#magic binds

I took a deep breath, fixed my gaze on the narrow window directly in front of me, and launched into a double pirouette to pick up momentum. One, two, fouette turn, another, another, another, pirouette, pirouette, what the hell, let’s go for eight, fouette, fouette, seven, eight, pirouette, fourth position, arms open.

Botched that last pirouette a bit. It had been awhile.

Saiman and Curran stared at me.

“Do you need a shovel to help you pick up your jaws off the floor?”

and Derek the werewolf, was like "the man wants to quit. let him quit." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

and Ascanio the werehyena (who acts like a himbo, but is really smart and his mom is a therapist) was trying to talk him out of throwing away his career and aspirations and also urging him to get help to process the trauma

Barabas Gilliam - Lawyer / Adviser / Administrator & part Owner of the Guild

↳„I dialed the guardroom. Barabas picked up the phone, his slightly ironic tenor amused before I even had a chance to say anything. “Yes, Consort?”

“Why is everyone calling me Consort?”

“Jim designated you as Consort in official papers. You don’t want to be called Mate, calling you Alpha is confusing, and ‘Beast Lady’ makes people laugh.” 

“Why is it necessary to attach a title to me at all?” 

“Because you are attached to the Beast Lord.” 

Behind me Curran chuckled to himself. Apparently I amused everyone this evening. “I know it’s late, but could you find a book for me? It’s called The Slavs: Study of Pagan Tradition by Osvintsev.” 

Barabas sighed dramatically. “Kate, you make me despair. Let’s try that again from the top, except this time pretend you are an alpha.” 

“I don’t need a lecture. I just need the book.” 

“Much better. Little more growl in the voice?” 

“Barabas!” 

Snowflake Book Review’s

Title: Magic Binds(Kate Daniels #9)

Author: Ilona Andrews

Pages:238

Snowflake Rating:❄❄❄❄❄(5/5)

Synopsis: Mercenary Kate Daniels knows all too well that magic in post-Shift Atlanta is a dangerous business. But nothing she’s faced could have prepared her for this… Kate and the former Beast Lord Curran Lennart are finally making their relationship official. But there are some steep obstacles standing in the way of their walk to the altar… Kate’s father, Roland, has kidnapped the demigod Saiman and is slowly bleeding him dry in his never-ending bid for power. A Witch Oracle has predicted that if Kate marries the man she loves, Atlanta will burn and she will lose him forever. And the only person Kate can ask for help is long dead. The odds are impossible. The future is grim. But Kate Daniels has never been one to play by the rules…

Barabas: Yeah, We’ve all been there.