Infernal Enchantment (Firebrand Book 2)

by Helen Harper

  I drew in a ragged breath. ‘Am I supposed to be grateful for that?’

  ‘No. But I wanted you to know it anyway.’ There was an edge of steel to his voice. ‘And for what it’s also worth, you can set that imposter syndrome to one side. By speaking to Devereau Webb behind my back, you’ve proved that you’re as much a power player within the supe community as any of us.’

  ‘I…’ Shit. I wasn’t sure what to say to that. Thank you?

  ‘I would prefer it, however,’ Lukas continued, ‘if you didn’t interfere in my business matters again.’

  ‘That will depend on what those business matters happen to be.’

  His response was immediate. ‘And whether you find out about them or not. Joe will no longer be available to you.’

  I’d already suspected as much. ‘Don’t hurt him.’

  ‘I’m not a monster. It upsets me that you think I would harm him.’

  ‘I’m sorry,’ I said softly.

  ‘Apology accepted.’ There was a beat. ‘How are you, Emma? You died again. And again I was not there when I should have been.’

  ‘My death is not on you.’

  ‘That’s easy for you to say,’ he murmured. ‘Are you alright?’

  ‘I’m fine.’

  ‘Good. I still owe you dinner. How does next week sound?’

  I blinked. ‘I thought—’ My voice drifted off.

  ‘I’ve never mixed business with pleasure before. This is not a good time to start. Saturday night. My place. I will cook, as promised.’

  ‘Uh…’

  ‘I’ll take that as a yes. Take care, my little phoenix.’ He hung up before I could say anything else.

  I stared at the phone. I suspected that Lukas was a lot more pissed off than he wanted me to know. And possibly impressed too. I scratched my head. I wasn’t sure what to make of him. I tossed the phone to one side and turned on the engine.

  ‘Come on then, old girl.’ I gave Tallulah’s steering wheel a pat. Then I allowed myself a smile and ignored Fred’s curious – and slightly envious – glance. ‘Let’s go home.’

  Thank you so much for reading Infernal Enchantment. I truly hope that you’ve enjoyed it. If you can, please take the opportunity to review it – it makes a huge difference to small indie authors like me.

  Emma’s story continues in Midnight Smoke, the third book in the Firebrand series which will be released on November 5th, 2020. Find out more here: mybook.to/MidnightSmoke

  Helen x

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  About the author

  After teaching English literature in the UK, Japan and Malaysia, Helen Harper left behind the world of education following the worldwide success of her Blood Destiny series of books. She is a professional member of the Alliance of Independent Authors and writes full time, thanking her lucky stars every day that's she lucky enough to do so!

  Helen has always been a book lover, devouring science fiction and fantasy tales when she was a child growing up in Scotland.

  She currently lives in Devon in the UK with far too many cats – not to mention the dragons, fairies, demons, wizards and vampires that seem to keep appearing from nowhere.