Necromancer Academy: Book 1 by Lindsey R. Loucks & Stones of Amaria

Author:Lindsey R. Loucks & Stones of Amaria [Loucks, Lindsey R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: death and dying, ghosts, scary ghosts, revenge, necromancer
Publisher: Lindsey Loucks
Published: 2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Morning classes passed in a blur of more defensive lessons, good-luck-with-being-a-necromancer lectures, and cramps in my hand from taking so many notes.

And then it was time for Psycho-Physical Education with Ramsey. This should go well. We hadn’t officially cancelled our training session today, but because of what had happened this morning, that was pretty much a given.

His threat in the library flared sharply in some of the upperclassmen we passed in the hallway between classes, their glares hard, but no one tried anything. Yet. A good thing since my magic reserves were near empty after this morning. If I used up all of it, I ran the risk of mage’s oblivion, which was a deep coma.

My heart ricocheted against my ribs as we neared the gym. "Anything?" I asked Seph.

"Not yet." She didn’t look pale or close to fainting. Of course, she hadn’t fainted near Ramsey in the library this morning, but I wanted to make sure.

We stopped along the opposite wall several paces back from the gym’s entrance.

"I'll poke my head in and see if he's there,” I said. “If he is, fake like you’re sick."

Seph stared at me with wide eyes. "And you too? I don't know the story between you, but after this morning, I really don't think you should be anywhere around him." She leaned in and lowered her voice. "What is the story anyway? Were you trying to take off his head?"

I pushed my lips together tightly. It had been stupid to attack him like that, right out in the open in front of Seph. Of course I'd needed to protect her, but still. I hadn’t meant for my petrification spell to be quite so powerful and nearly blow a hole through his head. I needed to get control over my rage when he was around, or otherwise this could turn out much messier than it needed to be. I'd been reckless when I'd needed to be smart.

"I'll see if he's in there." I strode across the rapidly emptying hallway as sweat rolled down my back. I could picture him in there with his smug smile as he chose Seph and me to stand before the entire class and punish us.

But he wasn't in there. Some woman I'd never seen before stood behind the desk, her hair a patchwork of different shades of purple spiraling in perfect curls past her shoulders. No older than her forties, she wore a long fitted black dress with a high collar. Still not the missing Professor Wadluck, unless he'd undergone a gender-changing spell. Unlikely, which meant he was still missing.

I gestured for Seph to follow me. "We’re clear."

She took a deep breath, squared her shoulders, and marched forward. Then slammed to a stop. Instantly, the ebony color of her skin drained at least three shades paler.

"Nope." Her mouth parted, and she clenched her middle and doubled over like she'd been struck. "Nope nope nope."

"Okay. Just breathe." I rushed to her side and pushed her firmly away from the gym toward the direction of our dorm.

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