Conjuring Quantico (The Federal Witch Book 1) Read Free Page B

Private.
     
    “Jenkins get that barricade moved! Let's get this car through it.” They cleared the barricade and Chuck steered for the hole they created.
     
    “Uh, why do I smell something burning?”
     
    Oops. I looked down and my fireball was scorching the back of his seat. I reabsorbed the magic, and it went out. “Sorry Chuck, that was me. I scorched the back of your seat pretty good. Send me the bill and I’ll have it fixed. OK?”
     
    He laughed. “No way! It gives me something to tell the boys! Were you really going to throw it at him?”
     
    I thought for a moment. “Pretty much. No one touches the Witch. Been there done that. Never again.”
     
    We passed through the parked humvees and arrived at the edge of our destination. I could see a large group of what looked like Marines stuck in various poses around the outside of the Lab. A military police unit was stuck halfway in with its officers hanging out of the doors. Several ambulances were standing by as well as a tactical unit. I tried not to laugh.
     
    Climbing out of the car I told the Weres to stay put. Less confusion that way. As I closed the door, I could sense the sergeant I spoke to approaching. I turned just as he was about to grab my arm. Crossing my arms in front of my body I glared at him. “Now first things first. Why were those Marines trying to break into my lab?”
     
    “Wait. What?” His head pulled back as I confronted him. I didn’t have time to say more as a Marine Major confronted me backed up by his goon squad.
     
    “Is this her? Look here, you! How dare you put spells on my men! You are under arrest! Sergeant take her into…” As soon as he said the word arrest I froze him and his goons.
     
    “You didn’t answer my question. Why were Marines poking around my Lab?”
     
    “Because I ordered them to.” I turned and looked at the older woman in a sharp business suit.
     
    “And they chose to ignore the signs and the warning notice on the door?”
     
    “I told them to. We have not been introduced. My name is Special Agent in Charge Madeline Mills.”
     
    “Nice to meet you Special Agent. Now, why did you tell them to attempt to break in? They could have been killed!”
     
    She studied me for a moment. “My predecessor left me some unreadable notes concerning this place. I rescinded the orders concerning it to see what would happen.”
     
    “Are you freaking crazy?” I saw the look on her face. “Of course you are. OK. Short story. You know about how I ended up here?”
     
    She nodded. “It’s a special program to give the bureau its own Magical Agents.”
     
    “Correct. I have a few issues with my family and the Council offered this as a solution. They have teachers coming to help train me.”
     
    She nodded. OK. At least we were on the same page so far. “My grandmother sent along some witch supplies so that I would not have to rely upon the FBI for them.”
     
    “We have many resources available to us. We can get most anything that you would need.” I smiled. She did know what was in there.
     
    “So, you do know what is in my lab.”
     
    I looked past her to a trio of men in suits peering at my lab. I could feel the magic coming off them in waves. “You might want to tell your Merc’s to leave my shield alone.” As I watched one of them stuck his arm inside and was unable to pull it out. “Oops. Too late.”
     
    The SAC turned and made a face as she watched the three men trying to remove the man’s arm. “Where did you get those three?”
     
    “Those are some of our best contractors! They have saved many lives.”
     
    “Uh, huh. Let’s see if they can get his arm out.”
     
    The three men struggled some more and finally a second man’s leg became stuck too. They were starting to attract attention from the military now.
     
    I shook my head. “That is why you need me. Those three would kill everyone here to get at what is inside that building. My grandmother sent what I would need