The Night Witch: Wilde Justice, Book 6 by Stark Jenn

Author:Stark, Jenn
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-943768-71-4
Publisher: Elewyn Publishing
Published: 2020-08-03T00:00:00+00:00

16

We moved swiftly out of the airport to where Ahmad’s car was waiting for us, a long, sleek SUV that allowed all four of us plus two of his guards to enter easily, then take up positions all facing each other. The glass windows were only slightly tinted, so I braced myself for the inevitable nausea-inducing glance out the window, watching everything move sideways.

The moment we were all settled, I turned to Ahmad and scowled. “You need to start talking, right now.”

He spread his hands with an affable smile. “But of course. I understand your surprise and concern. The Arcana Council has not reached out for a quorum vote in—well, it’s been generations. Even their attack on the gods of magic was not something for which they sought permission. In all truth, after the war on the gods, I’d thought myself well and truly free of the Council’s machinations. I suspect all three of us did.”

Nikki put it together first. “The Magician didn’t know about you guys until recently,” she said. “The three at-large Council members. He should’ve, but he didn’t.”

Ahmad nodded. “He did not. Or perhaps more truly stated, he no longer knew what he didn’t know. It would appear those memories were returned to him quite recently, and, acting on the potential of more Council members existing, he put the vote out for general response—and turned up three unexpected participants. The Sun, the Moon, and the Star, all of us—”

“The Moon and Star?” I interrupted him, seizing on the titles. At last, some real information. “You know them? Who they are?”

Ahmad grimaced. “I regret I do not. They ascended before my time, and I abandoned my formal Council position almost immediately. I’d never met any of the existing Council before Eshe…and now, you. But fear not. Once your Magician learns of their existence, I am sure he will be requiring your services again to track them down. I merely thought I would do you the courtesy of moving up the timeline. And of course, I need you as well.”

There was so much to unpack in Ahmad’s response, but I could only stare at him for a long, disbelieving second. Then I shook myself. First things first.

“You voted against the Council acting as a solid unit against the Shadow Court,” I accused. “Your suggestion about us taking them out individually is bullshit. The Council will always be stronger together.”

“Do you think so?” Ahmad asked, and settled back against the leather cushions. Across the limo, Danae studied him with an icy glare. She had also been used, I understood. Neither of us cared for it.

“The Council is bound to follow policies set in place long before our time,” Ahmad continued. “Policies that may have made sense at the dawn of humanity, but not now. Not when the networks of Connected are as robust as they currently are, and the world is on the cusp of knowing who really walks among them. We have been watching the effect you have had on those communities, Justice Wilde.

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