Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins

Author:Rachel Hawkins [Hawkins, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Speculative Fiction, Fiction - Young Adult
ISBN: 9781423121404
Publisher: Hyperion
Published: 2011-12-31T23:00:00+00:00

Jenna and I slid through the door as inconspicuously as we could. My heart was hammering, and all I wanted to do was rush to Archer, but Lara was standing right next to him, a smirk on her face. “This whole ‘lying low’ thing sucks so hard,” I whispered to Jenna as we fell to the back of the crowd.

She gave me a sympathetic look, and then we turned our attention to Lara. “Students,” Lara said. “As many of you have heard, Mr. Cross here is a member of L’Occhio di Dio.” She walked closer to Archer and unbuttoned the top several buttons of his shirt, pulling the fabric away to reveal the gold-and-black tattoo just over his heart. I heard several gasps from the crowd. Of course, everyone had heard Archer was an Eye, but hearing about it and actually seeing proof were two different things. “And The Eye are our enemies,” Lara continued, circling Archer. I met his gaze, and he tried to smile at me, but I could see he was shaking.

My hands curled into fists, nails biting into my palms. My magic was like a tsunami inside me, pounding against its prison.

“But Mr. Cross is far and away the worst of L’Occhio di Dio. Would anyone care to tell me why?” Her gaze locked on mine. “Miss Mercer? Since you’re the one he tried to assassinate last year, why don’t you inform your classmates of the danger Mr. Cross represents?”

“He wasn’t sent here to as—assassinate me,” I insisted. I probably would have sounded more confident if I hadn’t stumbled over the word “assassinate.”

I cleared my throat, and kept going. “He was sent here to watch me, nothing more.”

“And was he also sent to watch Elodie Parris? Why exactly, Miss Mercer, would The Eye have such an interest in you?”

I was standing on shaky ground, and Lara and me both knew it. It was like she had woven chains around me, too, only with words instead of magic. I didn’t want to own up to my demon-ness in front of the entire student body—after all, everyone at Hex Hall still thought I was a regular witch—and I was afraid that anything else I said was just going to get Archer in more trouble. So even though I felt sick, I lowered my eyes and pressed my lips together.

“I can tell you what The Eye wanted with Sophie,” Archer spoke up. He was grinning, but his voice was tight with pain. “We heard she was particularly skilled at Chutes and Ladders, and since The Eye holds a Chutes and Ladders tournament every summer—” His voice broke on a cry of pain as Lara twisted her fingers, and the glowing threads of magic around him burned white hot for a moment. I had to bite the inside of my cheek to keep from screaming.

“Archer Cross is not only a member of L’Occhio di Dio, but he’s also a traitor to his people,” Lara said, moving to stand closer to him.

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