Demon of Darkness by Andrea Pearson

Author:Andrea Pearson [Pearson, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Andrea Pearson
Published: 2019-01-14T05:00:00+00:00

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Abel awakened me, letting me know it was my turn to eat and stand guard. I did so, listening as his breathing deepened. If we hadn’t been so exhausted and stressed by the eerie blackness, we might’ve taken the opportunity to do some kissing. As it was, I definitely wasn’t in the mood, and I could tell he wasn’t either. I held the flip phone tightly in my hand, hoping Nicole would call soon.

About three hours after Abel had fallen asleep, when I was going absolutely insane with boredom, the phone finally vibrated in my hand.

“Yes?” I answered, my voice breathless.

“I’ve got it,” Nicole said. “It took wrangling, a bit of bargaining, and a lot of harassing, but the cane is now in my possession.”

“Oh, wonderful.” I felt lightheaded with relief. “Thank you so much. How are you going to get it to me?”

“Miraculously, I was able to contact Alexander. He’s going to bring it to wherever you are.”

“Okay. Tell him I’m ready.”

I relayed our whereabouts to Nicole and then settled in to wait for Alexander, trying not to think about what was out there in the blackness. My one consolation was the fact that they definitely couldn’t see me, and the amulet still gave me a faint sense of sight.

I had my window down an inch and wasn’t surprised when I heard Alexander approaching.

“Lizzie?” he whispered, his outline somewhat visible on the other side of the glass.

I quietly opened the door and pressed it shut behind me, not shocked that Abel was still sleeping. The guy could seriously sleep through a tornado.

“Alexander,” I said. “Thanks for your help.”

He pressed the cane into my hand. “Good luck.”

The weight of the wood was solid and good—from what I could tell, it was well constructed and well balanced. I wondered what its magic was and why the globe owner would want it. I couldn’t feel any powers coming from it, but that didn’t surprise me. I’d never been good at sensing magic from objects.

I opened the car door and sat there for a moment, trying to decide what course of action to take next. I needed a ghost to lead me to Koven, but there was no way I was going to wander the streets of Salt Lake City in the blackness, alone, while trying to find one.

And so, I decided to wake up Abel. Together, we could come up with a plan.

It didn’t take long with both our brains working over the problem. We’d find a ghost, then during negotiations for the magical items, I’d arrange to have the old man give us time to return to my car, in the dark. That way, the moment the plague ended, we’d already be in a vehicle and ready to go. I hoped the elderly man would go for it.

We needed to get as far from the governor’s mansion as possible before cops were called and a search started. If we were seen anywhere in the area, they would question us about his disappearance.

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