Forbidden Mage: An Enemies to Lovers Paranormal Romance (Untamed Hearts) by Payton Rome

Author:Payton Rome [Rome, Payton]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2021-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Troy

Her stare caused me to shift uncomfortably in the chair. “Autumn…”

She cut me off. “I already knew why you were here Troy.”

Her admission caught me by surprise. So much so that I couldn’t find words to respond.

“I was hoping no one else would find out.” She sighed heavily. “That it would’ve been just between you and me.”

We sat in silence for a moment. My mind raced. “Wait, you knew?”

“Clearly you and your clan underestimate me.” She wore an air of conceit when she said it.

“They aren’t my clan.” I responded dryly.

She smiled. “That may be true.” She stood and walked toward me. “I haven’t decided to believe you yet.” She leaned against the chair Echo was in moments ago. “I will say, you came clean much more quickly than I thought you would.” A laugh escaped her lips.

I didn’t know what to say. Fear rose in my chest. “What I’ve done is a crime in your order, is that correct?” It was easy to forget that she wasn’t just my cousin.

She cocked her head and smiled softly. “If they aren’t your clan, then this is your order too, Troy.”

I shrugged my shoulders. “I was cast out, remember?” Bitterness resurfaced.

Her laughter filled the room. “Your father cannot cast you out without approval from The Order.” She shook her head and laughed harder. “Clearly your rebellion caused you to miss some important information.”

“Oh.” I fumbled with the bottom of my shirt like a schoolboy in the principal’s office. “I guess I missed that.”

Her smile grew bigger. “It’s okay, cousin,” she smacked my shoulder, “there is a way to fix all of this.”

Her statement surprised me. After all, she barely knew me. But I had heard stories she was easy to deal with. In fact, there was a lot of buzz on the West Coast of brothers and sisters wanting to rejoin their alliance with The Order of the Magi once Autumn was named High Priestess. When we were kids, she was always kind and caring. I had no reason to doubt her. Just my years of stewing and making her the bad guy too.

“First, let’s get you ready for the ball.” She clapped her hands and walked toward her phone.

I snapped my head toward her. “No way. You said nothing about me going to a ball.”

She laughed loudly. “It would be rude of you not to go.” Her tone stern. “The angels know you are family and will take to rumors if you’re not there.”

I shook my head vigorously. “Not going.”

Her eyes narrowed. “It’s the least you can do.” She reached over to her desk phone and called Leonardo into the office.

When he stepped in, he was clearly surprised to see me. He threw a glare my way before focusing his attention back to his wife. “How can I be of help, beautiful?” He found his way to her and planted his lips on hers.

Her lips lingered on his for a long moment before she answered. “Tonight, we are going to pretend that we don’t know Troy is here to deceive us.

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