Mirror of Vanity (Beyond Mercenary Book 3) by Anderle Michael & Guida M

Author:Anderle, Michael & Guida, M [Anderle, Michael & Guida, M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2024-06-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

The lavish dining room, with its fancy furniture and elegant silverware, felt stifling. The aroma of the rich food only served to make me nauseous. Garrick had nearly cleared his plate, savoring each bite, while I hadn’t even touched mine, my stomach tied in knots with worry.

Garrick wiped his mouth with a napkin and put it down, his brow furrowed in concern. “You’re not even going to try your food?”

“I can’t eat, knowing Justice is out there…” I couldn’t finish what I wanted to say. I got up from the table, knocking my chair over in my haste.

Garrick stood, his hands raised in a placating gesture. “Sawyer, sit down. You can’t go out there now if that’s what you’re thinking. You’d never survive.”

“And Justice?”

“How many times do I have to tell you this? He’s a vampire and has the ability to survive the wilds. You are a human and wouldn’t last thirty minutes out there.”

“I’m a hunter, Garrick, and a damn good one.” I headed toward the door leading out of the dining room, my footsteps echoing on the polished marble floor as I whipped out an arrow and lodged it in my bow.

The heavy wooden door slammed magically shut, the sound reverberating through the grand dining hall.

I whirled, fury pumping through me. “Open the damn doors, Garrick.”

Garrick held my gaze as he moved toward me faster than I thought possible. “Are you going to shoot me, hunter? Is that your plan? You’ll never find the Veil of Shadows without me.”

I hesitated, knowing he spoke the truth. The Veil of Shadows, the key to saving our world, was hidden somewhere in this treacherous land, and Garrick was the only one who knew its whereabouts.

He tried to grab my wrist, but I darted out of the way and ran to the table. I dipped my arrow into the candlelight, catching the arrowhead on fire.

“Sawyer, what are you doing?” Garrick’s booming voice was right behind me.

Without looking back at him, I ran to the balcony. The cool night air whipped through my hair as I shot the arrow high into the sky. It blazed like a shooting star, lighting up the blackness.

At the top of my lungs, I yelled, “Justice!”

It was probably a futile attempt to grab his attention. He could be anywhere in this vast land of horrors, but I had to do something. Justice was everything to me, and I had to do whatever it took to bring him back home to me.

Garrick laughed bitterly as he came beside me, the sound grating against my frayed nerves. “Did you really think Justice would see one arrow sizzling into the sky? This is a vast land, Sawyer. It would be a miracle if he saw it.” His crushing words stomped out my hope, but I was stubborn and wouldn’t give up.

I scanned the horizon, my eyes straining against the darkness, hoping to see something flying like a bat or moving across the land, but nothing twitched. It was as if everything had gone still, holding its breath in anticipation.

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