DEMIGODS ACADEMY: The Complete Series by S. Amore Elisa & Legend Kiera

Author:S. Amore, Elisa & Legend, Kiera
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DreamInkes Publishing
Published: 2020-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

MELANY

I bolted straight up in bed, sweat covering my body and my heart hammering in my chest. I took in a few gasping breaths as the remnants of my nightmare still lingered in my mind. I scrubbed at my face with my hands, trying to brush the horrifying images away.

I’d dreamt about Lucian, Jasmine, Georgina, and Ren. They’d stood on the opposite shore of the Styx River, shouting my name. Then the dark water started to bubble and boil. From the swirling river, a large black creature emerged. It had been Cerberus. Growling and gnashing his teeth, he’d leaned down and tore at my friends. Blood and body parts had spewed into the air. I’d seen Lucian’s throat torn open. Their collective screams still echoed in my ears and I shuddered violently.

The worst part of the nightmare was I’d ridden on top of Cerberus, laughing at it all. My stomach sloshed, and I thought I might get sick.

I tossed aside the blanket, rolling out of bed. When I stood, my legs wobbled a little, but I forced myself to walk into the bathroom. At the sink, I filled the basin with ice cold water then dunked my face into it. I stayed submersed until my skin stung from the biting cold, and I could no longer hold my breath.

I refused to stay a prisoner any longer. I wanted to see my friends.

After I dried my face, I threw on a black robe over my pajamas and marched out of my room and down the corridor. I was going to find Hades and demand to be allowed to return to the academy. The thing was I had no idea which door led to his room.

I checked the library first but he wasn’t there. Then I looked in the dining room, also empty. Just in case, I checked the training studio. It was also empty, or at least I think it was. I heard some rustling up near the ceiling, so it was highly possible the Furies were perched up on a ledge. Did they sleep there? Weird.

That left two rooms to check.

I tried the door right across from my bedroom. It was locked. I jiggled the handle over and over, hoping if he was in there, he’d get annoyed enough to come open the door. But that didn’t work and it stayed locked. I marched across the corridor to the other closed door. I tried it and it, too, was locked.

“Damn it.” But I refused to give up.

If using the shadows to get past the main doors worked, I could do it here. Looking for a deep shadow near the door, I found one, and quickly stepped into it before I lost my nerve. I reached out with my hands and gathered more of the darkness around me, until I was completely shrouded in the gloom and the corridor faded.

I could feel the change in the air, the buoyancy of it, like floating in salt water. Taking in a breath, I moved through the darkness trusting I was going the right way.

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