Fatal Fortune (Blackmoore Sisters Mystery Book 8) by Leighann Dobbs

Author:Leighann Dobbs [Dobbs, Leighann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Celeste must have gotten past the point of feeling the icy cold. She didn’t feel any pain, just a sense of peace. She was incredibly sleepy, her mind letting go of all her concerns one by one as she drifted in weightless suspension. The sensation of floating there in the pitch-dark cavern was actually kind of comfortable.

And then something latched onto her arm with a painful viselike grip, and she was ripped through the water. It was like leaving a comfortable cocoon. She didn’t want to go. She kicked and jerked, but whatever it was that had ahold of her was stronger.

And then she burst out of the water, the cool air hitting her like a glacier, and her back collided with the hard ground.

She heaved in a breath of air and choked out a lungful of water.

She saw sweet blue sky. And green grass. And what was that warm, sandpapery thing rubbing her cheek?

“Meow.”

“Belladonna!” Celeste rolled on her side, coughing as she petted the cat. Belladonna submitted to a few ear rubs then trotted off toward the other Blackmoore sisters, whom Celeste was relieved to see were all lying on the grass, in various stages of recovery. Her previous apathy about her watery death evaporated, and her eyes sought out Cal. She was grateful and overjoyed to be alive.

“Is everyone all right?” Jolene was on her knees, her long, wet hair dripping on the ground. Matteo crouched beside her, rubbing her back. Jolene leaned into Matteo for support, and Celeste’s heart swelled. Maybe the connection charm had actually worked.

Then disappointment settled in. That charm might have worked, but her magic still wasn’t helping with their mission. The spell she’d cast to deflect Dubonnet had practically gotten them killed, and worse, she’d had the relic right in her hands and lost it.

“I’m fine,” Celeste said as Cal rushed over to her.

“I’m good.” Morgan let Luke help her up.

“Me too.” Fiona smiled up at Jake, who was hovering around her with a concerned look on his face.

“What happened?” Cal helped Celeste up, pulled her close, then held her at arm’s length, apparently checking for damage.

“Something blew up in there and caused a cave-in. We were trapped inside, and then water started rushing in.” Jolene wrung the water out of her hair.

“We heard the explosion. Matteo was here first. I saw him reach into the ground and pull Jolene out, then Luke and I helped get the rest of you out. But how in the world did you get in there?” Jake pointed to the black hole of the cavern. The water was level with the top.

“We might have triggered one of the booby traps in there.” Jolene glanced at the black hole. “It’s a cavern. Man-made. But I knew the top of it was close to the surface, and when the water rushed in, we didn’t have much choice but to dig up.”

“Luckily, Jolene’s calculations were right. But how did Matteo know we were under there? The last thing I remember is that we couldn’t punch through before the water swallowed us.

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