1-4 Shadows of Magic by Natalie Grey

Author:Natalie Grey [Grey, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Shadows of Magic#1-4
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Four

I tried to run lightly while I was close to the clearing, but panic kicked into high gear soon enough and I was in a flat out sprint. I had told myself to be patient, to pick my time, but the truth was that someone had kidnapped me and was trying to bring me to a prison I would likely never escape—and I was terrified. I couldn’t have stopped running for anything.

The flickers at the corners of my vision only spurred me on, and it wasn’t long before everything was flickering madly. The trees appeared and disappeared, the ground turned from leaves to cobblestones and back, and I heard the honking of cars.

I made for what looked like a sidewalk, and stumbled out onto it a few moments later. I half ran, turning as I went. Clean, pale buildings with gorgeous balconies and terra-cotta roofs rose up on either side of me, and tiny cars were parked along the sides of the cobblestone street. Haštalská, a nearby sign read.

I didn’t have the first idea where I was, but it wasn’t the forest, and that was a good start. I took a moment to catch my breath, then shook myself and kept running.

I dodged around couples in bright summer clothes, some pushing strollers, and old women wearing scarves over their white hair. What was I looking for? Where was I going?

Anywhere I could hide. We’d deal with the rest later.

A breath of air caught me with the rustle of trees, and my heart leapt into my throat. He knew I was gone, and he was following me.

Why the hell hadn’t I killed him when I had the chance? I practically shoved a man in a business suit out of my way and he yelled something after me in a language I didn’t understand. I considered yelling Watch out for hawks over my shoulder, but couldn’t spare the breath.

I jagged left onto another street and stopped sharply when trees flickered into being. Back the way I had come, and out onto the sidewalk again. I was running as fast as I could, desperate to stay ahead of him. I had no idea how fast I was, but Daiman was practically all muscle. He wasn’t going to be slow. I needed to give this everything I had.

I hopped a railing and heard more angry yells, and had the sudden thought that at least if someone called the police, there would be witnesses to Daiman trying to abduct me. That made me wonder if I should ask people to call the police.

Something in me gave an emphatic no to that suggestion, and all I had to go on was instinct, so I decided to trust it.

“Nicky.” His voice was in my ear and I gave a little scream, looking over my shoulder for his shape at my side. My heart was pounding as much from sheer terror as from running. He was going to catch me, and he was going to take me to that place, and I was never going to get out.

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