Demon Witch (The Ternion Order Book 2) by Marvello Daniel R

Author:Marvello, Daniel R. [Marvello, Daniel R.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: werewolves witches demons magic, wolf shifter transformation, urban fantasy in a rural setting, fiction, contemporary paranormal fantasy adventure
Publisher: Magic Fur Press
Published: 2017-08-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Overwhelmed

After a long day of going over the exorcism ritual repeatedly, Amanda was tired, hungry, and a little grumpy. She sat back in her chair and laced her fingers behind her head to stretch her arms. The folding chair was putting her legs to sleep, in spite of the cushion she’d found to sit on. She stamped her feet to restore some circulation. The sky through the moon shrine’s cupola was darkening with the onset of dusk.

“Let’s call it a day,” Noreen said, rubbing her forehead. “We’re just repeating ourselves at this point anyway. If we think of anything new later on, we can add it to the work we’ve already done.”

“Sounds good to me,” Kyle said with relief, pushing his chair back and standing to stretch.

Amanda saved the document with her notes and closed her laptop. “I’m going back to my office so I can get on the network and send these notes to all of our email accounts as a backup.”

“Send a copy to the Order archive as well,” Noreen said, “and be sure to tell Blackstone before you do. We still haven’t caught whoever deleted the first set of notes, but we’re watching now. If the spy tries to delete them again, we should be able to find out who it is.”

“Maybe we should send a copy to the Rutlinger Foundation,” Kyle said jokingly. “I’ll bet that would piss them off.”

“Great idea,” Amanda said. “As if we don’t have enough trouble already.”

Noreen said nothing, but her annoyed expression said volumes.

Kyle grinned and shrugged. “Just kidding. Sheesh. You two need to lighten up. We got a lot done today.”

Noreen nodded her head grudgingly. “That’s true. Even if we are redoing work that was already done once before.”

Kyle shook his head and spoke in an exasperated tone. “Man, the glass is always half-empty with you, isn’t it?”

“Kyle …” Amanda said in a warning tone.

“I know, I know. Sorry,” Kyle apologized without much sincerity. “As my grandfather used to say, ‘Don’t tease the animals.’”

“Not helping,” Amanda chastised.

Noreen stood and swept her hands down her skirt to straighten it. “That’s all right, Amanda. It’s just a shame his grandfather’s good sense wasn’t hereditary.”

Kyle blinked at Noreen in surprise. “I think that was almost a joke. I didn’t know you had it in you.”

“I’m no longer surprised by what you don’t know,” Noreen retorted.

Amanda gave up on trying to be peacemaker. Kyle and Noreen were fine while they were on task, but, socially, they mixed like oil and water. The best strategy for keeping the peace was to separate them.

Amanda grabbed Kyle’s arm and pulled him toward the stairway door. “C’mon, let’s go.” Her haste wasn’t only about putting an end to the bickering—an uneasy feeling made her want to hurry to her office. Her laptop contained the only copy of all the work they’d done, and after everything they’d been through, that was unacceptable.

Ten minutes later, Amanda sat back with a satisfied smile as electronic copies of their day’s work went out to everyone she could think of who had an interest in it.

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