Cuckoo in the Coven

“Exactly. We understand each other well, that’s good. That’ll save a lot of time.”

“And why do you think this is a suitable test of my abilities?”

“Because when they put their heads together, they’re quite a coven. I need to know you’re able to stand against them.”

Caleb couldn’t help being curious. Just a little. “Do you expect me to need my magic to infiltrate them?”

“You have to prove yourself worthy to them, and in doing so you’ll prove yourself worthy to me.”

There was much more to it, he could tell. “By infiltrating a different ‘worthy’ coven, don’t you run the risk of losing me to them?”

She blinked, glanced away, and then looked back at him. “You’ll have failed the task if you did that, and you won’t find out what you need to know.”

The bait had been dangled. He could see she knew something. It glittered brightly at the back of her eyes.

“You’ll have to tell me more about them.”

“The less you know, the more natural it’ll seem.” She reached into her pocket and drew out a burner phone and a business card, setting them down on the coffee table.

Diamonds glittered across her fingers. The rings looked eerily like a knuckle duster. Caleb wondered if that was her intention.

“I’ll arrange for my driver to take you there tomorrow. Be ready to leave at five a.m. He’ll have you there by midday. I’ll tell you more once you’ve ingratiated yourself.” She waved her hand dismissively.

The meeting was over.

Caleb didn’t like her, and he didn’t like her attitude. But the need for knowledge hungered in him. He grabbed the phone and the card, and turned his back on her without saying a word.

Dimitri joined him as he strode back to the elevator.

Caleb shot him a warning glance.

Dimitri grinned.

Caleb shook his head. What the hell had he just agreed to?

Only when they got to the elevator did he look down at the card in his hand.

The Cauldron.

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Raven’s Landing.

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