Untouched Magic by Sarah Biglow

Author:Sarah Biglow [Biglow, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Biglow Fantasy Reads

Ten

Seeing Jonathan sitting in one of the conference room chairs threw me as we walked in. Even in all the time he and Molly had been dating, I’d never seen them interact anywhere outside of Notre Dame. No late-night dinner pick ups at the office or early morning drop offs for that matter. He looked about as comfortable being there as I was having him present. J.T. sat opposite the bartender.

“How are you?” J.T. addressed me just as Duncan opened his mouth, probably to warn him off from asking the question.

“Confused. Pissed off.”

“I would be, too,” J.T. agreed.

“What’s going on?” I turned to Molly. She sat in the chair beside Jonathan, her hands not visible beneath the table.

“J.T. has a theory about what might have happened to your magic,” Jacquie explained.

“But before I say anything, I need to confirm some details with you first, just to be sure,” he added.

I slid into one of the empty chairs around the conference table and turned my attention to the paramedic. “I’m all ears.”

“Okay, so you said you first noticed your magic was a little off kilter after the explosion downtown, right?”

“Yeah.”

“And you noticed it was gone at the hospital last night?”

I glanced around the room at my colleagues. “I’m pretty sure any of them could have told you that.”

“Jonathan mentioned he felt some sort of wave of power ripple from the bar right as you guys were getting out. Do you remember that?”

I closed my eyes, trying to picture the scene. I’d been focused on keeping my clean air spell going around all three of us. I hadn’t noticed anything else hit me. Except the explosion that had thrown me to the ground. “I don’t know. Maybe. I definitely remember an explosion of some kind.”

“What were you doing right before it happened?”

“Trying to haul ass out of a burning building.”

“You were holding my hand,” Molly said quietly.

“His, too.” I gestured to Jonathan.

The bartender shook his head. “You dropped mine before the magic hit. I wasn’t near the entrance when it happened, but I think it knocked you square in the back.”

“And what, you think that’s what took my magic?”

“You said it yourself; you thought the bombs could be interfering with magic,” Jacquie noted.

“That still doesn’t explain what happened to my power and why it’s gone.”

‘That’s the thing, I don’t believe it’s gone,” J.T. said. “I’ve interacted with your magic enough to be able to recognize it. I ran a few tests with Molly this morning and it’s the same magical signature. Somehow, your magic has been transferred into her.”

“But she’s mundane.” I looked at the other woman. “No offense.”

“None taken.” She tucked a few strands of blonde hair behind one ear. “But it makes sense. The things I’ve done so far are all things I’ve seen you do.”

“As for why she ended up with it, I’ve had this speculation that mundanes who spend enough time around magic can pick up on its use. And if they’re open enough to it, might even be able to tap into the innate magic in the world,” J.

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