The shadow creatures no longer attacked, but froze, and began to float like black balloons.
I pushed them out of the way, one after the other, until I finally saw Dorian. The light was coming from him. “Magic,” I whispered.
Chapter 40
“Dorian,” I called, reaching out to him.
He stood up straight, his eyes searching mine in wonder. His eyes glowed red. The magic of the Hunter. “Snow.” His voice was soft, like a summer’s breeze.
“What’s happening? What are those things?” The remaining dark creatures continued to float around him. I took a step closer.
“I don’t know but stay where you are. I’m not sure what’s going on and I don’t want to hurt you.” He raised a hand. His eyes changed to gold. The magic of the dragon.
“Your eyes.”
He smiled. “I know, love. I can feel it. See a difference.”
“Are you okay?” I reached out but didn’t touch him and crossed my arms to keep from doing something stupid.
His eyes changed to a bright elven blue. “Yes. These are the underlings of the Unknowns. Remember them?”
My mind went back to the altar. The knife stabbing me. Dorian coming in to protect me, taking my place as the sacrifice. The Unknowns stopped their plan to destroy all magical creatures because of him. “They’re whispering to me—the underlings. They have secrets; they’re trying to protect me—protect us. From what, I’m not sure, but I think it’s the Unknowns.”
I shook my head. “Why? I thought that was over. They accepted the sacrifice. Your sacrifice.”
His eyes changed to green, then brown, then indigo in quick succession.
“Apparently they still want more.” He tilted his head to the side as though listening. “They’re bringing her back.”
“Who?”
“Sharra.”
The sound of cackling rang in the distance.
“No.” My hands went to my mouth and I covered it to keep in the scream forming on my lips.
Dorian’s eyes turned silver. “The underlings don’t know when, but they came to warn us. The Unknowns will do whatever it takes to give magic its rebirth.”
His eyes changed back to ebony flecked with the colors of the seven magics.
“What?” A sick horror filled my body.
“They say if Jasmine dies, then so will all magic. We have to protect her at all costs.” The shadows dissipated and I went to Dorian.
“We will,” I said, leaning against his chest. “We will keep her safe.”
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DEADLY WITCH
Seven Magics Academy Book Four
“Will you…” Gabe studied me, his glorious features a painting of perfection.
“What?” I asked, glancing at Pops nervously before focusing on Gabe. My heart picked up speed. Was he going to ask me to marry him right here? Right now? In an alley full of smelly trash and debris.
His hands circled my arms and he pulled me to the side. “Will you move out of the way? You’re blocking my view of the street.” He gave me a grim smile.
“Oh.” My heart sank. How had my thoughts gone to marriage? I clucked my tongue and clenched my fists together. “Sure.”
The town of Salem, Massachusetts was quiet, which was unusual for a Saturday morning. Typically there were people shopping in the market or children playing in the park. It could be that it was before seven in the morning and none of the shops were open. Plus, Pops, Gabe, and I were in the alleyway behind several stores. The backs of the tall, brick buildings lined one side. Green trash bins rested against them. On the other side was a ten-foot chain link fence separating the businesses from the enormous city building. There were no windows thankfully. We could do our magic without worrying about humans catching us.
“Where is she, Cin?” Gabe asked. He was more on edge than usual as he searched the area.
“I don’t know. I have magic, but I’m not a GPS. We’re still going to have to look.” I crossed my arms, frustrated with my long-time love.
The air was damp and warm, causing my blue tank to stick to my back, not to mention the pool developing between my cleavage. Thankfully I remembered to put my hair in a ponytail. But my green camo pants, while great for carrying weapons and whatnot, had me wishing I wore shorts.
Gabe wore jeans and a green tee shirt. The blades he started carrying when he became the leader of the chayot crossed behind his back. Those angelic weapons were invisible to humans, so only the supernaturals had to worry.
“Well, you’d think your magic would be more accurate. You used a locater spell, right?”
I glared at him. “Look, Gabe—”
“Why don’t you both go left, and I’ll go right,” Professor Pops interrupted, giving us a look that said we were annoying. I agreed, but it wasn’t me. It was mostly Gabe. My man needed to chill.
Normally, Professor Pops wore sweaters and dress slacks, but today he had on pants similar to mine as well as a black tank. The vampire was more than six hundred years old, but he was still hot—for an old guy. Short salt and pepper hair accented his square jaw and smile lines.
“You got it,” Gabe said, heading off in that direction.
I followed, trying not to be bugged Gabe was here at all. Pops and I could handle the girl fine, but my angelic boyfriend felt duty-bound to make sure we didn’t use magic or compulsion to hurt any unsuspecting humans we came in contact with. As a chayot, that was his job, but it was still irritating.
I clenched my fists together, inhaling a deep breath to calm my nerves.
The witch we were after needed our help whether she realized it or not. Like me, she was born with magic. And like me, she didn’t find out until after her sixteenth birthday.
It was a tough situation. The girl was in the foster care system. One of her foster brothers forced himself on her. In her fear and self-protective rage, she hurt him using magic. Not that the little asshole didn’t deserve it. He did. The problem was, he kept blabbing to anyone who would listen that Sera was a witch. Now, we needed to find her before the police caught her and incarcerated her, or worse, just killed her.
