Cherished: A Perri & Hans Spin-off Novella (Helena Hawthorn Series Book 4.5) by May Freighter

Author:May Freighter [Freighter, May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

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SPIRIT GUARDIAN

PERRI

The second Perri whispered the prayer that Morna told her about, her chest began to hurt as if someone drove a dagger through it. Her heart squeezed painfully, sending its sorrowful serenade to the other parts of her body.

Hugging her sides, a cry escaped her dry lips that echoed in the woods.

Lotte took two steps back from Perri, her eyes widening. “What did you do?”

Perri couldn’t understand what Lotte was referring to until she realised that her body was glowing with a strange golden light. Something separated from her being and the pain suddenly stopped. A second later, by her side, stood a see-through shape of a female knight in silver armour. The emblem on the knight’s shoulder of a roaring lion appeared as a tattoo on Perri’s left wrist. The knight’s golden hair fell around her shoulders and her stony expression gave Perri no comfort.

“What is that thing?” Lotte demanded, taking out a dagger from its sheath in her boot.

“Your order, Master?” the voice in Perri’s head asked.

She looked at the knight’s face. The question must have come from her, but where did that spirit come from?

Lotte attacked the knight. Her dagger passed through the spirit’s form as if it was a hologram.

The knight asked again in Perri’s mind, “What is your order, Master?”

“Whatever it is, it’s not real,” Lotte concluded aloud. She pointed the dagger at Perri and snarled, “Quit playing games and come with me, or I’ll cut you bit by bit into tiny pieces that I’ll send to your beloved Hans.”

Perri narrowed her eyes on Lotte. “Protect me.”

“What are you talking about?” Lotte grumbled.

The knight raised her sword and drove it through Lotte’s chest in a single swing.

The blade pierced the vampire’s skin, splattering Perri’s coat with blood. Lotte stared at the sword for an unblinking moment. She cursed and spat out blood. “What the hell…is this?”

The knight pulled the sword out and raised it a second time. With an emotionless face, she swung the blade and cut the vampire’s head clean off, sending it rolling along the forest floor. The rest of Lotte’s body collapsed and slowly started to age until a wrinkled body of an old woman remained behind.

Perri collapsed to her knees. Her body hadn’t stopped shaking. She never enjoyed seeing others suffer, not to mention witnessing the death of someone she knew.

“Your next order, Master?” the knight inquired. This time, she moved her mouth.

“What—what are you?” Perri’s strength was leaving her, and she sat next to the fallen tree to catch her breath.

“I am your spirit guardian—a part of your soul that wishes to fight.” The knight sheathed her sword and went down on one knee. “The longer you use me, the more energy you’ll expend. I can sense you growing weaker.”

Perri nodded. “Thank you. Do you have a name?”

“Do you wish to give me one?”

“You are someone who protects me. I think it’s only fair.” Perri pursed her lips and stared at the beautiful female warrior intently. The word that seemed to describe her spirit guardian and escaped Perri’s lips was, “Celena.

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