25
Recruiting
Devon stepped out from the side street and stopped in the middle of the lane. The figure walking towards him stopped and looked at him, a smile on her lips that chilled him. Devon raised his hands he turned to walk back the way he’d come. He drew in his power as he heard the woman slowly follow him. He spun, drawing his own power only to see she’d gone. He walked backwards, his skin still prickling with alarm. He could feel the malevolence and violence emanating from her. As he stepped back he felt himself hit a body behind him, an arm wrap around his throat. Panic seized him.
“You really aren’t very smart, are you?” a woman’s voice whispered in his ear.
Devon licked his lips, fear thrilling through him as the woman dragged him into the veil. His eyes bulged as he saw ano
