Mage in Black by Jaye Wells

Author:Jaye Wells [Wells, Jaye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Vampires, Fantasy, Romance
ISBN: 9780316071246
Google: TyUMdIPn0O0C
Amazon: 031603780X
Goodreads: 6809619
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

18

The room was pitch-black. Not just because the lights were out, but also because of the blindfold Rhea slipped over my head.

Needless to say, I’m not a fan of blindfolds. The last time I’d worn one, I’d ended up allowing a sociopath vampire-slash-demon named Clovis Trakiya to feed from me. I felt more comfortable wearing a blindfold in front of Rhea—at least she couldn’t vein-fuck me. But as a mage, she could fuck me up in other ways if she wanted.

I took a deep breath and reminded myself Rhea was trying to help me. Sure, she was a pain in the ass, but she had to be to deal with teaching me, I guess.

So I went with it, figuring she knew what she was doing. Besides, my hands were free, so I could defend myself if need be. Or so I thought.

Something hard slammed into my head. Pain crashed through my skull.

“Ow! What the hell?” I said, ripping off the scarf. The metal orb about the size of a golf ball rolled across the floor away from me. I swung around to glare at Rhea. She stood next to a table with a stack of more balls.

“No questions, remember? I can’t teach you how to kill demons, but I can teach you how to defend yourself enough to get away.”

“And using me as target practice is the way to do it?” I rubbed my forehead. A small goose egg throbbed hotly on the spot. “Can I at least do this without the blindfold?”

“The blindfold is necessary because you have a bad habit of using your fists to solve your problems. Fists won’t help in a demon fight. For that you have to use your instincts and your magical weapons. So we’re going to try this until you learn how to anticipate an attack and fend it off using only your magic.”

“You’re insane if you think I’m going to stand here and let you throw ball bearings at my cranium all night.”

She ignored that and continued as if I hadn’t spoken. “Now, the first rule of this exercise is, you’re not allowed to fight with your limbs. I’ve left your hands unbound. But the first time you try to block or catch a ball, I’ll bind you. Got it?”

“You expect me not to defend myself?” I said through gritted teeth.

“Don’t be pissy. I expect you to use your magical weapons instead. And don’t start bitching about not knowing how to use them. That’s the point of this lesson. You’re not going to tap into those skills unless you’re forced to.”

This was sounding better and better. “And if I refuse?”

She paused. “Then the next time someone sends a demon after you, you better pray Giguhl’s there to save your ass again.”

I cringed. The fact I couldn’t defeat Eurynome on my own still bothered me. I wasn’t used to relying on others to save me. I sighed. “So how do I tap into this power?”

She smiled. “You’ll figure it out on your own soon enough.

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