97 (Rise of the Battle Bred) by V. L. Holt

Author:V. L. Holt [Holt, V. L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-01-16T23:00:00+00:00

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Zarastrid’s Log

Five Years and Five Days Later

I called a council of the Coven.

I demanded a Warloch Fire Ceremony, and I demanded a Culling from Zeko.

The training of the boys must begin. We’ve coddled them long enough.

Our plans are underway, but if Zeko is preoccupied with a woman, then he is a boil that needs to be lanced.

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“Class, I was so pleased with our discussion on Friday that I decided to up the ante. We’re going to divide into pairs and form debate teams. After studying the chapters on ancient warfare, we’ll debate the differences and similarities this Friday. I’d like to hear some different things than were brought up before,” Mr. McMillan announced.

The class groaned collectively.

“Furthermore, I really want to mix it up. So I’m pairing those who disagreed together. William and Jane, you’ll be the first pairing,” Mr. McMillan continued pairing off class members, and I stared at the blackboard rather than look at my new arch nemesis.

William cleared his throat. Still, I refused to look at him.

I heard desks all over the room scooting over the floor, and the next thing I knew, William’s scent flooded over me. His desk was inches from mine now, and he looked at me with serious brown eyes. I prayed the hurt I felt was not showing in my own.

I cleared my throat. “Well, let’s get to work. I believe we’re in these chapters…”

I kept the conversation all business and felt only minor relief when the bell rang, after all, William had managed to be in all of my classes after lunch, so it’s not like I was getting away from him anytime soon. Luckily, the rest of my teachers hadn’t come up with any forms of deranged torture. At the end of the last class I drew William aside. “Don’t worry about giving me a ride home. Crady’s taking me. You can drop my bike off after,” I gestured with my hand. “after, you know,” I couldn’t say it. I left abruptly then.

“Jane, wait,” He reached for me, but I was better at evading him now that I knew how fast he could be.

“It’s cool, William. It’s fine. I’ll see you later,” I scurried out of class, practically ran to my locker, and stuffed miscellaneous items into my bag. I don’t know what I was afraid of more, William trying to stop me, or William not trying to stop me. I didn’t wait around to find out.

I hustled it to Crady’s car, and thankfully, she was like-minded.

Now that she’d had time to digest what happened at lunch, she was in rare from. “Cheerleading practice with the Ticks after school while my best friend is practically in tears during lunch and he says sure oh I could just punch him!” She slammed the steering wheel for emphasis. “I am so torqued right now!”

Watching Crady express rage was enough to satisfy me. I got all my frustrations out earlier when I cried in the bathroom, which can I say, is sooo high school.

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