Demon Accords 8: College Arcane Read Free Page B

not know is that he is also a werewolf. That makes him
strong and tough with a second form about the size of a black bear.
You might be thinking he is the most dangerous student among you.
But you would be very, very wrong. There are at least a couple
students here who are vastly more dangerous… and you probably won’t
be able to point them out for a least a few weeks, if even then.
There are also those among you who have yet to fully develop their
abilities. So no bullying, no use of magic against each other
unless supervised, and no violence.”
     
    Delwood the werewolf looked seriously
displeased. In fact, he started looking around the room like he was
going to find whomever Chris was talking about and take back the
title of most dangerous right then and there.
     
    “Sorry, Delwood. I didn’t mean to pick on
you. But my warning is valid. Let’s say one of the twins over
there,” Chris said, waving at the blonde Viking witches, “—got
ahold of a strand of your hair. She could cast a spell on it and
pretty much make you her bitch. Not that she would, I’m just making
a point. As time goes on, you will all learn more about your
classmates. I guarantee you will be surprised.”
     
    I glanced at the twins and the one I had
begun to think of as a bit stuck up was blushing furiously and
looking embarrassed and her sister first went wide-eyed, then
glanced at her sibliling with an I told you so look.
     
    “So I might suggest you work with each
other and not against one another. Look at it this way. As
Gina said, the supernatural cat is out of the bag. Which is my
fault, by the way. The world knows you exist. And people, no matter
what race or species they are, tend to be intolerant at the best of
times. You’ll do better together rather than separately. The
connections you make here might just change your life… or save
it.
     
    “That’s it. So now we can eat. Right Gina?”
he asked. She nodded and flashed a quick smile, but her eyes
studied him even as she was standing up. Before she could speak,
Chris turned back to us.
     
    “One last thing. Your welcome packet has a
contact number in it for the Demidova Corp. If you need me, really need me, call that number, give your name, and
ask for me. You will be patched through to myself, Tanya, or
one of our team. But that’s for serious problems and emergencies
because Gina and her staff more than have things under
control.”
     
    “I think we can manage,” Gina said dryly but
still smiling. “All right, if you will all file in an orderly
fashion out this side door and down the hall to the first left.
Dinner tonight is a buffet style and I think there is something for
everyone.”
     
    The other teachers stood and moved to the
bottom of the steps, covering all the sections and herding the
students toward the doors that Gina and Chris had already walked
through.
     
    Mack and Jetta stood up, shared a glance,
then both looked our way. “So, he was sitting behind us for how
long?” Mack asked. There was no question who he was speaking
about.
     
    “Not sure, maybe the whole time. He has lots
of… skills,” I said.
     
    “You know him, don’t you?” Jetta asked.
     
    “Yes, and it appears so do you,” Caeco
replied.
     
    “True. He intervened and saved our lives just
before he got shot. But that’s a long story,” Mack said, following
his sister toward the stairway. “How about you?”
     
    I looked at Caeco and read agreement in her
eyes. “You know that whole thing with the missile silo in New
Hampshire?” I asked. They both nodded. “We were there. With his
goddaughter. But it’s a bit of a story too,” I said.
     
    “Wow, understatement much? Maybe later we can
trade stories,” Jetta offered. I nodded, then looked toward the end
of the row where our stairway was. The vampire girl was still
sitting and making no bones about staring at us curiously. I gave
her a nod, but she just tilted her head slightly, then looked down
at her phone and