Linsey Hall - 05 Cursed Mate by Linsey Hall

Author:Linsey Hall [Hall, Linsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press
Published: 2020-08-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Carrow

He looked just like the statue, with a heavy brow and long nose. But it was his magic I recognized. Evil. Reeking of decay and death.

My heart thundered as Councilor Rasla studied me with shocked eyes. His voice was cold as he demanded, “Who are you?”

“No one of interest to you.” I wanted to yank my arm away, but this was too good an opportunity to miss. I used my power, calling it up from within me. It resisted at first, then finally flared to life.

What is going on with you? How do we find out?

An image came to mind—a woman, her face broad and wind-chapped. She held a mop in one hand and a bucket in the other. Brilliant blue eyes stared back at me. The image disappeared.

“Tell me, girl. You look familiar. Who are you?” he demanded.

Familiar? I yanked my arm away, scowling. “No one, sir.”

Grey stepped between me and Rasla. “You will leave us be.”

His voice echoed with power, and I peeked around his shoulder at Rasla. The man’s eyes weren’t really going foggy—not as much as a person’s eyes normally did when Grey used his power.

Rasla shook his head, trying to drive off the influence of Grey’s voice. “You’re familiar, girl, and I want to know who you are.” His gaze moved to Grey. “And you…there’s something about you.”

From behind, I could see the tips of Grey’s hair changing from light to dark. The spell was wearing off, and his face was returning to normal.

Damn it. We needed to get out of here.

“Forget us.” Grey’s voice rumbled with power.

Rasla’s eyes fogged slightly, but he shook his head violently.

Grey gripped my arm, and we strode away. I looked behind, spotting Rasla staring after us, his face twisted in confusion. He didn’t follow us, however.

“That’s going to be a problem,” Grey murmured.

“He’ll look for us.”

“I believe so. My power did not work on him this time. Not well, at least. I am not sure why. He may have taken a potion to protect himself from that sort of influence. Or perhaps he’s wearing a charm.”

I shivered, hoping we could get in and out of there before Rasla caused us too many problems. “He couldn’t have recognized me because the last time he saw me, it was in the future. And he was a ghost.”

“But he said you looked familiar.”

I thought of the woman I’d seen in my vision. Her image had been blurry, but she might have looked like me. Did I remind him of her? “He might have noticed your glamour wearing off.”

Grey nodded, his brow furrowed. “We just need to finish and get back to our time before he finds us.”

We reached the clearing in front of Grey’s tower a moment later, but he stopped, inspecting the guards out front.

“Do you remember them?” I asked.

He shook his head. “Not well. Perhaps not at all. I may be confusing them with others. There have been many over the years.”

It sounded terribly lonely.

“We shouldn’t enter that way.” He pointed toward the side of the tower.

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