Captive Avatar by Tiffany Shand

Author:Tiffany Shand
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young adult fantasy series, Young adult fantasy romance, Young adult paranormal romance series, Young adult paranormal romance, young adult romance, Young adult urban fantasy, Young adult fantasy
Publisher: Tiffany Shand
Published: 2019-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8: Luc

As the rings of the transport platform fell away, Luc reappeared in Griffin’s old office. He’d spent most of the afternoon and evening hunting for Esrac in the villages close to the gate Esme had come through, but hadn’t had any luck. He hadn’t been able to find much info on the string of recent deaths, either. The troopers seemed to be keeping everything quiet. They wouldn’t want any deaths associated with magic getting out.

He sighed. As a Valan knight, he didn’t need much sleep—he could get all the benefits in half the time thanks to meditation—but today he felt exhausted, both physically and mentally. As he arrived back at his apartment, his link flashed with a dozen messages from the Chancellor and Ella, but he ignored them. He keyed in his code, frowning when he saw the lights were on.

Luc pulled out his sword as he crept down the hall.

Why would anyone have broken in? He didn’t have anything worth stealing. Had the Chancellor sent someone to spy on him?

“Fidget, come here!”

Luc lowered his sword at the familiar hiss, which was followed by the sound of something breaking. “Ella, what are you doing here?” He tucked the sword away as he moved into the sitting room containing bare whitewashed walls, a tattered sofa, and a chipped coffee table.

Fidget ran across his feet, a piece of fruit between his paws. He paused and waved, then scurried away, vanishing from sight.

“Eric told me you went hunting the Esrac Queen.” From her seat on the sofa, Ella crossed her arms.

He arched a brow. “Did he?”

“Not in so many words, but I knew. Did you find her?”

He rubbed his aching eyes. “No. You’re not a part of this anymore.”

Ella raised her chin. “Yes, I am. I still have my powers, and I think you know that.”

Luc slumped into a chair. “It doesn’t change anything.” He pulled out the wine Sara had left the night before and took a deep swig straight from the bottle.

“We need to work together. When are you going to realise that?” Ella snapped. “We created this mess, we should fix it.”

She put her hands on her hips and glared at him.

“You’ve got to stop shutting me out. I know you think you can protect me from the curse the ancestors placed on us, but we’re never going to find a way to end it unless we put our differences aside and team up.”

Luc shot to his feet. “Don’t you think we’ve tried that thousands of times over the centuries?” he cried. “You can’t see every life we’ve lived yet, but they always end the same. I have to watch you die, but I won’t do that this time. I love you too much to lose you again.”

Ella’s eyes widened. “You love me?”

“Of course I do. I’ll always love you, no matter what lifetime we’re in,” he said. “I tried to take your powers to protect you, not for what happened to Griffin.”

“Then when are you going to accept we need to work together?” Ella asked.

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