Book Eight: Chapter 145

“I understand. But I can tell that you’re angry, so maybe we can talk tomorrow.” She casually erased the board and wrote again. Will tell you everything, but need to show you something first. Don’t ask questions.

“Tomorrow? We have to wait again?”

“If you would calm down, we could speak now,” she said, then wrote on the back of the slate and flipped it over. Don’t calm down. Thing to show is tomorrow only.

“I won’t fucking calm down!” he shouted. There was no pretending anymore. The magic flowing through his body wanted results just as badly as he did. “What is stopping me from marching across the castle and strangling your boss?”

Taking a step forward, he was caught off guard when Charlotte blurred in front of him and he was lifted into the air. He kicked and gasped, then looked down and realized that the woman had grabbed him by the jaw and lifted him with one arm. Despite his precarious position, his magic hadn’t warned him. This wasn’t a thr