Magic Exposed
By Lia Davis
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With the help of her pixie familiar, Prim, and her mate, Niam, Jemma journeys to the Dark Fae realm on a mission to discover her hidden fae powers. But the very same evil that has paralyzed the Guild will stop at nothing to keep Jemma from embracing her faery strengths.
As darkness threatens to consume her, Jemma faces her past and painful truths about her father. The battle ahead of her will require every ounce of her courage and cunning, but Jemma is determined to die before being defeated. Will she be able to return to the Nightshade Guild and help them protect the world once more?
Lia Davis
"Lia Davis is the USA Today bestselling author of more than forty books, including her fan favorite Ashwood Falls Series. A lifelong fan of magic, mystery, romance and adventure, Lia's novels feature compassionate alpha heroes and strong leading ladies, plenty of heat, and happily-ever-afters. Lia makes her home in Northeast Florida where she battles hurricanes and humidity like one of her heroines.When she's not writing, she loves to spend time with her family, travel, read, enjoy nature, and spoil her kitties. "
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Magic Exposed - Lia Davis
Chapter
One
Jemma sat in her hammock chair on her back porch. There was a light breeze and baked bread from the bakery in the market fragranced the air. It’s been way too quiet since Ameria left. And not just because chasing a toddler around and keeping her safe from whoever and whatever was chasing her was so much fun.
The silence worried her.
At least her days were quiet, but her nights were filled with terror and glimpses of a post-apocalyptic future. One where the Nightshade Guild mages were powerless and unable to keep the balance of good and evil in the paranormal world.
She would have passed off the dreams as having an overactive imagination if hers and the other eleven mages’ powers hadn’t blinked at Luna’s wedding. That was the weirdest two seconds of Jemma’s life. Her magic was a huge part of who she was. To live without it freaked her out.
Since the wedding a little over a month ago, her fellow mages had either lost their powers or dealt with them being wonky.
Prim, her Dark Fae pixie familiar, wasn’t much help. At times, she was the tiniest ball of explosive anxiety Jemma had ever known. Primrose was also the most loyal and compassionate being Jemma had ever known.
Niam had found her almost dead several years ago when they first met—the first time they dated. Long story that boiled down to he withheld the truth from Jemma about who he really was.
At the time, Jemma hated her Dark Fae half because she saw first-hand how the Dark Fae could be cruel. Her father was the poster child for cruel Fae. Jemma’s last memories of her father before he left was his temper and the way he made her mom cry, a lot. Jemma remembered that she stayed clear from him when she could.
It wasn’t until she and Niam rekindled their love that she found out there were rumors that her father was killed trying to overturn the Dark Fae Queen, Leeta.
So, yeah, it was safe to say that Jemma’s dad never won the ‘dad of the decade’ award. Not even ‘dad of the hour.’
The sound of Prim’s wings brought Jemma out of her thoughts. The pixie darted out of the back door, her wings tinted red—indicating she was not a happy camper.
Something is coming,
she said as she darted back into the house.
Jemma jumped to her feet and rushed after the pixie. Once inside her living room, she felt it. A dark energy floating in the air like invisible jelly, thick and sticky. The power nipped at her skin like it was searching for something. Jemma swatted at it but couldn’t pinpoint where it was coming from.
The energy took on a dark-grey hue, then split into serval threads before attacking Jemma. One thread wrapped around her waist while two others circled each arm. Another twined in her hair. She tried a few karate-chop moves and knew she looked like she just walked through a giant spider web. The more she fought, the more the magic wrapped around her.
Of all days for Niam to visit his friend in the U.S.
Niam, I need you, she called out through their bond, or what there was of one. They hadn’t completed their bond yet. Jemma wanted to take it slow. A part of her didn’t fully trust that he’d leave again which was ridiculous because she was the one to make him leave the first time.
If only she could see what was attacking her, she’d know how to fight it off.
Prim.
Jemma couldn’t see the pixie and she hoped her familiar was okay.
Fear shot up her spine like ice at the acknowledgment that she couldn’t feel Prim, either. As her familiar, Prim and Jemma shared a bond that linked them together. They shared a good bit of power.
Jemma called to her magic and thrust it out to the grey threads. Instead of pushing the evil power away from her, it made the threads tighten around her. That was when she felt her magic being pulled from her.
No. What the hell was happening?
The more Jemma held onto her magic and tried to pull it back, the more she felt like she was being ripped apart. Pain seared through every part of her until she dropped to her knees, screaming.
Then it was over. The dark magic vanished, taking her powers with it.
Jemma crumbled to the ground and laid in a fetal potion with tears streaming down her face.
Jemma,
Prim said as she landed on the floor in front of her face. Our magic is gone. I can’t feel you. Tell me you are okay.
Jemma held up a finger and Prim leaned against it in relief. I’m okay. Pissed, but alive.
As much as she could be without her magic.
I need to call Mom.
Jemma slowly pushed herself up off the floor. Her insides still hurt like Hell.
When she made it to the coffee table, she picked up her phone and texted her mom.
I need you to come over right away. I’m okay, I just need you.
She replied instantly. On my way.
Jemma sat on the sofa and brought up the MageCaster app but before she fired off a message to the guild, she reread the messages that had come over the last month. Each one of the mages had lost their powers in different ways.
It was the last few messages that Jemma hadn’t read. They mentioned Charlie’s father, Hack