New laws were passed a year ago. It wasn’t good. Governments tried to detain any supernaturals they caught. Thankfully, Pops, his sons, Gabe, Snow, and I freed most of them, but a few were still in detainee camps. Those supernaturals who weren’t prisoners were used in treacherous ways.
Snow defeated Sharra a little over three years ago and the human realm was just getting back to normal. Sort of. While I loved my best friend and appreciated her need to free all supernaturals, she made things rather difficult for the humans. They were completely blind-sided by the sudden appearance of magical creatures wandering their streets, performing magic in the open, and sucking blood.
Gabe spoke with the leaders of the human realm as well as Snow and the leaders of the other supernaturals and they all came to an accord. The supernaturals agreed to leave the human realm and Snow helped them create their own. Once most supernaturals were gone, the human leaders passed laws banning magic and supernaturals from their realm altogether. Still, in many cases, there was no way to tell who the supernaturals were. That left the human realm in a combustible position, but things were better.
Okay, not really.
The biggest worry was the kids, especially those who were born in the human realm with magic and didn’t know it. In some cases, the parents kicked them out as soon as their magic manifested. Others turned their own children over to their government.
The Seven Magics Academy wasn’t having that.
Which was why we went to the hospital where the guy was staying. He had a broken arm and some fractured ribs. I used magic to sneak us into the room and Professor Pops compelled the jerk to forget the magic he saw Sera use. Pops also compelled the guy to be kind.
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nbsp; Gabe didn’t like that Pops used compulsion on a human, but I thought it was amazing.
Have I mentioned I really like Pops? He’s awesome in more ways than one.
“Over here,” Pops called.
Gabe and I ran back.
Sera was huddled against a trash bin, her back against the wall. She was dirty and her red hair was matted.
“Don’t be afraid,” I said, standing in front of Pops and Gabe. Men weren’t what she needed to see at the moment.
“Leave me alone!” Sera put out her hand and Gabe went sailing back into the chain link fence. Without a word, Pops helped him stand. I was impressed the girl could do magic without the help of a spell or incantation. Her magic probably came from trolls and was mostly brute strength.
I still didn’t know where my magic came from.
“Hey,” I said, trying again, my hands out in supplication. “It’s okay. We aren’t going to hurt you. We’re here to help.”
She pushed herself against the wall and stood, her hand coming out again, and I knew things were about to get ugly.
Sure enough, this time she sent her magic into Pops. The vampire took a step back but repelled her with his own magic—that of a hunter. His eyes glowed red and he growled, flashing his fangs.
Sera’s eyes grew wide and she cried out in pain.
“Incomples slumberia.” I spoke the words gently and Sera’s eyes closed as her body slumped to the ground. “Let’s get her back to the Academy before anyone else gets hurt.”
“Agreed.” Pops picked Sera up like she weighed nothing.
“I’ll see you later,” Gabe said, kissing my cheek. His features were tight and I bit back the need to ask him what was wrong. Now wasn’t the time.
“Tonight, after my shift at Bertilini’s?” I asked, meeting his gaze.
“I’ll be there.” He smiled, but his body remained stiff. Maybe he was still upset over what Pops had done to the jerk who hurt Sera.
I tilted my head and scrunched my eyebrows together, hoping the effort would help me be able to read him. It didn’t. “Good.” I watched him walk to the end of the alley and turn the corner.
Once Gabe was out of sight, I whispered the spell that opened a portal back into Sharra. Specifically, the basement of the Seven Magics Academy.
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The Wolf Blood Academy gave me an ultimatum. Either attend and take my place in the pack or my family suffers the consequences.
One bite changed my whole life. Until that fateful moment, no one told me I descended from an ancient legacy of wolves.
Determined to keep my family safe, I enter Wolf Blood Academy, but acceptance isn’t official until I pass their initiation. With my genetics, it should be easy, but I haven’t had eighteen years of training like the others.
Even my natural talent might not be enough to defeat the alpha, Slate Jonas and his pack. The way he looks at me, I may not want to.
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DEMONLAND SERIES
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Inheritance (11/2019)
Induction (12/2019)
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Fate and Magic
Queen of the Vampires
Deadly Witch
Royal Witch (9/2019)
Vampire Lies (1/2020)
Vampire Secrets (2/2020)
Vampires and Dragons (3/2020)
Vampires and Gargoyles (4/2020)
Vampire Magics (5/2020)
IMMORTALS
Venus Falling
Venus Rising (11/2020)
GODS AND PARANORMALS
Goddess Curse
Mystical Gift (new release)
DEAD ROSES
Sleeping Roses
Kissed by a Rose
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Most Eligible Cowboy
Happily Ever Summer
Rockstar Billionaire
Billionaire Best Man
Second Chance Billionaire
Faking it With the Billionaire
Dating the Billionaire
The Risky Groom
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RaShelle Workman is an international bestselling author of reimagined fairy tales, science fiction, time travel, and romantic suspense. All of her novels have been listed on multiple bestseller lists, including her Blood and Snow series (now Seven Magics Academy), which has sold more than a million copies worldwide.
When RaShelle isn't writing, she enjoys baking, creating new taco recipes and watching Supernatural. She lives in Utah with her husband, three children, and their dogs. Find her online by visiting her website at: www.rashelleworkman.org.
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