The Frozen Witch book One
“Before I could mooch over to my desk, Middle Manager Ben appeared in front of me like an apparition.
I doubled back.
He crossed his arms tightly. “Had a big day, then? Caught the perp and convinced him to hand himself in?
Ideas above your station?” he added with a growl.
I shrugged, latching a hand onto the back of my neck. “He was a friend. I just… didn’t want to see him go down. Things got a little out of hand,” I added, gesturing to my blood soaked top. It looked a lot less impressive now my... face wasn’t mashed up.
Ben flicked his judgmental gaze down my top, tutted, then narrowed his eyes. “You think I’m impressed?
You’ll have to do a lot more than that to impress me, and a lot more than that to earn your freedom. Now go get cleaned up.” He jerked a thumb towards my desk.
Shoulders deflating, I walked through the room. Again everyone’s eyes were on me. Though I wanted to sink through the floor, that feeling stopped when I saw Cassidy jump up from her chair.
“Oh my god, what happened to you?”MoreLess
I doubled back.
He crossed his arms tightly. “Had a big day, then? Caught the perp and convinced him to hand himself in?
Ideas above your station?” he added with a growl.
I shrugged, latching a hand onto the back of my neck. “He was a friend. I just… didn’t want to see him go down. Things got a little out of hand,” I added, gesturing to my blood soaked top. It looked a lot less impressive now my... face wasn’t mashed up.
Ben flicked his judgmental gaze down my top, tutted, then narrowed his eyes. “You think I’m impressed?
You’ll have to do a lot more than that to impress me, and a lot more than that to earn your freedom. Now go get cleaned up.” He jerked a thumb towards my desk.
Shoulders deflating, I walked through the room. Again everyone’s eyes were on me. Though I wanted to sink through the floor, that feeling stopped when I saw Cassidy jump up from her chair.
“Oh my god, what happened to you?”MoreLess
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