Warning: death and destruction
PROLOGUE
“Have a little too much fun last night?”
Claire rolled her eyes at the slightly stocky guardswoman as
she swiped her ID card. “Alarm didn’t go off.” She leaned forward to peer into
the retina scanner as it extended from the side of the booth.
“Lucky you, getting to sleep in.” The guardswoman held out
her hand past the window, and Claire took it. She allowed her innate mystic
defenses to lower, so the other woman could use her telepathy to scan Claire’s
mind for any obvious deceptions. Claire was not a fan of the procedure, but she’d
grown accustomed to it over the past year; with the things Magic allowed some
women to do, it would not be too difficult for exceptionally gifted saboteurs
to steal a staff member’s identity, down to altering their own body to match
the appearance. Supplementing the checks with psychic scans was the closest
they could get to fool-proofing the system.
The guardswoman gave Claire a sly smile, and the Researcher’s
Assistant jumped in her seat as she felt the impression of a female tongue give
her a deep, sensual lick between the legs. Claire flushed and pouted as the
guardswoman gave her a little wink. Claire let out a little breath and shivered
as the magic tongue left a sensual tingle that coaxed her sex to moisten. After
a few more seconds, the guard released her hand, and Claire let out a little
huff as she retracted her arm. She resisted the instinct to reach between her
legs.