“You tell me,” I returned. “You’re the one who’s made such an in-depth study of the Castillo clan.”
“They have a few powerful witches and warlocks,” he allowed. “But not enough. Their new prima is a joke. And now that they can’t bring in outside help — ”
“Yeah, how did you manage to do that, anyway?” I cut in, genuinely curious. Just because I didn’t approve of Simon’s methods — to put it mildly — that didn’t mean I wasn’t eager to learn something of the spells he’d deployed.
His mouth curled slightly, as though he was amused by my question. A wicked light in his black eyes, he said, “Trade secret.”
I should have known. No way was Simon going to tell me anything that might allow me to subvert his efforts — at least not until he was sure of my loyalty.
And that was never going to happe
