in her hand, like it wanted to stay with her.

Jake continued. “It’s been enchanted, I guess warded if you will, to keep dark spirits away. This is how my father would have seen it,” he laughed. “But I’ve found that what it translates to in practice is that it keeps away some warlocks, weaker demons, angry Anime, Pan shadows, and pretty much all unseelie fae as long as they mean you some kind of harm.”

“So you have the ability to enchant objects,” she mused, turning the claw over between her fingers. That was a valuable ability. “Can you enchant them to heal?”

He smiled a knowing smile and shook his head. “No. I’m afraid you’re still as rare as ever, Angel.”

Angel blushed furiously. She handed the pendant back to him and watched his muscles flex as he draped it back over his head and tucked it under his shirt.

“My abilities are limited,” he said. “I can affect objects – opening locks, manipulating GPS systems to zero in on marks, enchanting them to hold certain effects, changing the channel on the iPod from across the room,” he grinned, “and that’s about it. But it helps with the job.”

She nodded. Jake was the tracker for the Monsters clan. He was very, very good. He could find anyone, anywhere. In fact, watching him work had been a little unsettling. She’d wondered if she would have been able to shake him if the need ever arose. He could track a mark through transports, even.

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