The Paranormal Investigation Bureau: The Complete Series by Trepagnier JB

Author:Trepagnier, JB
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Beyla

Everyone was expecting drama if Bellatrix was at rehearsal, but I knew better. In a way, she got what she wanted in class. She assessed me in class, and I whipped out my magic to stop her from hurting Madame Lucinda. She now knew damn well that if she came at me, I could stop her physically or magically.

However she came at me next, I wouldn’t see it coming. We weren’t there yet, so rehearsal was going to be uneventful if she was actually there.

She totally was. She was never early though, so just as usual Bellatrix walked in at the last minute because she wanted all eyes on her. I rolled my eyes. She was over by the mirrors, pulling this wounded bird act while Marsden held her and stroked her back.

Okay, yes, she got her ass kicked, but she was not the victim here. Someone unbound her, and it looked like they set her nose. Bellatrix had a big, purple bruise covering her face. She was lucky that was all she got. If she had actually landed a blow, someone would have killed her, though who would have done it was beyond me.

We all started stretching at the center of the floor and just glared at her. Bellatrix was seriously milking this. If Marsden wanted us to apologize, I was going to break his nose, too. I didn’t care how famous he was, or that I could lose my job over it. This was beyond insane.

Marsden let her go and kissed her forehead.

“If you’re insisting you’re well enough to dance, then you need to warm up properly, or you’ll hurt yourself. This is a difficult ballet, and I need you at your best, Bella.”

I rolled my eyes so hard that I nearly gave myself a migraine, and all four men let out little disgruntled noises.

“Is he fucking serious?!” Bevan muttered.

Bellatrix ignored us and went to stretch, as far away from us as possible. That was when I noticed it. She was wearing a new necklace. We rarely wore them to rehearsals that involved partner work, because they could easily get snagged on someone’s hand.

She was wearing an evil eye pendant around her neck. Plenty of witches used them. I had one in my jewelry box. There were plenty of unscrupulous witches who sold these alongside an enormous pack of lies about what they actually did. There were plenty of criminals who bought them, thinking they’d offer protection from all kinds of magic.

I was guessing Bellatrix was sporting an evil eye around her neck because she thought it meant Bevan and I couldn’t use magic on her anymore. She was just asking for trouble. The witches that sold those put little care into making them properly, since they mass produced them and only sold them to people who would misuse them. Because of that, they tended to be volatile and have the exact opposite effect. The evil eye warded off bad spirits or bad luck. I wore mine when I was communing with the spirits.

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