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I need to get it away from me. ”
18
Cassandra hung up the phone and took a deep breath. Dhane had the book, and he would be in for the meeting tonight to turn it in. Dawn would be here soon and she hadn’t slept a wink. Now the book was technically in council hands, but…
She paced around her room and couldn’t help but feel ill. Terror filled her that the book might somehow corrupt Dhane . If that were to happen , they w ould all be in trouble, her most of all for defending him and training him all these years.
“Damn it, I should have just gone after that book myself. ”
A knock at her door thankfully interrupted her thoughts. She walked over and opened it, surprised to see Elisabeth on the other side . She was clearly angry about something. Cassandra walked into the boardroom and sat at the table as Elisabeth paced.
“ Dhane has the book. Took it right out from under me.”
“I’m aware he has the book. He called a few minutes ago.”
“What? You can’t let him keep it! It’s too dangerous. ”
“He’s not keeping it; he will be turning it in at tonight’s meeting.”
Elisabeth paced, cursing under her breath. Cassandra understood her concerns but wasn’t about to reveal that she had the same reservations .
“He cast a spell on me.”
“What?”
“I was about to get the book when he stopped me by casting a spell on me. He’s in league with a vampire now. He can’t be trusted.”
Cassandra wasn’t sure what to say. A vampire working with Dhane ? That seemed about as likely as Algernon winning a Nobel Peace Prize after all he had done. Luckily someone else entered the room with opinions of her own.
“I disagree one hundred percent .”
Lila walked into the boardroom straight over to the other women. She sat down and crossed her legs and arms as she continued directly .
“Before he went to get the book, he took time out to rescue me from the werewolves. He saved me from God knows what fate , and got me safely from their territory .”
“Has anyone heard from Veronica?”
Both women shook their heads at Cassandra’s question. Great, just one more thing to worry about. Dhane had the book. He might be working with a vampire, though that didn’t make much sense. Elisabeth was pissed off . Veronica was missing in the werewolf territory . And Amber was…
Damn it.
She didn’t want to think about Amber . These other problems should be enough to keep her distracted. The smell of honey entered her mind and she jumped up from her chair as the room suddenly felt warm .
“First things first. Dhane is bringing the book tonight and we’ll get that taken care of. In the meantime, I’ll get with Nicole about a search party for Veronica.”
“There’s something else.”
Lila gave a distrusting look towards Elisabeth , like she didn’t want to say more in front of her. Cassandra understood and ask ed Elisabeth to leave. She stormed out and left the two to talk.
“So what’s going on, Lila?”
“Something happened in the tunnels. When the werewolf showed up, I tried to use magic on him, but it didn’t work. Someone cast disenchanting against me.”
“Did you see anyone?”
“No, as far as I know it was just the three you sent, and a short time later Dhane . Someone is working against us , and I don’t trust that one .”
Lila nodded toward the door Elisabeth had exited through. Cassandra paced around the room. Some answers would come tonight. If Dhane did turn over the book, she would know his loyalty was right where she always thought it was. In the meantime, she needed to start eliminating who could be involved. If all went well, maybe there was just a rogue witch out there somewhere , and the council was safe .
“Who have you told about this?”
“Nobody else knows except Dhane .”
“Good. Let’s keep it that way for now.”
Lila nodded and bid
18
Cassandra hung up the phone and took a deep breath. Dhane had the book, and he would be in for the meeting tonight to turn it in. Dawn would be here soon and she hadn’t slept a wink. Now the book was technically in council hands, but…
She paced around her room and couldn’t help but feel ill. Terror filled her that the book might somehow corrupt Dhane . If that were to happen , they w ould all be in trouble, her most of all for defending him and training him all these years.
“Damn it, I should have just gone after that book myself. ”
A knock at her door thankfully interrupted her thoughts. She walked over and opened it, surprised to see Elisabeth on the other side . She was clearly angry about something. Cassandra walked into the boardroom and sat at the table as Elisabeth paced.
“ Dhane has the book. Took it right out from under me.”
“I’m aware he has the book. He called a few minutes ago.”
“What? You can’t let him keep it! It’s too dangerous. ”
“He’s not keeping it; he will be turning it in at tonight’s meeting.”
Elisabeth paced, cursing under her breath. Cassandra understood her concerns but wasn’t about to reveal that she had the same reservations .
“He cast a spell on me.”
“What?”
“I was about to get the book when he stopped me by casting a spell on me. He’s in league with a vampire now. He can’t be trusted.”
Cassandra wasn’t sure what to say. A vampire working with Dhane ? That seemed about as likely as Algernon winning a Nobel Peace Prize after all he had done. Luckily someone else entered the room with opinions of her own.
“I disagree one hundred percent .”
Lila walked into the boardroom straight over to the other women. She sat down and crossed her legs and arms as she continued directly .
“Before he went to get the book, he took time out to rescue me from the werewolves. He saved me from God knows what fate , and got me safely from their territory .”
“Has anyone heard from Veronica?”
Both women shook their heads at Cassandra’s question. Great, just one more thing to worry about. Dhane had the book. He might be working with a vampire, though that didn’t make much sense. Elisabeth was pissed off . Veronica was missing in the werewolf territory . And Amber was…
Damn it.
She didn’t want to think about Amber . These other problems should be enough to keep her distracted. The smell of honey entered her mind and she jumped up from her chair as the room suddenly felt warm .
“First things first. Dhane is bringing the book tonight and we’ll get that taken care of. In the meantime, I’ll get with Nicole about a search party for Veronica.”
“There’s something else.”
Lila gave a distrusting look towards Elisabeth , like she didn’t want to say more in front of her. Cassandra understood and ask ed Elisabeth to leave. She stormed out and left the two to talk.
“So what’s going on, Lila?”
“Something happened in the tunnels. When the werewolf showed up, I tried to use magic on him, but it didn’t work. Someone cast disenchanting against me.”
“Did you see anyone?”
“No, as far as I know it was just the three you sent, and a short time later Dhane . Someone is working against us , and I don’t trust that one .”
Lila nodded toward the door Elisabeth had exited through. Cassandra paced around the room. Some answers would come tonight. If Dhane did turn over the book, she would know his loyalty was right where she always thought it was. In the meantime, she needed to start eliminating who could be involved. If all went well, maybe there was just a rogue witch out there somewhere , and the council was safe .
“Who have you told about this?”
“Nobody else knows except Dhane .”
“Good. Let’s keep it that way for now.”
Lila nodded and bid
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