parted in what might have been horror.
I recognized her.
Three handsome men surrounded the woman, and I recognized them too—one with copper hair and blue eyes, one with black hair and dark eyes, and a third with curly brown hair and a bold scar that cut down the left side of his face.
Those four were the mysterious bystanders who’d witnessed Zylas’s defeat of Tahēsh. The ones who’d fled the scene immediately afterward, racing away in a red sports car. The ones who Zylas had said carried the scent of a third demon—the unknown, unseen, powerful demon that had wounded Tahēsh when Zylas couldn’t land a single blow.
I stared at the four mythics, and they stared back at me.
This guild had far more secrets than I’d realized, and keeping my own safe and hidden had just gotten perilously complicated.
Robin’s story continues in
SLAYING MONSTERS FOR THE FEEBLE
The Guild Codex: Demonized / Two
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SLAYING MONSTERS FOR THE FEEBLE
The Guild Codex: Demonized / Two
I’m bound to a demon.
For my entire life, I avoided magic at all costs. Now, I’m responsible for a demon who wields magic more powerful than the toughest mage or sorcerer.
Demons are evil.
That’s what my textbooks say. That’s what I see. He’s ruthless, he’s temperamental, he’s cold. But he protects me without fail. I wonder if he’s hiding a heart behind his hostility.
My demon is a monster.
Whether he’s heartless or not, my contract with him is illegal and beyond dangerous. Together, we must find a way to return him to his own world before anyone discovers our secret. If that wasn’t bad enough, I’ve come to realize something else:
My demon isn’t the only monster I should be worried about.
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CHAPTER ONE
I was in heaven.
The musty scent of paper and old leather filled my nose, and my fingers tingled with the urge to touch the embossed spines surrounding me. I ambled between the tall bookshelves, my gaze caressing the tomes. Giving in, I slid my fingertips across a set of encyclopedias.
Not just any encyclopedias. The complete Encyclopaedia Alchemia—sixteen thick leather spines detailing every alchemic ingredient known to mythics.
Elation bubbled through me and I allowed myself one happy bounce before focusing. As much as I wanted to peek inside One Hundred Transmutations for Everyday Life or slip Defensive Alchemy: An Apprentice’s Compendium off its shelf, I wasn’t here to sate my endless curiosity. I was on a mission.
Leaving the alchemy section, I checked the signs hanging above the entrance to each aisle. I walked past Arcana – Language Studies, Arcana – Spells & Casting, Arcana – Artifacts & Artifact Engineering, and Arcana – History. That last section occupied three aisles on its own.
Elementaria came next. I skipped over Psychica, then turned down a Spiritalis aisle. I couldn’t help but pause to read a few titles, including A Young Witch's Guide to Familiars, Power Corrupts: A Case Study of Darkfae Subversion, and Is Druidry an Aberration? A Dissertation by the North American Partnership of Covens. I shook my head at the third one. The fervent loathing between witches and druids was legendary among mythics.
I emerged into another