going to be sorry.” His shaking was getting worse by the minute, and Kit was really getting concerned about how unstable he seemed to be.
“ Poking the magical bear probably isn’t that great of a plan, Reagan.” Kit pitched her voice low and hoped the man hadn’t heard her.
“Him? Oh his just smoke and mirrors. I’ll bet his boss didn’t even give him any of the good toys to bring. And if his message was that damned important he’d be breathing it all over us with fire and brimstone special effects. Nope, Kit , you definitely only rated the B-team this time. Damn, girl, you’re losing your touch.”
By this time the man was literally vibrating with anger but Kit really could not hold back her snort of laughter and that was all it took . “My name is Devin and I will be back,” and with a bright flash of light he was gone. Kit had squealed in surprise and then just stared at the spot where he’d been for long seconds until somewhere in the back of her mind she registered the shouts of people approaching them.
Before they were swarmed she turned to Reagan, “Fuck me! What were you thinking? How did you know he would fold?”
Reagan giggled, “Oh that was too easy. Hell a junior psych student could have played that one. He was obviously uncomfortable in the badass role and I just called his bluff.”
“You called his bluff? Would you like to explain that statement, pet?”
Kit grinned when Reagan paled. She’d been all sass with a demon, but was worried about her Master’s reaction? Talk about your rich irony.
Chapter Twelve
Damian stood next to the ornately cast metal door of the portal and cursed the witch who had managed to seal him inside. “I still can’t imagine how an untrained witch was able to fucking blow me into pieces so small I resembled fucking mist, and send me back behind these wretched seals.” Taking a deep breath, he tried to pull back his frustration so he could deal with his half-witted brother. “Have you managed to get someone inside the Council Chambers yet?”
He knew by the sound of Devin’s voice that he was leaning against the rock wall that bordered the sealed portal. It hadn’t taken his brother long to learn that actually touching the door or the seals was a recipe for disaster. The portal itself reminded Damian of an overly large and ornately engraved manhole cover that was embedded in a solid rock wall rather resting on a sidewalk. His brother was a pain in the ass and always had been. But Devin was the only member of Damian’s family who had stood by him when he’d moved to the dark side as a young wizard. And if Devin managed to get a hold of Kathleen and her children, there would be no stopping them.
Damian knew in the beginning Devin hadn’t been convinced that securing the fated witch mentioned in the prophecy would ever be possible. But as time had gone on, Damian had slowly managed to persuade him that Kathleen would do anything to protect her children and that was leverage they could easily use to their advantage.
“No, but there are several young witches working for us who have applied for internships with various Council members. The scales will tip in our favor soon, you must be patient. ” Damian wasn’t sure, but he thought he detected a bit of disinterest in Devin’s voice, and that set his temper on a rolling boil.
“Are you fucking kidding me? Be patient? Easy for your incompetent ass to say when you aren’t the one locked behind these wretched seals. Damn it all to hell. You’ve made several unsuccessful attempts and now everyone is watching you so closely, your every move is going to have to be coordinated down to a gnat’s ass. You made too many ineffective moves too quickly. And each one was countered because you didn’t plan them well enough.”
“What are you talking about? No one could have known that Car la Harris would be
“ Poking the magical bear probably isn’t that great of a plan, Reagan.” Kit pitched her voice low and hoped the man hadn’t heard her.
“Him? Oh his just smoke and mirrors. I’ll bet his boss didn’t even give him any of the good toys to bring. And if his message was that damned important he’d be breathing it all over us with fire and brimstone special effects. Nope, Kit , you definitely only rated the B-team this time. Damn, girl, you’re losing your touch.”
By this time the man was literally vibrating with anger but Kit really could not hold back her snort of laughter and that was all it took . “My name is Devin and I will be back,” and with a bright flash of light he was gone. Kit had squealed in surprise and then just stared at the spot where he’d been for long seconds until somewhere in the back of her mind she registered the shouts of people approaching them.
Before they were swarmed she turned to Reagan, “Fuck me! What were you thinking? How did you know he would fold?”
Reagan giggled, “Oh that was too easy. Hell a junior psych student could have played that one. He was obviously uncomfortable in the badass role and I just called his bluff.”
“You called his bluff? Would you like to explain that statement, pet?”
Kit grinned when Reagan paled. She’d been all sass with a demon, but was worried about her Master’s reaction? Talk about your rich irony.
Chapter Twelve
Damian stood next to the ornately cast metal door of the portal and cursed the witch who had managed to seal him inside. “I still can’t imagine how an untrained witch was able to fucking blow me into pieces so small I resembled fucking mist, and send me back behind these wretched seals.” Taking a deep breath, he tried to pull back his frustration so he could deal with his half-witted brother. “Have you managed to get someone inside the Council Chambers yet?”
He knew by the sound of Devin’s voice that he was leaning against the rock wall that bordered the sealed portal. It hadn’t taken his brother long to learn that actually touching the door or the seals was a recipe for disaster. The portal itself reminded Damian of an overly large and ornately engraved manhole cover that was embedded in a solid rock wall rather resting on a sidewalk. His brother was a pain in the ass and always had been. But Devin was the only member of Damian’s family who had stood by him when he’d moved to the dark side as a young wizard. And if Devin managed to get a hold of Kathleen and her children, there would be no stopping them.
Damian knew in the beginning Devin hadn’t been convinced that securing the fated witch mentioned in the prophecy would ever be possible. But as time had gone on, Damian had slowly managed to persuade him that Kathleen would do anything to protect her children and that was leverage they could easily use to their advantage.
“No, but there are several young witches working for us who have applied for internships with various Council members. The scales will tip in our favor soon, you must be patient. ” Damian wasn’t sure, but he thought he detected a bit of disinterest in Devin’s voice, and that set his temper on a rolling boil.
“Are you fucking kidding me? Be patient? Easy for your incompetent ass to say when you aren’t the one locked behind these wretched seals. Damn it all to hell. You’ve made several unsuccessful attempts and now everyone is watching you so closely, your every move is going to have to be coordinated down to a gnat’s ass. You made too many ineffective moves too quickly. And each one was countered because you didn’t plan them well enough.”
“What are you talking about? No one could have known that Car la Harris would be
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