The Catalyst by Zoe Winters

Author:Zoe Winters [Zoe Winters]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Teen Paranormal
ISBN: 9780983260790
Publisher: Incubooks
Published: 2012-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

Kidnapping her.

Being hot.

Wanting to sleep with her.

Not wanting to sleep with her.

Abandoning her with the pup with no idea of when he’d be back.

Being hot.

Fiona sat on the ground nearby, but not so close the pup would feel his meal was threatened. Cute or not, there was no telling how he’d react if he thought she was competing for his food, especially out here in the middle of nature where the animal side of his instincts would be stronger.

“Was breakfast not enough for you?”

He watched her suspiciously, growling as he continued eviscerating the poor rabbit that had crossed his path. When he was finished, he chewed and played with the bones for a bit before stretching out and rolling in the grass. He closed his eyes, basking in the sunlight. It was nap time.

“We need to go home. It’s going to be dark in a few hours and you’ve wandered pretty far.” Why was she reasoning with a wolf pup? He couldn’t communicate clear ideas to her, just images and basic needs. Right now he was communicating the desire to take a nap in the sun and his appreciation of the warmth and brightness. Though anyone could have puzzled that one out. It didn’t take a magical animal communication ability.

Fiona sighed, unsure how she was supposed to convince him to come home with her or how she could make him do so if he couldn’t be reasoned with. He was small but squirmy and solid muscle. If he didn’t want to go, she wouldn’t be able to make him.

A shadow fell over her, and she looked up to see a woman in jeans and a gray T-shirt. “Found him,” she called out. “I knew I sensed some magic out this way. Weak magic, but still.”

What a bitch, Fiona thought.

Another woman and three men stepped out from the forest from different sides, like they’d been canvassing the place. They circled and closed in on Fiona and the pup. The pup, sensing danger, opened his eyes and moved in front of her, growling at the interlopers.

“Oh, that’s so cute!” the other woman said. “It’s like he’s defending her!”

“Shut up, Sonya. I don’t know why we brought you. You’re a liability,” the woman in the gray T-shirt said.

“The boss’s orders were to bring the whole coven, and that includes me,” Sonya said.

“The boss can screw himself,” Gray T-shirt said. “I don’t know why we’re doing a vampire’s dirty work anyway.”

“Girls! Would both of you kindly shut up so we can concentrate over here?” the largest of the men said. He looked like he might be the one in charge.

Fiona knew the women were witches. Even if her own powers had atrophied from lack of regular use and training, she at least could sense their power. The men were magic users as well. Fiona hadn’t moved to stand because there was nowhere to go and she didn’t want to make any sudden, threatening moves.

If she’d had any doubts before, she knew now that her protection spell had fizzled out, leaving nothing but a weak magic trail for others to find.

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