A Bay Of Angry Fae: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel (Magical Midlife Crisis Book 2) by S.C. Stokes

Author:S.C. Stokes [Stokes, S.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Prescient Publishing
Published: 2022-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

I trudged up the beach, trying to judge the distance as I walked. The island curved away from the shipwrecks at its northern point and I wanted to be sure I made the shortest swim to them that I could. I might be a confident swimmer, but I wasn’t one for making life any harder than it had to be. I’d taken a bite or two out of my donut as we walked, but it was a bit early in the day for the doughy treat.

I’d brought us one each but I'd barely made it halfway through mine before Sleet had finished his off. So I gave him the other half of mine. I found it impossible to say no to those big blue eyes.

We meandered our way up the beach, our casual pace giving me ample opportunity to keep an eye out for unusual activity. There was the occasional individual relaxing in the sand, but it seemed the majority of the island's guests were a part of the convention. And most of them seemed intent on watching the quidditch match.

I did have an ulterior motive for taking Sleet with me. Not only did he make for a great lookout, one who was frequently overlooked by others, but I also wanted to quiz him more on yesterday's fight. The warlocks had given him such a fright I hadn’t wanted to press the issue yesterday, but now that he’d had a chance to relax and was distracted by the remains of my donut, I hoped I might have more luck.

“Sleet, I wanted talk to you about those bad men yesterday.”

He shuddered. Perhaps not as distracted as I had hoped.

“Bad men, not nice,” he muttered.

I nodded my head in agreement. “Not nice at all but you were very brave.”

“I don’t know about that.” Sleet blushed. “I ran away.”

“Which was very clever,” I replied. “You distracted him and disappeared before he could catch you.”

“It’s a good trick,” he nodded for emphasis. “Fairies very good at hiding.”

“Precisely, and that’s what I want you to do any time someone tries to hurt you.” I couldn’t bear the thought that someone after me might bring him harm.

“You want me to run away?” he asked, suddenly skeptical. “Not very brave.”

“Sometimes it’s better to be sneaky than brave,” I replied.

“Really?” Sleet looked up at me.

I smiled. “Absolutely. That’s why I’d like you to teach me all about it.”

“You want to learn to hide?” Sleet tore off a piece of the donut and popped it into his mouth.

“Yes. I might need to do it one day, and I don’t know how. Could you teach me?”

“Me, teach you?” The pitch of his voice grew higher. “To disappear?”

“Yes, sometimes I could see you and sometimes I couldn't,” I waved my hand around in the air opening and closing it for emphasis.

“Oh yes,” Sleet said with a grin. “It’s a very good trick. Keep Sleet safe, but…”

“But, what?” I replied, worried that the magic might require a finesse I hadn’t mastered yet.

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