Chapter 80

Cyrus sighed and looked around the room. They could end up being here for hours, but at least it was air conditioned. “Okay, let’s rotate out on scrying. Nothing complex, just keep an eye on things.”

Samuel and Gabrielle stepped out of the circles, and a third mage took their place and knelt down to meditate. They swapped out every half an hour as the afternoon went by, and Cyrus couldn’t help but notice that Gabrielle almost looked excited every time it was her turn.

Something was wrong. He just hoped he could figure out what it was before it killed them.

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Lily sashayed through the front door like she owned the place. The front entrance contained fewer than ten people, half of which were men who were busy moving in equipment. The young women who were sitting around chatting froze, the whites of their eyes suddenly visible.

“Mona De Ville?” A raven-haired beauty stood and tried to straighten out her hair. “Holy shit, are you doing part of today’s sho