Chase Tinker and the House of Destiny by Malia Ann Haberman

Author:Malia Ann Haberman [Haberman, Malia Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Magic
ISBN: 9781539470021
Google: tfUSMQAACAAJ
Amazon: 1539470024
Barnesnoble: 1539470024
Goodreads: 36669777
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-11-20T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

They Do Exist

"Do you really trust him now?" asked Persephone.

Chase raked his hands back and forth through his hair, almost pulling out strands. He'd never felt so conflicted. "Yes. No! Maybe…I don't know!" He flopped back onto the padded floor and stared at the padded ceiling. They were supposed to be working on Chase's homework in one of the magical rooms, one filled with all types and sizes of pillows. "But you should've seen him." He shuddered, thinking of what Alex had to have gone through to look so messed up. "He's a wreck! They tortured the heck out of the guy. No wonder he wasn't afraid of the cuddleupus. That probably felt like a nice little tickle party to him."

Persephone shook her head as she tried to grasp what Chase was telling her. "But why would they do something so atrocious to their own family member?"

"All the magic and free will they're adding to the Shard seems to be making them even more powerful and vicious. But maybe there's more to it than Alex is saying. Like I said, I don't know what to think about it anymore." He reached out and scratched Maxwell behind his ears. The ferret yawned and snuggled deeper into the pillows.

"Could it be some sort of magic?" asked Persephone. "I mean, according to Janie, they have some new magical tricks up their sleeves. Maybe it was all an illusion."

"It sure looked like the real thing to me," he said, sitting up again. "And unless he's convinced Nori to lie for him, she believes it's real, too."

"If he is telling the truth, at least we'll have another person to help us fight."

"Or he could be a coward and run off to hide out somewhere. I wish we had more of our own family members. I'm worried sick about our chances of winning. Grandfather says I need to think positive." Chase's shoulders slumped as he blew out a big puff of air. "Yeah, right."

Persephone sighed. "I'd feel a lot better if we had more details on the Marlowes' attack."

Chase nodded as he grabbed a book and waved it in the air. "And on top of everything else, I have this to worry about! A Midsummer Night's Dream. Ha! More like A Midsummer Night's Nightmare. This Shakespeare guy's writing makes no sense!" He opened the book and flipped through the pages. "At least dying would get me out of reading it."

Persephone smacked him on the shoulder. "Don't say that!"

"Then why don't you explain the book to me?"

"Well…come to think of it, it is kind of a corny story," said Persephone. She raised her hand when she saw Chase's mouth turn down and his eyes start to bulge. "But, you never know, you might like it, once you get past all the weird Elizabethan language. It has lots of romance and intrigue and mix-ups. It's about two people who are madly in love with each other, but her father wants her to marry someone else, so they run away.

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