Minute Magic by Christian Knight

Author:Christian Knight
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery Thriller Suspense, Urban Fantasy Dragon Magic Witches, Paranormal supernatural Action Books, K F Breene McKenzie Hunter Best sellers, Vampires Werewolves Shifters, novel novella short story, Womens fiction Young Adult
Publisher: Brian Emuss
Published: 2020-06-25T00:00:00+00:00

THREE HOURS LATER THE pair was strapped in one of President Horne’s borrowed drones, gliding aimlessly through Sector C-3. Except for the three dragons ducking and diving through the clouds above them, they hadn’t seen another creature for miles. She gave Kennedy the side-eye as she realized, in her distracted state, she had never asked exactly how he knew where Stealth was. For all she knew, Kennedy could be blundering them to the middle of nowhere.

She watched him surreptitiously, as he fidgeted nervously in his seat. You could’ve rung a puddle of sweat from his shirt. Deep tremors periodically shook his body; a clear sign of withdrawal, according to the report.

Tearing her eyes away from the young man who was rapidly unravelling before her, she concentrated on staring straight ahead. She ran her fingers through her long brown hair and took a deep, calming breath. “Hey, about what happened back there...” she cleared her throat, trying to find the rest of her words. But failed.

His frantic eyes darted back and forth. “It was nothing. Let’s focus on getting to the lab.”

“I think it’s important for me to tell you, it was unprofessional, and not something I normally do.”

“We gotta find that lab.”

“Kennedy? Can you hear me? Kennedy, I’m turning us around, you don’t look so—”

“There!” he shouted so loud she hit the brake, skidding the drone to a messy crash landing.

He kicked open the door and broke into a sprint, screaming Stealth’s name. Throwing himself to the ground, sprawling on his knees, be began clawing out great clods of dirt with shaking hands. “It’s here, it’s here. I gotta get more, I need more.”

She reached for his shoulder, but he flinched away like a wild animal, growling “I need more!”

With militant reflex, she whipped out her stunner and pulled the trigger in an instant. He thrashed on the ground, eyes bulging, mouth-foaming, before his legs eventually gave out and he fell limply to the ground.

Heaving, she dragged the dead weight of his body back to the passenger seat of the drone; he would be out for an hour or two. Shutting the door, something shiny glinted in her periphery. Something that resembled... a handle?

Racing over, her fingers brushed against something that didn’t belong. She realized Kennedy’s manic digging had revealed a trapdoor. Yanking it open, without a second thought for the dangers which lay below, she revealed a set of crudely carved stairs leading down to a dark tunnel. As she took the first step, she recalled her near-fatal mistake from earlier.

She tried to contact her father for backup, but it went straight to voicemail. “Da—err—Captain Cynane! I’ve found Stealth. I’m turning on my tracking beacon so you can meet me at his location, but I can’t wait. I’m so sorry, I can’t!”

Particle beam locked and loaded, she charged down the hole towards reverberating clanking glass and scraping metal. This can’t be a coincidence, he’s gotta be down here. No more running—this ends now.

Full of heat and dread, she picked up the pace.

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