Outcast: Spellslingers Academy of Magic (Warden of the West Book 1) by Annabel Chase

Author:Annabel Chase [Chase, Annabel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Palm Press LLC
Published: 2018-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Unfortunately, Arcane Rites wasn’t any better. It didn’t help that Professor Langley seemed to have a chip on his shoulder regarding me. I couldn’t decide if he objected to new students or paranormals from the human world or something else. I found myself counting the minutes until I could leave and meet Gray. Part of me was nervous to go on a potentially dangerous expedition with the vampire. The other—very female—part of me was excited at the prospect of being alone with him again.

“This is my favorite class,” Dani admitted, as we settled into seats in, of course, the front row.

“What’s so great about it?” I asked. I couldn’t imagine the petulant Stefan Langley being anyone’s favorite professor.

“Professor Langley skips the whole refresher thing,” Dani said. “He doesn’t wrap us in a protective bubble ward, and lets us get our hands dirty.”

I glanced at Dani’s notebook, with its multiple tabs and neat handwriting. “You’re very organized.”

“An organized mind is a productive one,” Dani said. “That’s what my granddaddy always used to say.”

“I never knew my grandparents,” I said. Obviously, I didn’t know my father’s parents, and my mother’s parents died before I was born.

“There are pros and cons to that,” Dani said cryptically.

“Good afternoon, class.” Professor Langley paced the front of the room, not even bothering to face us. I felt like we were incidental, rather than the focus of his teaching. “Building upon what we discussed last week, today is about enhancements and enchantments.”

Dani stifled a squeal of delight. She wasn’t kidding about her enthusiasm for this class.

“Each of you will choose an item from the shelves over there.” He motioned toward the far left wall. “Bring it to your seat and we will perform an enchantment that boosts or enhances the qualities of the item.” He held up a staunch finger. “But, remember, it’s only for a limited time. A spell like this is always a temporary measure.”

I craned my neck to see the types of items available. It seemed like a mishmosh of objects, from a hairbrush to writing implements to a bubble blower.

“First row, you may choose your items,” the professor said, his hands clasped behind his back. His perpetually sour expression made me wonder whether academia was the right choice for him. I pictured him in a darkened office behind a desk in the human world, a dangling single light bulb above his head.

“Come on, Bryn,” Dani urged. “We want the best options.”

I joined her at the shelves and watched as she quickly snapped up a pair of sneakers. Was she planning to jazzercise her way through class?

“Who would choose a plastic lizard?” I asked, laughing at the small toy.

Dani rolled her eyes. “Milo or Paul, no doubt. They’ll probably try to make it lick one of the girls just to hear the screams.”

“You think that’s the enhancement they’ll go for? A working tongue?”

She shrugged. “We’ll find out soon enough. What are you choosing?”

I studied the options. I had no idea what to do with any of them.

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