Chapter 44
I didn’t know whether to be disappointed in the news or not. On the one hand, it would’ve been good if the practitioner who’d cast the spell was in custody. Then at least they could be made to remove the hex. On the other, I was sort of relieved it wasn’t someone I’d crossed paths with so frequently, which I knew wasn’t logical, but I couldn’t help that.
“Why me, Cyr?” I asked. That’s the one thing I really wanted to know.
“You’re the best, Julian.” His tone matched mine. “The best we can figure, knowing the Order is behind it, is that if you were out of the picture, it’d be easier for them to carry out their plans. You’ve foiled more than one plot by what you can find.”