Witch's Soul by Emma L. Adams

Author:Emma L. Adams [Adams, Emma L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Magic
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

13

The necromancers on guard duty outside the guild’s headquarters looked suspiciously at Keir when he walked alongside me into the lobby, but none of them stopped us. The absence of familiar faces fuelled my certainty. “I think the others have been hauled into the boss’s office for a grilling. Still want to come?”

“He’d better,” said Lloyd, approaching us. “The only reason she’s not yelling at me for letting Keir take you away is because she’s more pissed with Morgan and Mackie.”

Sure enough, Lady Montgomery’s voice drifted down from the upper level. She didn’t yell so much as project her voice so the walls rattled and everyone in a mile’s radius ducked for cover. No wonder all the novices were hiding downstairs. I glanced at Keir, whose mouth quirked in an inexplicable smile.

“What?” I hissed. “If you think this is amusing, half the reason she’s so mad is because I nearly died.”

He shook his head. “It’s not you. I was… forewarned about the guild’s leadership approach. I’m glad to see they’re taking the threat seriously.”

“Of course we are.” Lloyd glared at him. “If you hadn’t brought Jas back in one piece, we’d have strung you from the ceiling.”

“Lovely sentiment,” said Keir, taking a step forwards in the direction of Lady Montgomery’s strident voice. “I think I can find my own way upstairs.”

“Now is not the time to pick a fight, you two. We’re all deep in the shit.”

Lloyd scowled at Keir and turned back to the stairs. Several novices stared after us—or more specifically, at Keir’s expensive-looking jacket and jeans, and the absence of a hooded necromancer’s cloak. Most of them wouldn’t know a vampire by sight, but I could see them putting his presence together with Lady Montgomery’s shouting and drawing their own conclusions.

The upper corridor, by contrast, was empty, and the boss’s voice drifted towards us. I winced at the sound of Ilsa’s name. Of the group, she was the person who least deserved to be yelled at, considering we’d dragged her in to help undo the mess we’d created.

“Jas,” said Lady Montgomery, through the closed office door. “Come to say your piece?”

“I also bought an ally.” I opened the door and entered. Ilsa, Morgan and Mackie gathered around her desk, all of them looking noticeably chastened.

“Keir Langford,” the vampire said smoothly, reaching out a hand. Lady Montgomery shook it, her sharp eyes appraising the new arrival.

“Keir is the vampire who helped us out,” I said. “And he helped us save Mackie the first time around, too.”

“And did he know about this illegal device?” she enquired.

“Not until yesterday,” I said, my shoulders tensing at the warning hint in her voice. “And I didn’t know they existed until I found one.”

“Yes, I’ve had to listen to an extensive explanation from your partners-in-crime.”

“It wasn’t really a crime,” said Morgan. “It’s a non-guild matter, right? She wasn’t on a mission when she got the thing. It wasn’t like she knew someone would hypnotise Mackie into breaking into her room.”

Wait, since when was

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