Ascent: Book 3 of the Scorched Trilogy by Lizzy Prince

Author:Lizzy Prince [Prince, Lizzy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Everyone was awake and waiting for us when we got back to Estell’s cottage. Whatever the hell had been in that potion was lingering in my system, making me feel like I was a little stoned. And hungover. Or some awful combination of both. At least I wasn’t seeing colors streak across my vision any longer, but there was an overall feeling of numbness in my body. Except for my stomach, which growled loudly to emphasize that it wanted to be fed. Jesus, was there weed in that potion?

The television was still on in the corner, and Lola was pacing in front of it while everyone else sat scattered around the room. They were all showing their nervousness and unease through various ticks and tells. Mari was biting her nails while Butch’s knee was swinging back and forth in an endless shake. Estell was sipping her tea and Theo… well, Theo looked like he was still asleep.

A glance at the television showed a worried looking newscaster before a map was placed on screen, plotting cities that formed an arc as a line was drawn, connecting the points. Munro’s nostrils flared, and he stiffened beside me. “Is it her?”

There was no need to define who the “her” was. We all knew. Butch, who was sitting on the couch, looked relaxed except for his swinging knee. But when he responded, the anger in his voice betrayed his posture.

“It’s her.” His eyes didn’t leave the television until Munro and I came around the front of the couch so that we were facing everyone.

“Did you figure anything out?” Ryan asked. He was drinking a mug of something, and I hoped it wasn’t coffee because his leg was bouncing so fast I wondered if he was already on his second pot.

“It worked.” I smiled tightly at Mari to let her know her potion had done the trick. Mostly. “Kind of.”

“Kind of, meaning what?” Lola asked, pulling her hair out of her tight ponytail and running her fingers through her hair with a tired groan. It was like she could only loosen up for a moment or else all hell would break loose. Because she didn’t leave her hair down but swept it back up quickly in her normal tight ponytail.

“The spell allowed us to see flashes of things, and I believe we know where the missing lia fáil are hidden.”

I looked up at Munro, seeing that his eyes looked a little glazed, and I wondered if the potion had messed him up as much as me. His arm shifted around my back, and he rested his hand so low on my hip that it was almost on my butt. Between his dazed look and his roaming hand I thought he might be feeling a little drunkish-stoned too. I kept my eyes very purposefully away from Estell’s because I did not need his grandma giving me any kind of censuring look. Instead, I kept them laser focused on Munro.

“Did you recognize the places?”

His eyes shifted down to me, and his warm fingers dug into my lower back.

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