Sanctuary at Midnight by Helen Scott

Author:Helen Scott [Scott, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Elijah had immediately felt a pang of regret when Valentina had snapped at him. “I don’t know what got into me. I know I acted like a jerk to Anthony, and I didn’t mean to scoff at your idea.”

“You’re an alpha male. When another male comes around, you lose your common sense until you establish dominance. I’ve seen it a million times. It’s also an indication that your panther is starting to think of this as his territory, which to be honest, I’m not super comfortable with. This is my territory, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.”

He thought about that for a moment, searching for the panther within himself and for its motivations. All he got was the distinct impression that it wasn’t the land that the panther was worried about. It was the jaguar sitting next to him.

“I get it. Your territory,” he said, smiling a little as he tested the waters for her reaction. When she smiled back, something within him loosened. “So, what are these magical methods?”

“Well, that’s where it gets sticky. There are a couple people I can call and see if they can help. One is local, the other is not. The local isn’t exactly social, and our arrangement is tenuous at best. The long-distance friend would probably have to call someone else, but I have no doubt he would help if he could.” She sighed. “Here’s the thing, as I said before, there is still a lot you don’t know, and I was trying to ease you into things, but that’s not going to work. So, there are mages. People who can do magic, and no alakazam bullshit, either. I’m talking real-deal magic. Do not ever make a deal with one if you can avoid it. Their prices are too high; you’ll pay through the nose for them to barely lift a finger. Plus, they don’t exactly get along with shifters on the whole. There are also gods, demigods, and mythical creatures wandering around. They usually have some kind of special ability, and I try not to get involved in their affairs if I can help it.”

He felt as if he was being punked, as if someone was going to jump out from behind one of the doors and laugh at him as soon as he accepted what she was saying, so he just stared at her.

“I know, it doesn’t seem real, does it? I promise you it is.”

The panther within assured him she was telling the truth, and that just boggled his mind.

“So, our options are call the mage who lives in my territory or call the siren I helped last year and see if he knows anyone who can help.”

“A siren? Like a mermaid or merman or whatever?”

“No, think more traditional Greek mythology. Winged women, that kind of thing.”

“Sure, yeah, why not?” He had a brief moment of feeling as if he were drunk and she was trying to explain quantum computing to him.

Valentina pulled a phone from her skin-tight jeans, and his eyes remained fixed on her luscious curves for a moment too long.

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