The Witching Pen (The Witching Pen Novellas) by Hardy Dianna

Author:Hardy, Dianna [Hardy, Dianna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Satin Smoke Press
Published: 2011-07-27T04:00:00+00:00

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Amy was walking through Death Valley – only, she wasn't really walking, she was sort of floating … literally. The Dessec demon, whose name she had learnt was Pueblo, had an arm wrapped around her shoulder in what could only be termed a possessive embrace, as he led her to his … she wasn't exactly sure where he was leading her. She assumed it was his village, or headquarters, or something. And they were moving at a pace she couldn't walk at. When she looked down at her feet, they were imitating walking, but she couldn't feel the sand beneath her feet.

The flames surrounding his body now also surrounded her own, in a delicious heat that confused the hell out of her. If she was the burying-your-head-in-the-sand type, she would be telling herself that the waves of lust sparking in her body were a side effect of Pueblo's supernatural fire. Unfortunately, Amy was a realist, and could not deny the fact that this demon was eye candy at its best, with or without magic flames. Hell, if she'd known demons could look like this, she'd have been seeking them out a long time ago.

A low laugh rumbled in Pueblo's chest. “We don't all look like this.”

“Oh, shit! You can hear my thoughts? You can do that?”

“No … you spoke aloud.”

“I did not!”

“Yes, you did.”

I did?

Clearly the flames were getting to her. Half-heartedly, she tried to pull out from under his arm, but he was having none of it.

“Are we nearly there yet?”

He raised an eyebrow at her, looking amused. “You're funny, Amy, I like that.”

Her stomach flip-flopped.

How is what I said funny?

“Really, Etienne – that's The Council's Elder – he'll be expecting me back any minute.”

“Relax, there's plenty of time.”

“All I need is an agreement from the Dessec that I can take back to him.”

“What he is proposing is against our morals, and not that easy to achieve. It will take longer than a minute to convince us that his mission is worth our taking part in.”

Inwardly, she cursed Etienne. Convince them? She hadn't planned on having to convince them of anything – she barely knew what this whole thing was about. With a sigh of resignation, she realised this little trip may take more than the day she'd put aside. She wasn't sure if Etienne had more than a day to spare – not that there was much she could do about it.

“Why are you here, Amy?”

“I told you, to—”

“No, that's why Etienne sent you – why are you here.”

“What are you, fucking Jerry Springer? What does it matter?”

“You matter, Amy.”

Blood, or magic flames – she wasn't sure which – rose to her cheeks, and she found herself flummoxed. A child's voice, one she recognised as her own when she was little, came forward inside her mind in a hesitant whisper … I matter?

Pueblo came to a sudden stop, causing Amy to stumble against him.

“Hey!”

“We're here.” The fire surrounding them faded away into the black of the night.

She looked around, confused.

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