Magic Cursed: Fantasy Romance by Torsha J Baker & Mikaela Baker

Author:Torsha J Baker & Mikaela Baker [Baker, Torsha J & Baker, Mikaela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Baxon

A cold, bone-chilling shiver runs down my spine. My veins freeze and a fresh wave of nausea pulls at my stomach. It’s like my body is rejecting the presence of whatever is in here with us. Daimis frees his blade from its sheath. I follow suit, pulling my twin blades from their holsters.

The growl echoes again, louder, closer. The sound bounces off the walls, making it difficult to pinpoint which cave is the source. I’m certain I’ve never heard any creature make such a sound before. I’ve definitely never had a visceral reaction like I’m having now.

Daimis leans over to whisper in my ear. “I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to leave on account of a guard dog,” he says, his breath warm on my ear.

“What do you suppose it’s guarding?” I whisper back.

“Now that’s the golden question, isn’t it?” Daimis gestures to the opening we came through. “If you want to wait for me, I’ll let you know when it’s all clear.”

A part of me considers taking him up on it. Running and hiding from danger is how I’ve survived for so long. I only fight when I have no other choice. Danger has been such an integral part of my life that if I can avoid it, I do. But my magic isn’t something I can run from, and even if it means facing danger, I have to see if I can find answers. And there’s something about having Daimis next to me that lends me courage. When we were young, we always felt we could take on the world together. I suppose some things never change.

I turn my back on our exit and square my shoulders. “And let you have all the fun?”

Daimis gives me a dark smile. “Hunting then.”

I match his smile and we move deeper into the athenaeum.

“If we could find out which cave it’s in,” I whisper. “Then we can enter the cave from opposite sides, flanking it.”

He nods. As confident as I am about my skills, I won’t be able to rely on my magic at all. It can feel like fighting with one hand tied behind my back. But I can’t risk Daimis knowing I’m a magic user.

As we navigate around the bookshelves, I’m impressed with how silently he moves. Every few feet, we stop and listen, trying to determine where the creature might be. We come up to the first cave and peer in. When we see nothing, we listen for any movement, any shuffling of feet on stone. But it’s silent. In fact, the wrongness is easing up the farther we venture.

I hold up my hand and point the way we came, signaling Daimis to follow. His brows crease, but he nods and lets me take the lead. Sure enough, the awful feeling increases, and I’m certain we’re going the right way. Just as we’re coming up to another cave, Daimis grabs me and pulls me with him behind a bookcase.

He leans down to whisper in my ear.

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