Anathema (Causal Enchantment, #1) (45 page)

A body lying on the ground, bound by Merth,
distracted me. A vampire with jet black hair and yellow
eyes—Rachel. My jaw clenched as I imagined slowly tearing the flesh
off her body as she screamed, only to allow it to grow back so I
could do it again … But there was no time for that. Sighing with
disappointment, I raised a finger toward her, preparing to rid
everyone of the viper once and for all.

“
Caden. No!”

The desperate scream stilled the spark poised
in my hand. My eyes swept over in time to see Caden, a lost, vacant
expression on his face, taking a step toward the flames. I gasped.
He was going to kill himself.

With the last bit of magic I possessed after
executing Evangeline’s complicated transportation spell, I
instantly extinguished every flame in the atrium before he could
succeed.

Caden stared back at me, unharmed, resentment
marring his stunning face.
That’s okay. You can hate me. You’re
safe.

A powerful hand grabbed me by the neck and
hoisted me into the air. “Where is she?” Viggo growled, rage
blazing in his eyes.

Despite everything, I laughed.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in
small-town Ontario, Kathleen published her first book at the age of
six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of
crayons.

She is a
voracious reader and currently resides in a quaint town outside of
Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting
brood of four-legged creatures.

OTHER BOOKS BY THIS AUTHOR:

Causal
Enchantment Series:

Asylum

Allegiance

From Atria Books
(A division of Simon & Schuster):

Ten Tiny
Breaths

One Tiny
Lie