Something Wicked by Michelle Rowen

Author:Michelle Rowen [Rowen, Michelle]
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, Fiction, General, Paranormal
ISBN: 9780425237465
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2010-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

Ben paced back and forth in his living room. He wanted the phone to ring. He wanted Eden to call and ask him about last night. Hell, it was okay if she demanded to know about last night.

He just wanted to know she was okay.Oliver had told him not to leave the house. It felt as if he’d been out drinking the night before. Apparently that’s what black magic did. It knocked you out and left you with some lasting pain. Oliver had originally been wary of the demon, which is why they’d had Sandy dampen him, but he’d had no idea they had to be wary of Eden as well.

It would be amusing if it didn’t scare the hell out of him.

There was a knock at the door, and he went directly to it, swinging it open, half expecting to see Eden. Instead it was Sandy.

He was strangely pleased to see her instead.

That pleased feeling departed when he noticed the fresh bruise on her cheekbone.

“Can I come in?” she asked.

“Sure.” Ben stood aside, and she swept past him smelling pleasantly of vanilla. He’d met her shortly after being inducted as a member of the Malleus. She’d applied ointment to his brand. He’d called her Florence Nightingale at the time.

“I probably shouldn’t be here, but I wanted to see you,” she said, wringing her hands.

“What happened to you?”

She looked confused for a moment.

“Your face,” he clarified.

Sandy touched her bruise and flinched. “Somebody’s not too happy with my job performance.”

A line of fury ripped through Ben. “Oliver did this?”

“It’s nothing.”

“Damn it, Sandy.” He closed the distance between them and moved the long blonde hair off her face and tucked it behind her ear. Then he gently touched the light purple patch of skin. “He had no right to hit you.”

“I tend to agree, but what’s done is done.”

“What is his damn problem?”

“He thinks I was keeping things from him. Like I should have known Eden was a black witch.”

“Should you have?”

“Yes.” She swallowed. “Actually, I did figure it out before I said anything.”

“Why didn’t you say anything?”

“Because … because Eden isn’t evil. And the way they deal with black witches, well, it’s not always a good thing.”

“It’s the demon inside her forcing her to do these things.”

“No. I think Eden’s going through a lot right now, but the Malleus … and you … are looking at things from the wrong angle. I honestly don’t think the demon means her any harm.”

“Why would you say that?”

“Because she’s convinced he isn’t.”

Ben sighed with frustration. “Deception only.”

“I think Eden needs help, but as far as your single-handed mission to save her … well, I think it’s extreme, and as you can see, it doesn’t go over that well with her.”

“You think she’ll continue to kick our collective asses if we get close to her?”

She managed to grin a little at that. “Yes. Without a doubt.”

It was nice that one of them could see the humor in this. “So what do we do?”

“Quite honestly, I think we should leave her be.

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