Page 122 of Christmas Magic

“—kept you in her thrall.”

Reaching into her pocket, Molly withdrew a glass vial. “The sprinkles are tainted with dark magic.”

He whistled and looked at Cora. “Damned devious.”

“The Dealers saw an opportunity to get to you through her,” Julius said. “To destroy your relationship with Molly.”

“Dennis Crow,” Molly said. “I believe he’s responsible. Remember him?”

“I do.” Lucian scowled. “I recently saw him outside Black Cat Antiquities, although I didn’t remember his identity at the time.”

“I saw him outside the shop, too,” Molly said. “He and I had a short conversation.”

Hellfire. Knowing Crow had gotten so close to Molly made Lucian’s skin crawl. Thank God The Dealer hadn’t attacked her.

If the bastard was still in Cat’s Paw Cove, Lucian would find him—

He caught movement to his right. All of the Regs were still spellbound. That meant only a Sherwood cat or a Magical could be on the move now.

A man, trying to keep out of sight, was hurrying through the crowd.

As though sensing Lucian’s stare, he glanced back.

“That’s Crow!” Molly gasped.

“It sure is,” Lucian growled. “I’ll deal with him myself.”