Revelations: Fire & Brimstone Scroll 1 by Knight Nikole

Author:Knight, Nikole [Knight, Nikole]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-02-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

As early morning sunlight peeked through the tree branches outside the window, I woke alone in my bed. Brian sawed away, grunting every so often, and I slipped out of bed on quiet feet so as not to wake him. I’d been having the most enjoyable dream, but I couldn’t quite grasp it. Shaking off the fog of sleep, I dressed.

After a pitstop in the bathroom to pee and brush my teeth, I surrendered the futile battle with my curls and retrieved my backpack from my room. I hesitated at the door of my dorm building, my hand faltering on the handle.

Jai and Noel said only my building was protected by wards, which I assumed meant angelic spells. I had promised to stay inside last night, but they couldn’t possibly mean I wasn’t allowed to leave at all. I had classes today.

Apparently, I should have asked for more information regarding their Guardianship of me and what it entailed.

The chill of early morning hung in the air as I left my dorm and headed toward the student center. My sweatshirt was barely thick enough to ward off the cold, and I shivered as I hiked my backpack higher on my shoulders.

Trudging along the barren sidewalk, I exhaled heavily and laughed at the mist clouding in front of my mouth. Few students were awake at this hour unless they had to be, and any who were unfortunate enough to have an early class like I did weren’t awake enough to make small talk. We passed each other in silence, minding our own business.

As I came upon a small stretch of trees, my feet paused. Memories of fiery, red eyes and growls flickered through my mind, and my breath swirled before my face in shuddered puffs. Stray animals were not commonly spotted on campus, so the chances the dog would still be there were slim. Yet it took all my self-control to force myself forward.

I rubbed my blurry eyes as the trees swallowed me. The sun streamed through the leaves, and I could easily see the campus street through the thin wooded area. My fear was irrational, but my palms broke into a sweat as I passed through the densest section.

For a moment, I swore I heard a deep rumble within the darkest cluster of trees as a twig snapped, but a familiar voice cut through my mounting terror as boots clomped against pavement behind me.

“Riles, wait up.” Jai appeared around a bend in the path, and I swallowed a most unmanly shriek as I spun to face him.

“Hi,” I squeaked.

He slowed to a stop in front of me dressed in jeans, a dark gray shirt, and his black leather jacket. “Hey, you okay?” One hand closed around my elbow as the other tilted my chin up. “You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”

“I’m fine,” I croaked as I glanced toward the empty trees. There was nothing there. No growling animal, no scary red eyes. Nothing. We were alone. “It’s nothing. I’m okay.

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