Mine to Spell (Mine #2) Read Online Free PDF

who’s trying to help her family. That should mean nothing to a Chardonian warlock. My magic then? But it's not everything. Is it?
    This can’t be happening. Yet somehow it is. Zade doesn’t move. I can’t let this escalate any further. Serena protected me for this long; it’s my turn to be the protector, even if it is the last thing I ever wanted to do.
    “Please step aside, Zade. I’ll be fine.” My words come out sure and steady, like I mean them to be, not like the fearful quivering overwhelming my insides.
    Zade’s eyes dart toward me, narrowing like he’s going to contradict my words. But thankfully, he moves aside. Edward grips my upper arm and strides toward the hall.
    Suddenly, Zade reaches out to Edward. “If you mistreat her—”
    “ You’ll what? There’s nothing you can do. She’s my property. Any interference will constitute you breaking the law. I’d hate to see you lose your Chancellorship over something so trivial.”
    Anger flames at the insult. If anything, the last year has taught me that no one is trivial. But now isn’t the time to fight. I will Zade to leave it, but he doesn’t get my silent message. “The Chancellorship may be important, be she’s more important. Don’t forget it.”
    Zade’s words and stance warm me, yet are also enough to make me want to cower even though I’m not the one he’s threatening. Edward only laughs, this time big, happy and loud, crowding the small space further. “Oh, I won’t forget how valuable she is. You can be assured on that count.”
    He yanks me forward, digging into my arm so hard there will be a bruise later. I clench my teeth to keep from crying out.
    “At least let me get her things,” Serena calls out.
    “ The only thing of yours allowed to enter my house is her. And she is no longer yours.”
    The words are sharp against my ears. Part of me is aching to struggle against this, but most of me is still attempting to process it. This was just supposed to be a meeting to sign me over to him. Nothing more.
    He continues jerking me forward, out of the house and into the carriage. I tumble onto the wooden bench as Serena calls out something I can’t make out. Edward slams the door shut, and I’m left in darkness. Alone.

     
     
     
    Chapter Four
     
     
    When the carriage finally stops, and I’m allowed out, night has fallen, replacing daylight with heavy clouds. The house appears to be big, though it’s difficult to discern in the moonlight that attempts to peek from behind one of those clouds. Whatever the building's exact size, it rivals Zade’s house. There are no servants or anyone around except us. Even the horses and carriage have been led away by servants I didn’t see. I shiver, my thick skirts not enough to warm me.
    “Follow.” Edward strides toward the house.
    Left with no other choice but the one I’ve forced upon myself, I do so. He leads me inside where there are a few dim electric lights on, but it’s almost as dark as it was outside. The scent of fresh air trails in with us, yet as we go along, it’s replaced with the musty smell of disuse. Where is everyone?
    The further we twist through the halls, the stronger the urge to run back the way we came grows. Shouldn’t there be at least one servant here? Someone to greet him? To take care of his needs? Zade said he had lots, but where are they?
    Edward turns down yet another hallway. Still no one in sight. What can he possibly have planned? Is he going to brand me tonight instead of waiting for the engagement ceremony? Leave some sort of tattoo on my neck that claims me as his forever unless tarnished?
    I can’t keep quiet any longer. “Where are we going?”
    He spins around so fast I almost trip into him. “Shut up.”
    Without another word, he hurries down the hall. Fine. I can shut up. I can also stop following him.
    Between his erratic behavior and the lack of people, I don’t dare discover what his plan is even if it means severe punishment for trying