Removed scene from Seduced by Magic - Copper Ashcroft

      What’s a witch to do when she’s trapped with a gorgeous D’Danann warrior? 

      Every time I’m near Tiernan, I either want to kill him or kiss him. He’s dominating, controlling, and tries to tell me what to do. As if! He thinks I’m impulsive, argumentative, and risky. Whatever. All I need to do is get us out of this Otherworld we’re trapped in and back to San Francisco. 

      I need to help my sister D’Anu witches and the Tuatha D’Danann warriors from Otherworld fight the evil that’s trying to overrun our city.  

      Demons. Fomorii demons to be exact. And then there are the Balorite warlocks who summoned the demons—Darkwolf being the worst of them all. 

      Just the right spell is all I need to take us back to San Francisco and then I’ll be free of this maddening man. I’ve tried every spell I can think of and I know I’m getting close. That’s how Tiernan ended up trapped with me—only I sucked him into this world instead of getting myself out. He hasn’t quite forgiven me for that yet. My honeybee familiar, Zephyr, stings Tiernan in the ass every time he ticks me off. Go Zephyr. 

      The big problem is I want Tiernan so badly it’s driving me crazy. He’s powerful with a broad chest, carved biceps, sinewy forearms, athletic thighs. In other words he’s so yummy I’m afraid it’s only a matter of time until we both lose control. Did I mention he wears all black leather? That’s not fair. I have a weakness for men wearing black. Not to mention he has the most gorgeous blue eyes and blond hair. Unless I can get us out of here, I’m a goner. 

      Copper Ashcroft

King Garran of the Dark Elves gets a little surprise in this scene deleted
from the original version of Seduced by Magic 

      The king grinned. “If you can change any part of me, my lady, you can take the D’Danann with you.”

      Fine. She’d do exactly that. Copper bit her lower lip. She furrowed her brows in concentration. He was wearing black, and he had pointed ears. He’d make a perfect bat. This would definitely be gray magic, but he deserved it.

      She straightened her arm, keeping her wand pointed at the Drow king, and began chanting, 

      This Drow of flesh so warm,

      Shall be changed to a more fitting form

      The power resides here now with me,

      With these words I set the spell free.

      All drawn with this wand will become real,

      The Drow transformed under magical seal. 

      Gold flame burst from her wand and wrapped itself around Garran’s body. A look of shock crossed his features. His is body began to shrink. Something black hovered in the air in his place. Then a bat began to flap around the ceiling of the chamber.

      Copper’s jaw dropped. That had never worked before. And she’d really only meant to give him bat ears.

      Tiernan’s laughter echoed through the chamber. Garran flapped around the room and dove at Tiernan’s head, grasped the tie and ripped it from his hair. Tiernan’s hair sprung straight up and the Drow to either side of him vacillated between laughing at him and looking concerned for their king who was now attacking Tiernan’s blond afro.

      Copper didn’t know whether to laugh, cry, or both. Instead she concentrated on another spell and pointed her wand at Garran the bat. 

      This bat of flesh so cold,

      Shall be returned to the shape of old

      The power resides here now with me,

      With these words I set the spell free.

      All drawn with this wand will become real,

      The bat transformed under magical seal.      

      Tiernan ducked just as gold light flashed across the room and struck the bat. Garran was suddenly floundering in the air. He landed hard against Tiernan’s back, slamming the D’Danann hard against the granite floor.

      Tiernan groaned and shook his head as he tried to push himself up and to shove the king off.

      Garran rubbed his hand over his face as if checking to make sure he really had his face again.

      Copper grinned. She’d done it! She’d really transformed a being into another creature and managed to turn him back into his normal form again. Maybe living in Otherworld gave her the power to do that spell. She doubted it was something she could do at home—in her real home of San Francisco.

      But damn, that would surely get her expelled from the D’Anu. That would definitely be considered gray witchcraft.

      Tiernan pushed Garran off and the men got to their feet, both glaring at one another. They began pacing each other in a circle like wild beasts.

      “Oh, cut it out.” Copper marched up to the males and stood between them. She pointed her wand at one and then the other. “Next one who makes a move gets zapped into an ant.”