Wild Darkness (A Bound By Magick Novel) by Lauren Dane

Author:Lauren Dane [Dane, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2013-11-04T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

TOSH had tried to work. Had checked his messages and read through a ton of email. Read several bills. And all throughout, he couldn’t stop thinking about the entire situation.

He’d put a call in to the president’s chief of staff, requesting a meeting. Marlon Hayes was courting disaster. Not just for Others, but for everyone. If this Magister . . . thing . . . could simply evaporate Others, what if it decided to put attention on humans too?

Listening to these turned witches and mages seemed an incredibly bad idea. Junkies and criminals? People like that would only be interested in what was good for them. Hayes was banking the future of the country, of all Americans, hell, of everyone on the planet on this plan.

He picked the phone up and dialed home.

His grandmother picked up. He knew she’d still be awake. She was a night owl and caught up on all her shows on the DVR after his grandfather went to sleep.

“Hey, Grandmother.”

“Toshio, I was just thinking about you. I saw you on television yesterday after the bombing. I’m glad you’re all right. Is your friend, the witch who saved all those people, okay?”

“I was scared to death when I saw how badly injured she was. But she’s better today. She used a lot of magick to help the bystanders.”

“She’s a good friend to have. Someone with courage like that. Your grandfather and I are very proud of you for doing this.”

“This?”

“All these laws to put Others in camps and take away their rights. It’s not what this country is about. You need to continue to stand up and say so. We didn’t raise your father to be silent in the face of injustice, and he and your mother didn’t raise you that way either.”

“We made mistakes sometimes.”

“America? Oh yes.” She laughed. “Lots of mistakes. Hurt people. But each time we learn something else. We learn to stand up and remember what we are supposed to be about. We may fall down from time to time, but it’s always those voices, the ones like yours, who refuse to be silent in the face of oppression, who make the biggest difference.”

He’d needed to hear it. His parents were supportive. His siblings too. They’d all been outspoken on the issues with Others and human rights in general. Over his whole life. But it was scary as hell to stand up sometimes when it felt like everyone else disagreed. When people were willing to kill Others and those who supported them simply for wanting to exist.

“You’ll be home for your grandfather’s birthday dinner?”

“Yes. I will. I may be bringing someone this time.”

“Really? Tell me about her.”

“It’s Delilah Sperry.”

“Oh, the pretty senator from Illinois. I like her. She’s got smart eyes.”

“She does. I finally made a move after sort of having a crush on her for the last year.” Probably longer. He’d met her at a freshman senate mixer when she’d first been elected and had liked her instantly. But he’d been dating someone at the time.

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