Dark Descent (Vampire Hunter Book 5) by Reynolds S.C

Author:Reynolds, S.C. [Reynolds, S.C.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Monday morning came all too soon, and there was no word yet from Lucas about the meeting he was arranging with Magnus. Mom had taken me to school most of last week, but I couldn’t stand her constant fishing; I’d told her that I needed to ride with Henry, so we could quiz each other for an upcoming test.

“Any news?” he asked tensely when I got into the car.

“Nope. You?”

“Emmett said he had to check some stuff. He also said don’t bother looking in the book, that this is a special spell,” Henry replied.

“How in the world are we supposed to focus on classes with all of this shit happening? I didn’t even have time this weekend to do any of my homework. Before, I would have been mortified to get called out by a teacher for not doing an assignment. But now, I’ve barely given it any thought,” I said.

“You can copy my homework for the classes we have together,” Henry offered. “My book bag is in the back. Get as much done as you can in home room.”

“That’s very nice of you, Henry,” I said sincerely, “but I meant it when I said I really don’t care. What’s the point?”

“The point is that if you start failing tests and not turning in homework, your teachers will contact your parents for a meeting. You said they were already smothering you. You’re smart, Rory. Just do the bare minimum to get Bs and Cs, and that should keep your parents happy.”

“Okay,” I agreed. “But I feel bad about cheating off your homework.”

“Oh, who cares?” Henry replied flippantly. “Desperate times…” his voice trailed off.

I reached into the backseat and pulled Henry’s backpack to the front.

“The folders are labeled by the class, and the homework from this weekend is on top,” he instructed me. “Just don’t let Mr. Ramsey see you blatantly copying.”

“Well, I do sit right in front of his damn desk,” I said morosely.

I pulled out a blue folder. It didn’t have a label, but I flipped it open anyway.

“Don’t look at that!” Henry snapped, snatching the folder out of my hands.

“I – I’m sorry,” I stuttered, taken aback at his tone. “I wasn’t trying to snoop.”

Henry sighed. “What the hell, I guess it doesn’t matter if you see these.” He handed the folder back to me. “Just one more thing to make you think I’m a total freak,” he muttered. “A warlock freak, apparently.”

I opened the folder and pulled out the top page. It was a drawing: a perfectly round circle with lines and intricate shapes inside of it. “What is this?” I asked.

“It’s the same way I can read that spell book,” Henry said. “These images, they just appear in my head. So I started putting them on paper, trying to figure out what it all means.”

“Why didn’t you want me to know?” I asked quietly.

“It’s embarrassing! I don’t understand who I am anymore.”

Like how I never told Henry about my blackouts. I couldn’t blame him, couldn’t fault him, but maybe I could make him feel better about it.

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