Academy of Assassins (An Academy of Assassins Novel Book 1) by Stacey Brutger

Author:Stacey Brutger [Brutger, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Morgan prowled her corner of the basement room, not trusting herself near the others. She glared at the wall-size mirror, wishing she had the ability to activate the spell without them so she didn’t have to wait.

Kincade and his group stood around a table at the center of the room, looking serious and deadly while they studied aerial maps and grid placements, going over strategies. She wanted to march over there and demand they hurry, but Kincade made it clear he didn’t welcome her help.

Not that it would do any good to speed them along.

They were waiting for the support team to finish their preparations.

Once Kincade and his team cleared the mansion, a second team would travel through the mirror, bring the wards back up, and prepare a triage. While she understood they needed to be prepared, they were also stopping her from helping MacGregor.

It had been twenty minutes since she’d learned of the attack, and every second counted in battle.

“How are you holding up?” Mistress McKay magically appeared at her side…although it could be that Morgan was so busy glaring at the others she hadn’t noticed her approach.

“Impatient.” Morgan welcomed the distraction, absently noting the tightness around McKay’s eyes, the strain thinning her lips.

McKay was worried, too.

Not good.

Morgan bounced on her feet, trying to rid herself of nervous energy.

She wanted to move now.

Every second they delayed could cost lives.

When she scanned the room for any signs of progress, she saw Kincade glare at her, rubbing his arm like she’d given him cooties or an STD or something. Pain ricocheted in her chest, and she wanted to march over there and smack him.

“He’s a good man. He’s just not used to anyone like you. It leaves him off-balance.”

“He’s an ass who doesn’t even bother to hide his dislike. It was there the first time he set eyes on me. He didn’t even try to give me a chance.” Morgan turned away when she remembered the rest of what McKay’s said, and grabbed the distraction with both hands. “What do you mean, like me?”

“I would say, since you’re still here, he is giving you a chance.” The small rebuke from McKay smarted, cooling off her ire a tad. “Kincade has been trained from birth to be the best hunter, but his time is limited. Sooner or later, he will be paired with a witch, and his duty will be to protect her.”

Morgan scowled. “What do you mean paired?”

“I see MacGregor failed to teach you everything.” Mistress McKay rolled her eyes, then sighed. “The magic inherent in a witch’s blood can cause a chemical reaction in a hunter. This reaction will bind the witch and hunter together.”

“Like slavery.” Morgan shuddered at the thought of being trapped in such a way after years of watching the witches at the coven treat their guards worse than dirt. “A hunter has no choice but to protect his female. I can’t understand why so many here look forward to it.”

“They don’t get a choice of who they’re pair with.

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