Cursed Academy (Year Four) by Holly Hook

Author:Holly Hook [Hook, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural, Teen Romance
ISBN: 9781708678654
Google: 0QQNzAEACAAJ
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Ronin stretched when I let him out. I didn't have the key to the padlock over the cell door, but I'd broken into places before with my power. Not wanting a repeat of what happened in the Old Row parking lot, I stick the tip of my dagger into the keyhole, summoning the smallest possible void which crumbled the lock from the inside out. Easy. The remnants of the lock fell to the floor as Ronin watched, wide-eyed.

"What about--" he started, gaze flicking to Elliot.

"My daughter. She can't see me," Elliot said. "Let me off campus. Dominique will try to cause us both pain." His gaze got hard and angry. Even with my enhanced senses, I couldn't tell if he was pissed at me or the Lower Order leader. And Dominique had never said I could release Ronin.

"I will," I promised. "I had to close the barrier for now, but I'll let you leave right now."

Elliot's anger fell, leaving relief and disappointment. He'd wanted to help fix the world and now my actions had kicked him out of the anti-Zeus movement. "I'll see if I can be helpful elsewhere."

"Thanks," I said, hiding my relief. "Ronin--"

"So is the Order kicked out too, or are they still around?"

I could barely get the words out. "Still around, unfortunately."

"Damn," Ronin said. I don't know if I can do this, he meant.

How could I comfort him? He needed to see the truth. "Ronin. I need to ask you something."

"Okay. I'll wait here." He plopped down in the chair Elliot had vacated.

I led Elliot out of the basement and past the dining hall, where groups of students still played board games or gathered around laptops and phones. Elliot glanced into the open double doors, briefly pausing on Maria. She sat on the far end of the room with Mikey and Wendy while Cal placed a mug of coffee in front of Mikey. Maria kept all her attention on the board game in front of them. I should be in there, having fun and blowing off steam.

Elliot turned away quickly and hurried out the front door.

The walk to where I had closed off the barrier seemed too long and too short. I cut open the hole, letting Elliot out, and he walked through the trees, departing without a word. How did a guy with one eye hope to help us from out there? It wasn't as if he could even walk down the street without freaking people out. Monsters tended to stay out of sight.

I walked back to school in a hurry. I'd let Ronin out. That was a point in our favor. But he still stood in the secret room when I checked.

"You're still here," I said, going back to our kiss the first night he got stuck in the cage. The cell door lay open behind him, and Ronin rocked on his heels, unreadable. There were some expressions even I couldn't decipher.

"I'm still worried about you. Giselle, you still don't have complete control over your power.

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