Enlightened by Magic_A Gargoyle Shifter Paranormal Romance by Elena Gray & Kelli McCracken

Author:Elena Gray & Kelli McCracken [Gray, Elena & McCracken, Kelli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rynne Press
Published: 2019-08-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

~Quinn~

I glanced around the room to make sure everyone was out of sight. Kat ducked behind the chair, Samara and Nicholai had vanished and Jax flanked the other side of the balcony door. I couldn’t let the guards find all of us in here. They would ask questions that I wasn’t prepared to answer. I needed to buy Samara time so she could get the Book of Shadows.

Untucking my wings, I approached the balcony ready to lead the dragon shifter away, when Roark landed in front of me. His wings flapped twice before he tucked them behind his back

“What the hell, Roark?” I said. “You scared the shit out of me. I thought you were one of Rayna’s guards.”

Roark glanced past me to Melynn and the expression on his face changed from confusion to anger. “What’s she doing here?”

“It’s a long story, brother,” I answered. “Believe it or not, Melynn is an ally.”

His steely eyes turned on me. “Ally? What the hell did I miss?”

“I’ll explain later.”

He glanced at Samara and Katarina as they worked together to break the spell hiding the Book of Shadows. Rubbing the back of his neck, he said, “We don’t have much time. I just spotted the guards on patrol. They entered the building a few seconds ago.”

“Great,” Jax grumbled, just as a flash of white light blinded me. It was the magic reflux Samara had just warned us about. Whatever she cast, it took a lot of magic to create, which meant that energy had to return to its original source once the spell was broken.

The way Katarina winced and held her stomach was an indication of how much energy she’d just absorbed. We all flinched when we felt her pain through our bond. We took a step forward in unison, but Samara and her threatening glare kept us from acting on our gut instincts.

It took me a moment to realize why she didn’t want us to approach. The raw energy in the air could latch on to any of us. While it may not kill us, it sure as shit wouldn’t feel great.

“Did it work?” I asked, keeping my distance. My question was answered when Katarina knelt on the floor and pulled the Book of Shadows out of a compartment under the bed.

“Good,” Roark said. “Let’s get out of here before those guards find us.”

Nicholai quickly crossed the room and reached for Samara’s hand. He motioned us closer and spoke in a voice so soft I had to strain to hear. “The shadowing abilities I used to get us inside the building, undetected, aren’t working. I can’t portal us out either.”

“What do you mean?” I double checked that Katarina was surrounded by me and my brothers. If the shit was about to hit the fan, protecting her was our first priority.

“There is some kind of protective ward over the building. I didn’t notice it when we were outside earlier. But now it’s not allowing me to access my shadow capabilities. I think they might have just activated it.

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