Swift (Strangetown Magic Book 1) by Al K. Line

Author:Al K. Line [Line, Al K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-11T18:30:00+00:00

Getting on With It

As we walked, Pumi asked a question that had me as flummoxed as he clearly was. "Why do you trust me? Why do you believe I'm telling the truth and didn't kill that girl?"

"Honestly? I have no idea. Maybe it was you shifting and then shifting back, showing your true self, your vulnerability." I didn't mention what else he'd shown, now probably wasn't the time.

"You like the softer side, eh?"

Again, I said nothing of what I'd seen, but it certainly wasn't the softer side that was nudging its way into my thoughts and my imagination. What was wrong with me? "You wanted me to believe you, so you let yourself be you, and I believe you because... It's hard to explain, but I see you, the real you. Maybe it was because of all the magic, yours and mine, or maybe it's the aftereffect of the Rift, but things are different lately."

"Magic is in the air, right? I feel it, you can't get away from it, not with all these other Strange here. It's changing things."

"So you feel it too?" I had wondered if it was just me and my kind, obviously not.

"I feel it."

"It will only get worse. The world is different now. I know it will settle down, as it did for us once we came out, but it was hard for a while until we were accepted. Tolerated, anyway."

Pumi stopped and turned to me. "Speak for yourself. What kind of bubble have you been living in? It's always been hell out here for many of us. Nobody accepts me, or hardly anyone, and it's the same for a lot of folk. You've spent too long with your witches, you miss what the rest of our kind are like. There is too much hate, on both sides. They're all as bad as each other."

I was shocked, I didn't know what to say. Was he right? I had always spent most of my time immersed in the magic culture, heck, it was who I was, but I knew Normals, plenty, though not lately, I admit. Maybe I had become more removed from those that are in the majority? Being a Justice makes that inevitable as I clean up the mess our kind make, part of the deal—regular police wouldn't stand a chance.

"Come on, let's just see if we can find out what the hell this is all about."

We moved on, past the endless streets, the parked cars, the comings and goings of regular life. I looked with fresh eyes at the sights that greeted us, trying to put myself into the shoes of those we passed, actually remembering that for them we were just a man and woman walking down the street.

Getting lost in your own head is a dangerous thing. I always think of myself as a witch, a Justice, it's what I've done for so long, all I've ever known. But that isn't me, is it? When people look at me they won't see anything special.

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