The Assassin's Destiny (Hidden Legends: Prison for Supernatural Offenders Book 4) by Megan Linski & Alicia Rades & Hidden Legends

Author:Megan Linski & Alicia Rades & Hidden Legends [Linski, Megan & Rades, Alicia & Legends, Hidden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crystallite Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-02-23T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

AVA-MARIE

Thad’s death shook us all. It was one thing to watch a friend die in front of you, and completely another to stand by in horror as he brutally murdered his Familiar, the one thing that meant the most to them in this world.

I attempted to imagine hurting Oberi, and couldn’t go there. It was an automatic response of revulsion. I’d sooner run myself through than harm a hair on my annoying Familiar’s head.

It spoke to Mad Dog’s power. No matter how strong his compulsion magic was, he shouldn’t have been able to manipulate Thaddeus to harm his Familiar, and yet, he had. That meant he could compel anyone to do anything, and because he was a demigod, no one would be able to stop him.

Our group had fallen into a small bout of depression after the fact. We hadn’t been able to prevent Thaddeus’ demise, and on top of that, we were worried that Mad Dog would use his compulsion against us next.

I didn’t think anyone was more bothered by it than Charlie, however. He’d taken to spending long periods of time by himself. I was afraid he was either drowning in misplaced guilt, feeling responsible for sending Thaddeus to his death, or plotting Mad Dog’s imminent demise.

Both terrified me. Charlie wasn’t afraid of Mad Dog, but I was— because I was terrified that Mad Dog could compel Charlie to do something crazy against his will. For the most part, it looked like Mad Dog was lying low. We hadn’t heard or seen much from him since Thaddeus’ death, so he was probably biding his time, making sure he didn’t get caught and be taken to Cellblock 9.

Not to mention Charlie had been caught up in enough trouble since this semester started. The guards were already keeping an eye on him; they’d ruled Thaddeus’ death a suicide, but suspected foul play, and the only reason they didn’t pin his death on Charlie was because they had no proof Charlie had done anything to hurt him.

We needed to get the fuck out of here. Before our luck ran out.

I wasn’t sure where to go next when it came to Erasmus Morelli, but knew I needed to find out more about him. I figured if it had anything to do with vampires, Ivy might know something.

“You look down, precious,” Ivy purred as I rolled up to his table in the library. “Anything I can do to help?”

“Maybe. We’ve hit a dead end in our investigation,” I told him. “Do you happen to know anything about a vampire named Erasmus Morelli?”

“Ah, good old Erasmus.” Ivy gave a wicked smile. “I actually know him personally. He works for my dad. We did a couple of jobs together back in Chicago, before I landed in the pen.”

“Can you contact him? We need to speak with him. It’s urgent,” I pleaded.

“I can try, but he’s not an easy vampire to reach. My father often gives him the hardest jobs, because he’s got the most skill.

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