Deck of Scarlets: The Scarlet Quill Series by Amanda Sinatra

Author:Amanda Sinatra [Sinatra, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-09-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Underneath the cathedral, you would never suspect a well-built library with long tables carved from oak with matching chairs scattered around. The space was packed with rows and rows of hardback copies of religious texts, the binding worn down from excessive use.

Before I dove into my studies, I took a mini tour around, checking through the aisles of the bookshelves. Alphabetical order of every author known to have written about the history of The Order of the Scarlet Quill sat comfortably in its spot on the shelves. Some of the artifacts that occupied a few spaces were old daggers and arrows, even photos of ancient convents from around the world.

From the stack Collin provided, I picked a soft brown leather hardback titled Demonist of the New World by Cynthia Waters, written in elegant gold front. The blurb indicated past Scarlets fighting certain demons of great power with a handmade dagger of brimstone and iron. Both pieces must be Blessed by an anointed High Priest before they’re forged.

I dove deep into the world of Magidoz demons and how they blinded their prey in order to gain the upper hand in battle. It took two centuries for the Order to discover how it happened and win a war. One Tutelary Saint named Jacobson Baird captured the Magidoz using only a candlestick and a piece of rope. Apparently, it didn’t take a liking to fire. But only a Scarlet could slay the creature. Regardless of both being Blessed, a Scarlet had to destroy what evil had been created in order to return to its place of birth. If others attempted to, it would revive and continue to kill.

Because Juniper was the first to do so, her bloodline must follow with the slaying.

Sitting back in the cushioned chair, I rubbed my eyes, taking deep, calming breaths through my nose. I had so many questions; so many stupid questions. My goal had been to bide my time until Heather’s recovery, get us out, and get this shit shut down, but instead, I continued to fall further into the rabbit hole of all this utter nonsense and became somewhat interested in their crazy stories.

But what didn’t make sense, and I tried desperately to rack my brain to understand why, was Grams’ involvement. How did she have the time? Especially with creating her own family. How did she manage this double life when Aiden and I were born? My Papa died when I was five, but was it from something medical… or supernatural? And now the real question, the one that had bothered me for the last hour, sitting here going through text after text…

Was my mother’s anger warranted because she knew the whole time and wanted to protect me? Did she have to choose between my brother and me? Did she choose my brother to protect thinking she wasn’t going to have a second child? Did my father know as well?

Behind my eyes, a pounding headache began to form. This was too much in just one day.

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