The Unmarked Witch

by Miranda Lyn

“You're holding up the line, Ms. Moonstone.” I jolted. Had he dismissed me? Without another word, I spun only to have my arm gripped tight as he pulled me close enough to whisper into my ear. My eyes doubled in size as his timbered voice trailed down my spine. “A pleasure.”

“Better a villain by truth than a hero by lies. I'll be the devil in your story if that's what you need, but I will not apologize for what I choose to protect.” He looked at me then. His eyes lit with passion and anger and a thousand other things I couldn't define. “That includes you.”