Into the Darkness by W.J. May

Author:W.J. May
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: coming of age, fantasy, paranormal, paranormal romance, romance, shifters, prequel, fantasy witches, fantasy anthology, dark fantasy, Chronicles of Kerrigan, sagas, Teen reads, young adult, young adult fantasy, supernatural, superhero, supernatural free kindle books, superhero fantasy ebooks, superpowers, new adult, new adult college romance, paranormal new adult romance
Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
Published: 2016-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

SIMON WOKE UP THE NEXT morning feeling elated, but pensive as well. Beth had left not long after that last, perfect kiss—but short as the visit was, it had given him a lot to think about.

To start...how exactly did a human girl sneak into a school like Guilder?

Simon’s eyes flickered out the window as his mind flashed back to last night. He’d insisted on walking her to the gate, even if it meant being caught out after curfew twice in one night. She had reluctantly agreed, and the two of them walked, hand in hand, over the darkened lawns. No one saw them. They saw no one. The closer they got to the perimeter, the less it made sense. Why was no one stationed there? There had been at least one member of the security detail there every night since Simon could remember. Since the attack in the Oratory, that number had doubled. But now, on the one day that Beth had decided to surprise him, there was no one?

She bypassed the gate and hopped the fence instead, climbing up over the ivy-covered walls and tumbling back down on the other side like it was the easiest thing in the world. Nothing shocked her. No one caught her. No magical nets dropped down from the sky.

“See?” she’d whispered with a grin. “Piece of cake.”

Simon had lifted his hand with a disbelieving wave, realizing that the entire operation had been exactly that.

But Beth’s suspiciously easy entry and departure wasn’t the only thing that had Simon preoccupied the next day. Before they’d said goodbye at the gate, he’d turned to her one last time. “What do you think I should do?” he’d asked.

He hadn’t been planning on saying anything. Quite the contrary. It was out of context, and he still hadn’t given her any details about what he was actually even talking about.

But he needed her advice all the same.

There were very few people in the world that he sincerely trusted. Jason, Argyle, a rare handful of the Guilder staff. At this point, he’d even have to include Tristan. But Beth? She was top of the list.

“About the isolation?” she asked. “All those questions you have?”

He nodded.

She’d hesitated for a moment, chewing thoughtfully on her bottom lip before squeezing his hand with a small smile. “Without knowing anything about the situation, at least until I get the full run-down at this dance, I’d just have to say...I bet you’re not as isolated as you think.”

Simon’s eyes tightened thoughtfully as they zeroed in on her. “What do you mean?”

“If things are truly as strange as you say they are...you’re probably not the only one out there with questions.” She squeezed his hand again. “Find those people, Simon. Do something about it.” Her hair swished in the air between them as she leaned in and gave him a quick kiss. “No need for you to be all alone.”

Then she was over the fence and gone. Leaving Simon blinking in her wake.

Of course she’s

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