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not to heed the first rule to “Harm None” with personal use
    of his magic. Sophie gave him a strange look and he wondered if she had felt the potent charge he retained. She turned back to Caldwell.

    “Perhaps if we meet again, we can have that discussion, but I really must be going

    now.” She gave Michael another odd look and moved to the door.

    As they left, he wondered again if she had felt the magic he‟d almost used—and if
    she truly was unaware of her own powers. How could she deny magic when she had it?

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Chapter Five

    Morgan tossed her shiny black hair behind her and folded her hands primly in her
    lap, watching the woman who sat across the desk rub her temples. It seemed that Dr.
    Cameron was stressed out.

    Perhaps because Adam had been relentless in sic- ing the media on her. Not that
    the media had needed any prodding after the second sighting of the dragon for a day or
    two, but between a few discreet calls to people Adam knew in the AP and the various
    aliases he used on the social networking sites, there was a continual crowd now
    surrounding the clinic and her home.

    “Your resume shows several years of public relations work with television
    stations across the nation,” Sophie said. “Quite impressive, but my partner and I have a rather tight budget. I don‟t think I can hire you.”

    Morgan smiled benignly. “If I may ask, has your business declined since all of
    this started?” She waved her hand toward the window. “I can‟t imagine anyone wanting
    to face that crowd with a sick animal in tow.”

    Sophie reluctantly nodded. “We‟ve had some cancellations.”

    “And that, of course, hurts your bottom line,” Morgan replied. “Since I have the
    experience, let me deal with these people. I can give them little tidbits of information at regular intervals and they won‟t be standing around bothering your customers all day.”

    “Clients.” Sophie said automatically. “Clients and patients.”

    “I am sorry. My mistake.” Morgan put a contrite look on her face. “But your
    poor assistant is doing nothing but handling questions via both the phone and email. I
    can take that over as well, so she can help you.”

    Sophie leaned back in her chair, this time rubbing her right shoulder with her left
    hand. “Your plan might be good, but I don‟t have any tidbits of information to give out.
    I have no idea of why this creature has shown up twice nor do I know if it will show up
    again.”

    “Well,” Morgan said quietly, “that‟s the reason those people are all out there
    waiting. They aren‟t going to go away. You‟ve worked hard to build your clinic, I‟m
    sure. Do you want to insure its continuing success?”

    “Of course I do.” Sophie hesitated and then gave a deep sigh. “All right. I‟ll try
    you for two weeks. If you can keep that mob from interrupting my business, I‟ll keep
    you on.”

    “Fair enough,” Morgan said. “I can start right away.”

    “Good. Janie!” Sophie called out just as her assistant appeared in the doorway.
    “This is Morgan Fontaine and she‟s going to be handling all the phone calls and media
    requests from now on.”

    The front door slammed and a moment later, a deep voice from behind Janie
    asked, “Morgan?”

    She spun around. “Michael? What are you doing here?”

    He looked momentarily confused and then his face became impassive. “I‟m
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    giving Sophie a ride to the car shop.”

    “My car wouldn‟t start yesterday afternoon when I was out on a call,” Sophie said
    to Morgan. “I had to have it towed.”

    “You poor thing,” Morgan exclaimed. “How did you get home?”

    “A man named Alan Caldwell was visiting my client. He dropped me off.”

    “I really wish you had not trusted a stranger,” Michael said.

    “Mr. Smith trusts him. I hardly think I was in any danger,” Sophie responded.

    Morgan slanted a look between the two of