A Peek at Darktide: Prologue
Miguel de la Paz
The de la Paz warlock parked his car in front of the rundown apartment building and glanced quickly from side to side. The precaution probably wasn’t necessary, since he hadn’t spotted any activity on the sidewalk in front of the building as he pulled up. That was partly the reason why he’d planned this trip for the middle of the afternoon — he had a much better chance of avoiding any of the building’s residents at a time of day when most of them would be at work, or possibly school.
Still, being wary was second nature to him by now.
Nor did he think anyone would give him a second glance, even if he did happen to encounter any civilians…nonmagical people…in the vicinity. What was there for them to look at? Fifty-odd years on this planet had
