Immortal Embrace (Vampire Magic Book 5) by Sela Croft

Author:Sela Croft [Croft, Sela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Camden Lee Press, LLC
Published: 2018-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Logan

The blasted mirror had betrayed me. The poor excuse for a looking glass had let Callie slip through to some other realm. Emotion welled inside me. I had lost my love with such suddenness that it left me reeling, and I was furious.

Morrigan stared at the mirror, as if hoping she hadn’t witnessed what she had. But she didn’t offer any insight.

I must have been in some sort of trance. That talk with Callie had been bizarre, but I’d gone along with what she’d been saying. It hadn’t been like me at all.

The shock of seeing Callie disappear into the mirror had snapped me out of it. I staggered forward and put my palm on the glass. But it was as solid as the floor I stood on. There had been an opportunity to stop Callie from going, but it was as though I’d been frozen to the spot.

What in the world had been wrong with me?

I turned to Morrigan. “We shouldn’t have let them go,” I said. “But there was some force at work. I’m sure of it. Some sort of spell has been cast.”

That had to be it. There was no other explanation. I wasn’t prone to lapses in control of my faculties. Some outside influence had affected me, prevented me from saving Callie before she’d vanished.

Rage swelled within me. I’d been outfoxed. A magic had worked against mine and had been used to steal Callie. It was intolerable. I had to get her back; I had to figure out what this was all about. But needed Morrigan’s help. I had my own magic, but it didn’t include walking through mirrors.

“Well,” I said. “Are you going to do something?”

“Be quiet for a moment,” my sorceress friend said. “You’re messing with my concentration.”

I watched as she waved her hands in precise patterns, attempting to use sorcery on the mirror the others had passed through. It was a marvel to see, and I envied the talent. Sometimes hand magic was useful, and this was one of those times.

Careful not to interrupt her magic incantations, I remained silent, keeping my complaints to myself. As soon as Morrigan gained control of the mirror, we could travel though it. Then I’d find Callie and be able to make this right.

Morrigan furrowed her brow, and her hand motions became more dramatic. Then she threw her hands up and swore. “This is frustrating. The magic of the mirror is fighting against me.” She expelled a breath. “It’s too late. The window to the other realm has closed.”

I clenched my hands into fists. “It can’t be. Try again.”

Morrigan renewed her efforts, adding in a few additional motions. She chanted some incantations that I didn’t understand. “It’s not going to work,” she said. “The mirror is under another’s control. The portal shut the instant the others stepped through it.”

Then it dawned on me. “We’ve been tricked!” It was all too much, completely infuriating. “It was Amalia. It had to be.”

Morrigan shook her head.

“You know I’m right,” I said.

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