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Magic Sight (Supernatural Bounty Hunter #2)(2)
Author: Lucia Ashta, Leia Stone

2 Mack Daddy

Cass was busy brewing a second pot of coffee, and we still hadn’t settled on a training plan everyone was willing to agree on. Molly was happier than a pig rolling in shit, following the heated discussion between Sabine, Reo, and Haru, as if she were a spectator at a tennis match. Molly loved all things supernatural, even talk of a pregnant kitsune’s training plan.

“It’s too risky,” the ash-blond female werewolf argued for the umpteenth time. “You can’t train her with actual demons.”

Haru, who appeared to be the most meticulous and patient of the two brothers, tried to be subtle about rolling his eyes. “How else do you expect us to observe how her kitsune magic actually operates without demons around? Kitsune magic is special. It reacts to demons in unique ways, depending on the kitsune. Since Evie isn’t a full-blooded kitsune, we definitely need to see her in action, to anticipate how her magic will react to a full force of demons during warfare. You must understand.”

“Of course I understand,” Sabine snapped. I’d never seen the pack doctor so feisty. “And you two need to understand that my responsibility is to make sure she and the baby she carries inside her womb are safe.”

“We know, you’ve told us,” Reo said, his long ponytail shaking. “Repeatedly.”

“Then you’d think you’d have gotten it by now,” Sabine barked.

I half wondered if I should chime in and break things up, but part of me wanted to see if Sabine could take Reo in a fight. I raised my eyebrows and shared a look with Cass as he walked in from the kitchen with the steaming pot of coffee.

‘Why are everyone’s panties in a bunch?’ he asked through our telepathic link.

‘I think Brock rubbed off on Sabine.’ I rubbed tiredly at my face. If this is how they were going to decide every little detail of my training, it was going to be a long-ass day.

Cass placed the coffee pot on a hot plate that rested on the worn wooden table around which everyone sat. “So who wants a refill?”

“Are you sure you don’t have tea?” Haru asked.

“Any tea will do,” Reo added.

When my gaze fell on Cass, his was already on me.

‘Tea is for pussies,’ he said, and we grinned at Gran’s usual line.

But there was no way we’d say it out loud. The Japanese warriors were far from pussies, and I hadn’t even seen them in action yet. With their matching leather armor, trim muscular physiques, and katanas hanging from their waists, the brothers were badasses, that was for sure. But it was the sharp glint in their eyes that told me they were more dangerous than their well-mannered sophistication suggested.

“Gran wasn’t fond of tea,” I said diplomatically, and steadfastly refused to meet Cass’ gaze. If I did, I’d crack up. “I haven’t had the chance to stock up yet.”

What with life being absolutely bonkers lately and all.

Reo and Haru sighed in unison and pushed their cups forward for a refill.

“I have decaf for you in the kitchen, Ev,” Cass told me, and I growled.

Reo’s dark eyebrows spiked upwards. “I see the kitsune is close to the surface.”

It was more like my inner bitch was close to the surface. There was entirely too much fussing going on. I was pregnant, not made of porcelain.

I smiled grimly. “I just want to get on with the training. If that gate is leaking underworld magic, we need to contain it right away, before anything else slips through it.”

Reo and Haru snapped to attention. “What do you mean ‘before anything else’ slips through?” Reo asked while Haru leaned forward, resting on his forearms on the table. “Has something already come through?”

I flinched. Oops. Was I supposed to tell them that right in the beginning?

“At least two sirens that we know of, and a giant demon troll thingy,” I said.

“But these are no ordinary sirens,” Cass interjected. “Well, at least one of them isn’t. She’s far more powerful than she was the last time we encountered her and her twin sister. Something’s happened to her magic. We think she might have bound herself to a powerful witch.”

Haru and Reo straightened. “Siren twins? Are you sure they’re twins?” Haru asked.

“Actually, they’re triplets,” Cass corrected. “We caught two of them, until the one, Calista, escaped. We’re tracking her now.”

Actually, we weren’t exactly tracking her now, what with underworlders wanting to convert my home into hell on earth and all. But just as soon as we finished this little talk, I’d get Cass and Molly right on it. Calista was a loose end, and at times like these, loose ends like her were more dangerous than usual.

Neither of the brothers spoke for a moment, instead sharing nervous glances. Finally, Reo said, “The three demon sisters are a formidable force. We grew up hearing of their malicious ways.”

Chills broke out on my arms and I cleared my throat. “Yeah, we just found out that they like to eat human souls and all that good stuff.”

The warriors nodded.

Great, there went my hope that we were wrong about that.

“You don’t know where Calista is right now?” Haru asked.

I shook my head. “But she’s in town. She was here just last night.”

“And you lost her?” Haru took a seat around the table.

I had to work hard to repress the growl vibrating in my throat.

