Witch War in Westerham by Dionne Lister

Author:Dionne Lister [Lister, Dionne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dionne Lister

Thankfully, James managed to talk some sense into Millicent, but she wasn’t fully recovered. Every time she looked at me, her eyes were apologetic. Hopefully it wouldn’t last long because it would drive me crazy. She’d look at me like that and I’d feel compelled to tell her it was fine. I guessed whatever it took to make her feel better, and if that meant I was telling her for the next few months, well, so be it.

James had okayed me calling Mr Sorokin, the father of one of Tommy’s victims. Alena had been an agent, yet she’d succumbed to his attack. Killing the vampire witch had come with a huge thank you and an offer that if I ever needed him, he’d be there to help. I wasn’t sure exactly what he did. I think someone had mentioned something about owning a successful business, and I didn’t think he was into anything criminal, but I got the feeling he commanded respect and people would do anything for him. Which meant he probably had strong witches on hand to protect his stuff. He’d promptly answered my call and was now sitting on James’s couch, a cup of tea in hand.

I’d just finished giving him a rough rundown. I didn’t want to tell him everything, of course. He also let James ask him a couple of questions and judge his honesty. If James was happy, I was happy. I drained my cappuccino and magicked the cup away. “So, these are the proceeds of crime, and we’ll need them for evidence later, but we know the people we stole them from want them back. And we don’t want to store them at head office because….” Gah, how to say it without insulting the PIB, seeing as how his good friend was one of the directors.

He smiled. “Say no more, Miss Bianchi. I have somewhere very safe to store your goods. We have the latest non-witch tech, and I have a security department of witches that rivals the world’s best. If anyone tries to steal these goods, they’ll get a nasty surprise.” He laughed. Hmm, seemed he had a similar sense of humour to Angelica.

“Thank you so, so much, Mr Sorokin.”

He waved a dismissive hand. “No. How many times do I have to tell you; call me Maxim.”

I smiled. “Only if you call me Lily.”

He tipped his chin up. “Okay. It’s a deal.” He held out his hand, and we shook on it.

“Agent Blakesley, Will, will be in touch tomorrow, and you can discuss where you’ll be moving everything to.”

“Excellent.” He drained the last sip of his tea and turned to Millicent. “Thank you, Mrs Bianchi.”

She smiled, albeit it gingerly. “My pleasure, Maxim.”

Maxim stood, as did we all. James held out his hand to shake Maxim’s. “Thanks again. You’re saving our skin. Resources are rather limited at the moment.”

He frowned. “So I’ve heard. In any case, lucky you’re on the job.”

James cleared his throat. “I’m not, actually. I’m doing this in my spare time.

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