A Grave Magic: An Urban Fantasy Supernatural Thriller (The Shadow Sorceress Book 1) by Bilinda Sheehan

Author:Bilinda Sheehan [Sheehan, Bilinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BS Press
Published: 2015-12-18T06:00:00+00:00

21

“What do you mean it’s really bad news? I was sure the body count was proof enough the news was already bad,” Graham said, the panic in his voice audible.

“This is worse,” I said, glancing down at the bear.

I jumped, my grip tightening on it as my eyes came into focus. I wasn’t holding a bear anymore.

Christina lay across my arms, her tiny body limp, her blonde hair hanging loose over the arm that cradled her head.

The front of her nightshirt was soaked in blood and I could just make out the top half of a runic symbol etched into her chest beneath her it. Her blue eyes were wide and terrified but there was no life left in her; they were frozen that way, staring accusingly up at the sky, letting the world know that her final moments on this planet had been terrifying.

I’d failed her.

I didn’t have visions of the future, only of events that had already come to pass. But then, what did I expect? I was weak, powerless, nothing like the line of witches I had come from. Everything about me screamed “failure” and everything I touched turned to crap.

Tears of anger and frustration welled in my eyes, and I let them flow. What was the point in holding them back? What was the point in any of it anymore, if I couldn’t do my job and help those who needed it?

“Amber.” Graham’s voice cut through the thoughts swirling through my head, snapping me out of the moment.

My vision cleared and Christina’s body turned to sand, slipping through my arms and onto the carpet.

“Sweet Jesus, what was that?” Graham said, his panic unmistakable.

Pushing up onto my feet, I faced him. “What did you see?” I asked.

My visions were normally my own; I’d never shared one before, but this had felt different. I just hadn’t realised how different it was until Graham had spoken.

“The girl, the girl we’re looking for, the one from the pictures. She was right there, in your arms, but….” He trailed off and stared down at the floor.

I knew what he was thinking. Emotions swirled across his face, generally a blend of disbelief and shock, and I couldn’t blame him for that. If I’d been in his shoes, I’d have felt exactly the same way. But I wasn’t; I was the one who was supposed to understand the laws of magic and how it worked.

But in this instance, I was pretty much lost.

Whatever we’d done had been so far outside my remit, I wasn’t even sure where to begin with it all.

“How did you do that?” he asked, staring back at me, the disbelief and shock mingling together to create fear.

“I don’t know, I don’t think I was really in control of it, I mean, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t….” Doubt crept into my voice.

“Then how was it even possible? You’re the only witch here, Morgan, you’re the only one capable of doing something like that.”

“I don’t know!” I repeated with frustration. All I ever seemed to feel was angry and frustrated.

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