Gray's Dilemma: A Witches Circle Novella (The Witches Circle) by Cassandra Larsen

Author:Cassandra Larsen [Larsen, Cassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

WHEN I get out of the shower, I hear muffled sobs coming from below me, probably the basement. Sounds like they have Megan bound and gagged.

I do my best to ignore it; there’s nothing I can do for her right now. What’s done is done. I quickly dress in jeans and a t-shirt and head outside to the Escalade. Derek and Zak are already there waiting.

“It’s your fault Mikhail ran away,” Zak says when he sees me.

His taunting raises my hackles, the wolf in me demanding I knock some respect into him. Beating it back, I casually lean against the SUV, feigning nonchalance. “Oh yeah? How do you figure?”

“Well, it was you who dealt out his punishment. You were too soft on him. If Nikolay had let me finish him off, there wouldn’t be any unbroken bones for him to run away on,” Zak sneers. “I would have beaten him until he couldn’t lift his head up, let alone limp away.”

“Well, I guess it’s a shame Nikolay didn’t let you finish,” I say, keeping a growl out of my voice.

“Well, hopefully he’ll give me a crack at Mikhail’s little whore tonight.” Zak’s lips curl, eyes flashing gold. “Maybe watching her go a few rounds with me will cure Mikhail of his pathetic infatuation.”

Derek tenses beside me and I lay a hand on his arm to keep him calm. “Yeah, Zak,” I drawl. “You’re right; I think you should go tell Nikolay that yourself. I’m sure he’d love hearing you criticize how he handled Mikhail’s punishment. In fact, here’s your chance.” I nod in the direction of the manor.

Zak’s face pales as he sees Nikolay step through the door and head in our direction.

Derek smirks at Zak’s expression, his muscles relaxing. “Boy, I sure hope he overheard all your helpful suggestions,” Derek stage whispers to him. “You know how he loves being told how to do his job.”

Zak glares at him.

“What are you still doing here?” Nikolay barks. “Where’s Vasily?”

“Right here,” Vasily calls, herding Veronika and Isabel up the driveway in front of him. Veronika’s lips are set in a pout, blonde hair hanging wet around her shoulders. Isabel’s hair is still damp too, but she has it pulled up into a messy bun. “Went to see what was keeping these two.”

“I wasn’t in the shower that long,” Veronika grumbles. Isabel smirks. She glances up at me and rolls her eyes.

“Yeah, sure you weren’t, Veronika,” I say. “You didn’t even have time to scrub all the dirt off your face.”

“Dirt? Where?” she gasps, darting forward to inspect her face in the side mirror of the car. When I chuckle, she narrows her blue eyes at me. “Not funny, Gray.” Derek laughs with me and Isabel grins.

“Get in the car,” Vasily tells us, fighting a smile of his own. “School’s waiting.”

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