Strings of Fate

Cam 6- Sharing and sneaking

“Well… now that we’re all here, not that I knew we were actually expecting so many people, would you be able to answer some questions about magic for us Cam?” Ryann asks. I agree. and lead them into my workroom slash storeroom out back. I open the door myself as I keep it warded. If anyone other than me tries to open it they will not like the outcome. I did plan to bring the Alphas here and I don’t mind including their Oracle friend. But I did not count. on letting Harrison into my personal space. I love my workroom, it’s a perfect combination of work and extras. I have a Witches circle, a secure area to keep my more dangerous potions and enough alcohol to hide all sorts of spells. Alcohol is actually a weirdly good base for a lot of potions. Some of the more traditional Witches refuse to use it, preferring to stick with purified water or water from obscure springs or lakes insisting that it works better. It doesn’t, it’s about the same, it just doesn’t taste as good. Plus I’ve found that alcohol makes some potions more potent, particularly ones that affect the mind more than the body. Probably because it reduces inhibitions. A person can fight a spell, even if they don’t know they’re doing it. I also find that most potions work best if the person doesn’t know that they’ve imbibed it. It’s why I keep my more dangerous potions locked away. I don’t have to worry about the ingredients at least. Only a Witch can make potions, they have to be infused with magic to work. Still, back to the issue at hand. I’m not sure I want Harrison in my workspace, but I don’t want to offend the Alphas by refusing him. Sigh. I stop him in the doorway with a hand on his chest and have to ignore how firm his muscles feel and the rush of heat that goes through me. I don’t think I’ve ever touched him before. My knees feel a little shaky. What the hell? Stupid Incubus magic. I glare at him, tempted to tell him to leave.

“Touch. Nothing. Do you understand me?” He nods and smiles but I don’t miss the slight smirk on his face. His eyes are darting around the room and he looks far too interested in everything

Te. I just know I’m going to regret this.

Ryann explains to me all about how there are these people who have been stalking her and how they’ve been going around killing people and how they’ve taken a little girl. It’s absolutely awful. I wish they had come to me sooner. If I had known it was this important a problem I would have come to see them immediately. She then tells me about some of the spells that they suspect the criminals have been using. They sound kind of familiar, definitely not the kind of magic I usually use so I’ll have to look it up.

“I have a couple ideas about what it could be. Let me double check something.” I approach my secure storage and unlock it with my assigned magical phrase and a dose of my personal

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Cam 6–Sharing and sneaking

magic. It’s a lock that no one can open but me, even if they know the password they would need my magical signature and that’s pretty much impossible to replicate. To copy someone’s magical signature you need to know and understand it. To do that you have to basically have a perfect understanding of a person, of what makes them who they are. It’s very rare that someone manages something like that and usually if you know someone that well, that intimately… Well you wouldn’t have a reason to be stealing from them now would you? I locate my grimoire. It’s my personal one, not the family one. It has a record of every spell I’ve ever studied. I could probably find out more if I had access to my family grimoire but if the cost of that information is my freedom it’s just not worth it. I lock up and drop the leather bound book on the table. Technically it doesn’t need to be a dramatic leather bound book, it could be a regular notebook or something. But there is just something so appealing about the

aesthetic that I can’t resist.

my hair. I didn’t realise that he was so close. I snap my grimoire shut. I might be planning to share SOME information, and I might be more open that most Witches, but this is MY grimoire. It’s practically a diary of all my knowledge

keep my cool. Harrison seems like he’s going to argue and I’m prepping to send him packing when Ryann prods him. in the arm with a finger and tells him

Harrison reluctantly steps away and begins to wander the room, looking at my shelves. Seriously? One warming from her and he shuts up.

ingredients.

resist a smug smile when he shoves his hands in his pockets. Good. I don’t think he could do any harm with what was on that shelf, but I don’t especially want to have to replace any of my supplies. Some of that stuff is expensive. After a few minutes of flicking through pages I find what I’m looking for. Stealth spells. I focussed on them for a while as a teenager when I wanted to sneak out without getting caught. I guess it’s nice that it’s finally paying

probably a spin off version of a basic

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Sharing

have to basically have a perfect understanding of a person, of what makes them who they are. It’s very rare that someone manages something like that and usually if you know someone that well, that intimately… Well you wouldn’t have a reason to be stealing from them now would you? I locate my grimoire. It’s my personal one, not the family one. It has a record of every spell I’ve ever studied. I could probably find out more if I had access to my family grimoire but if the cost of that information is my freedom it’s just not worth it. I lock up and drop the leather bound book on the table. Technically it doesn’t need to be a dramatic leather bound book, it could

I can’t

was so close, I snap my grimoire shut. I might be planning to share SOME information, and I might be more open that most Witches, but this is MY grimoire. It’s practically a diary of all my knowledge and experiences. It’s not something I want just

seems like he’s going to argue and I’m prepping to

he shuts up. Where can I learn that trick? I start flicking through my grimoire again when I see

ingredients.

he could do any harm with what was on that shelf, but I don’t especially want to have to replace any of my supplies. Some of that stuff is expensive. After a few minutes of flicking through pages I find what I’m looking for.

spin off version of