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“Well, it was. I was caught up in the drug. I tried to tell the men, but they were intent on doing me harm. And for that, they needed to be punished.”
Loghry clearly enjoyed rewriting events to suit himself.
He smiled. “Of course it turned out brilliantly since they thought I was dead. It had been so easy to fool them and even easier to leave the morgue.”
“But why did you have to abduct and kill all those girls?”
He shrugged. “I was merely taking my revenge, that’s all, for being attacked. Vaughn and his friends are to blame.”
“You’re full of shit, you know that? You see yourself as a victim which you’ve then used as an excuse for doing whatever the hell you want. You enjoy being an addict and you get off on torture and murder. You can call it revenge, if you like. But in my book, you’re just a run of the mill psychopath.”
“More name-calling?” He moved in her direction, one slow step at a time.
As he grew closer, she felt a new spell descend like a warm blanket over her body. Her emotions evened out as though spilling over sand and disappearing between the grains.
“Feeling better, Emma?”
He was suddenly right in front of her, though she hadn’t seen him move. Some distant part of her mind knew she was in danger, but the rest of her felt at peace. She’d thought Loghry would breathe fire and burn her to a crisp. Instead, he was easing her fears and making her feel wonderful.
“I want you with me, Emma. You have so much to offer.” He stroked her hair. She longed for him to touch her, to do anything he wanted. “And I can make it so that you always feel desire for me.”
Emma struggled deep within herself. She needed to break free of Loghry’s thrall, but no matter how fiercely she called on her witchy powers, she couldn’t do it.
CHAPTER EIGHT
Vaughn stared up at the wizard touching Emma. The man’s long bony fingers glided the length of her hair, all the way down her back. He knew Loghry’s spell held him in a state of thrall, yet each movement of the wizard’s hand sparked Vaughn’s rage.
He’d listened to the man’s excuse for how he’d come to embrace his dark side. He’d spoken of his innocence as though there’d been a time when he was good and just. But Emma was right, the man was full of shit.
But it was his command over Emma that forced Vaughn to fight his way out of the spell. Yet, instead of summoning any of his vampire abilities, he focused on Emma’s powers as a witch. The more he concentrated, the more he could feel a kind of barrier rising. It also helped that given Emma’s level of power, Loghry was forced to work hard to bespell her. No doubt he was employing the full scope of his dark arts to keep her in an enthralled state, which might work for Vaughn.
He remained sitting where he was. Though it was risky, he contacted her telepathically. Emma? Can you hear me?
Yes. Oh, God, Vaughn, I can’t break his hold over me. He’s too powerful.
Think like a vampire, not a witch.
He watched her blink, a good sign.
Okay, like a vampire.
Beth drew back from Vaughn and slid off his lap to sit in the dirt. At the same time, she tapped against his telepathy, and he opened to her. What is it, Beth?
I can see that Emma shares our vampire gifts. She should bite Loghry. Tell her to bite his throat. She can enthrall him if she does.
The last thing Vaughn wanted was for Emma to engage with Loghry. But Beth was right. Emma might be able to enthrall the wizard if she could get to his neck. She was several inches shorter and it would be difficult, but if Vaughn was able to distract the wizard, it could work.
Emma, listen. You need to attack Loghry at his throat. Beth and I both believe you’d be able to enthrall him as only a vampire can. He probably doesn’t realize how much we’re sharing powers.
I don’t know. I’m afraid if I made a move, he’d figure out what I was doing and block the strike.
I’ve thought about that. I intend to distract him, but you’ll have to wait for my signal and be very quick. Can you do this?
There was a pause before she responded. Yes, I can. She sounded more confident.
Let me gain his attention, then I’ll give you a count of three. Okay?