“We successfully captured both the sirens,” Cass corrected, and tilted his chin upward, sliding into the chair next to me. “The humans lost Calista, not us. We’re certified supernatural bounty hunters and damn good at our jobs. Last night we had to fight off a giant demon that was more dangerous than Calista. The giant demon’s dead, by the way.” He fake-smiled at the brothers.

You tell ‘em, Cass.

“With Calista loose, we must be extra vigilant to prevent her from finding out what Evie is.” Haru leaned across the table to impress us with the seriousness of his statement. “Hell will descend on us, unless we get the only living kitsune in the world powered up and ready to defeat whatever tries to crawl out of the gate.”

He was all rainbows and cuddles, this one.

“That’s right. She’s the only one who can close the gate for good,” Reo chimed in. “You need to let us train her, Sabine. If you think siren triplets with a taste for havoc are bad, just wait till you find out what else considers the underworld its home.”

Haru nodded his agreement, his dark brown eyes, the identical shade of his brother’s, were intense. “The siren triplets will seem like snuggly puppies if we don’t get Evie to shut the gate.”

Sabine crossed her arms across her chest in defiance, but her hands shook a little. “Then give me a way to allow you to train her that doesn’t endanger the well-being of my alpha’s woman and his baby.”

My heart thumped and all thoughts of evil sirens and other underworldly beasts fled my mind. Sabine considered me Brock’s woman? I worked to school my features, but I couldn’t keep a grin from creeping up my face. Good thing everyone else was—appropriately—concerned about the whole life and death deal to notice my love-struck expression. I was in so much trouble, falling for the alpha.

Reo and Haru opened their mouths, to continue the circular argument from before, no doubt, when a sharp rap rattled the cabin’s front door. I jumped as if Calista and her two sisters were poised on the doorstep.

Cass offered me a look that said, Jumpy, are we? I flicked my bestie the finger and pushed my chair back.

But before I could even stand, the door swung open.

Reo, Haru, Sabine, and Cass were on their feet in a heartbeat. My Japanese protectors drew their swords with a telltale shliiing before I could even make out who it was at the door. Sabine’s eyes were wild, two seconds away from shifting, and Cass’ favorite Gucci fanny pack was already unzipped, exposing a row of Gran’s vials—magic swirling at the ready. My fingers twitched above my gun, which rested in its holster at my hip, right where it belonged. I could have it in my hand, aimed, and fired in half a second flat.

“Whoa, you guys are the coolest.” Molly’s voice dripped with awe, before remembering herself and her new role as a supernatural bounty hunter apprentice. She stood to join the rest of us, shifting to the balls of her feet. She had no weapon, but she looked like she’d charge the intruder regardless.

A woman strolled into the cabin then as if she owned the place—and a bunch of trained warriors weren’t staring her down with itchy reflexes. I drew my gun and aimed it at the middle of her chest, right between her ample boobs. Sabine started shifting behind me, the sound of cracking bones signaling the coming wolf.

But the woman barely spared us a glance. She either had a death wish or she knew something I didn’t—like that she could deflect bullets or some shit. With supes, you never knew. And she wasn’t a supe I was familiar with.

I followed her movements into my house while sighting with my Glock. “Who the fuck are you?” I asked in my best Dirty Harry voice.

“Don’t shoot,” Reo said suddenly. “This is Tianna, the half fae, half witch my brother and I told you about.”

“Who’s apparently forgotten her manners,” Haru added, sheathing his katana.

“You were expecting me, so what’s the big deal?” the woman, who appeared to be six-feet tall, said as she stalked toward the kitchen, studying the space before returning to the living and dining area.

“We were expecting you tomorrow,” Reo said. “You’re early.”

“What can I say? I’m the best at what I do. I finished my job more quickly than expected.”

“What job were you on?” Molly asked, since she seemed to be the only one not to notice that this woman was broadcasting a watch out! danger! signal like she was a damn radio tower.

Tianna swiveled in mid-step, her shoulder-length copper hair fanning out behind her like a shampoo commercial. When she pinned Molly with her emerald green eyes, Molly swallowed. My apprentice was reading the danger vibe loud and clear now.

Tianna’s wide mouth parted in a wicked smile. “That’s none of your business, now is it?”

“Hey,” I started, but Cass cut me off.

“Every good woman should have her mysteries.” My bestie’s voice was smoky and better suited to a late-night lounge with deep shadows and loose morals.

Tianna’s expression softened a touch at the demon imp’s words. “Exactly,” she purred.

My attention snapped to Cass, holstering my gun. My badass bounty-hunting partner had zipped his fanny pack back up and smoothed the hair atop his head, tucking it all in between his little blue horns. “I like a woman who knows her worth,” he added.

I rolled my eyes so hard that Molly barked out a laugh before swallowing it. “Sorry,” she scrambled to say to the Amazonian redhead in our midst, flailing her hands nervously in front of her. “It was ... never mind.”

   
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