Underground Magic by N. R. Larry & Margo Bond Collins

Author:N. R. Larry & Margo Bond Collins [Larry, N. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bathory Gate Press
Published: 2017-05-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Apart from a few vehicles identical to the one I was riding in the back of, the city was empty. I darted my gaze around the vacant, steel box I was in. The low buzz of energy swarmed around me. There was an energy flowing through the floor that worked to make me feel sleepy. I guessed it was another magical deterrent. My head grew heavy with sleep.

I was harnessed to the bench, and every time I wiggled, trying to get free, the restraints seemed to tighten. By the time the van came to a stop, I could barely keep my eyes open. The back of the van was snatched open, letting in the blistering, city lights.

I was unharnessed and led out of the van by two sets of arms. I couldn’t make out any features. I could barely keep my head up straight.

“This catch is going to get us in good with the Party,” one of the men said in an excited voice.

Someone else scoffed. “It’s not about that.”

I blinked the blur out of my eyes, trying to get a sense of where I was. All I could make out was bright lights and the white clothing of Purity officers sweeping the ground.

“Yeah, then what’s it about?” the male asked.

“It’s about keeping our society pure. About keeping dangerous ones like this…” Her grip on me tightened. “Off the streets.”

The male snorted. “I still find it hard to believe that you buy into that crap.”

Blinking again, I glanced up to find the replica of the Statue of Liberty that used to be a popular tourist attraction to Birmingham visitors. Reminding me how much I hated irony, I was led behind the statue and through the back door.

Darkness.

A match struck.

Dim yellow light bounced off the steel walls and once again I was dragged on my feet, in the arms of two strangers that were most certainly sending me to my death.

We came to a table. A purity officer was seated behind it, staring into the blue glow of his tablet. He set aside a cup of noodles and stared up. When his gaze rested on me, his brown eyes widened.

“This is the girl?”

A strong grip tightened on my right arm. “We found her in the woods right outside the city limits.”

The purity officer stood, scraping his chair along the floor. He laughed as he sauntered around the table and stared down at me. “Well, hot damned. This is gonna make our little holding center famous.”

“You should alert the Party. They’ll probably want to move her as soon as possible.”

The officer snorted. “You telling me what to do, girl?”

The witch that was holding me hesitated. “No sir, I…”

He held an electronic clipboard up in front of her. “Fill this out.” He snatched me out of their grasp and tossed me roughly into a cool, metal chair. “And then get the hell out of my holding center.” With a smirk, he turned and peered down at me.

“Oh, she’s a filthy little witch, isn’t she?” He cupped me around the chin, forcing my gaze up.

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