Shadowspell Academy: The Culling Trials: Books 1-3 Omnibus by Mayer Shannon & Breene K.F

Author:Mayer, Shannon & Breene, K.F. [Mayer, Shannon]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Hijinks Ink Publishing
Published: 2019-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“Come on,” Ethan said, no doubt realizing we were going to lose the guys in front of us. He jogged forward, closing in on the group nearing the waterhole, refusing to let the magic sweep them away.

“Ethan, seriously, notes or no, this is a terrible idea. Do you have no survival skills? No internal warning system that is telling you this is the wrong way?” I hastened after him, honestly wondering if I should bother. We were still on thin ice, he and I, and this would be a good way to get rid of him. Let him go down with those other guys.

And yet Rory thought I was in extreme danger, more so than I had gauged. I needed a front man who no one wanted to kill, a front man who had a father with power and connections. I might not want Ethan, but I still needed him.

“Forget survival skills, haven’t you watched Discovery Kingdom?” Wally asked, looking behind her, those big eyes of hers wider than usual.

“Yes, that’s a good idea.” I pointed at her. “Watch our six. The big cats come out at night, and we’re in the big cat freaking house. Pete—” I moved my finger to him as Ethan closed in on the cluster of guys, standing around like idiots, clearly trying to pretend they weren’t about to do something wrong, like cheat. “You need to change, buddy. This is your world. We need that sniffer.”

“Not to mention your honey badger rage. They face down lions on a regular basis,” Orin said, facing out to our right. He didn’t want to get mauled any more than the rest of us. I lifted an eyebrow at him and he shrugged.

“I watch the Discovery Channel from time to time. Honey badgers are known to attack lions. They have a great deal of attitude.”

A vampire who liked animal shows. I shook my head and then nodded. “Yes, the rage will help.” The terrain was uneven under the long grass and it made for slow going. The last thing we needed was a twisted ankle. The grasses brushed at my waist, easily long enough to hide a crouching, stalking predator. Or maybe a whole pride of them. “Good God, this is terrible. This whole place is terrible. And it goes on forever.”

“It’s just magic,” Orin said. “Nothing is forever, not even magic.”

“Au contraire. Your weirdness will be. I guarantee it.” I caught up to Ethan on the sands of the watering hole, two paces from the cluster of guys.

“What do you have there?” Ethan asked, his snobby tone selling that line all wrong. He was not good at shakedowns, clearly.

Likely he was used to Daddy doing his dirty work for him.

“Wh-what?” The guy with an obvious secret took a step back, his eyes bugging out in an obvious tell.

Ethan jammed out his hand as Pete stripped. Wally and Orin stood with their backs to us, watching the gentle sway of the long grasses. A warning tickled the base of my spine—not like I needed it.

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