Outcast Fae by Ingrid Seymour & Katie French

Author:Ingrid Seymour & Katie French [Seymour, Ingrid & French, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-02T16:00:00+00:00

I wasn’t a very good listener, so when Vaughn slunk off when he thought no one was watching, I made a plan.

He walked in one direction, and I ran in another, heading back to find Gina. I spotted her curled near our campfire. She was huddled against Henry, looking small and weary. Her orange hair was a nest of snarls and her easy smile was gone. The island had been a game to them only a few hours ago. Now, it was a nightmare, a place where nothing and no one was safe.

When I put my hand on her shoulder, she jolted, staring at me with red-rimmed eyes. “Oh, Tally,” she said, “what do you want?”

“Quick, Gina. Can you give me one of those cloaking spells like you did by the dome?”

She pulled back, glancing at Henry before answering. “Why? What’s happening?”

My eyes darted around the group. Daniella seemed to be asleep and Patricia, Chan, and Elon were nowhere in sight. Sinasre watched me carefully from across the clearing.

How much should I tell Gina? If I wanted her to help me, I needed to explain myself and, as a fae, I couldn’t lie.

“It’s Vaughn. I think he knows something, but he won’t tell me. I want to follow him and find out what he knows.”

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Sinasre sit up straighter.

Gina’s eyes narrowed, but she stuffed a hand in her backpack, presumably to touch her egg. “I don’t want to break any more rules.”

“I’ll take the blame if anything happens.”

She scrutinized my face, then said. “You’ll be the one risking your neck, so I guess it’s okay.”

She sounded like she didn’t care as long as whatever consequence only happened to me. It didn’t matter. I wasn’t here to impress Gina. I needed to know what Vaughn was up to, and quickly, before he got himself shot.

Gina lay her free hand on her thigh, fingers twitching slightly as she concentrated. It was clear she was trying to weave a spell but was going to great lengths to hide it. When it came, there was no visible cue to her spell, but I felt its energy blow over my face. The tingle of magic spread over my skin and slid down my back and arms.

“There,” Gina said. “I can’t see you or hear you. Vaughn won’t be able to, either.”

I wondered if that were true given his werewolf senses, but I had to try. Without another word, I turned and launched myself into the sky. When I glanced back, Sinasre was on his feet, scanning the air.

Turning my eyes ahead, I searched for Vaughn.

The day was waning. It had to be six or seven PM, given the angle of the sun, still light enough to spot Vaughn’s tracks in the sand. I passed over the area where we tussled, feeling warm and embarrassed as my eyes scanned over the mess our bodies had made.

For an instant, I’d thought he wanted me, too. But no. He’d only

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