Sunlight: Blood Magic Book 4 by L.H. Cosway

Author:L.H. Cosway [Cosway, L.H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-29T23:00:00+00:00

11.

Finn

Even though I couldn’t see much of Tegan through all that purple shit, I could still tell she was upset. Her blurry form was knelt on the ground, her back turned to us. I hoped she hadn’t gotten bad news about her dad. A few minutes later, she stood, brushed herself off, and walked straight back through the barrier.

“Dad’s still not better yet. Edwards said it’ll be another two weeks at least before he’s up to talking to me,” she said, clearly disappointed.

I threw my arm around her shoulders and gave her a quick hug. “Two weeks will go by in a flash.”

She nodded quietly, and we walked back to the van. I decided to go for a drive instead of heading straight back to Cristescu’s. There was a deserted old farmer’s field on the outskirts of the city that I liked to go to sometimes when I needed some thinking time.

“By the way, everyone’s invited to a party at Crimson tonight,” Tegan said. “The vampires are throwing it for Ethan to celebrate his new position as their leader.”

“Yeah, no offence, but I’m not going to that,” I scoffed.

“You can count me out, too,” Gabriel added.

“Oh, come on, it might be fun for us to blow off some steam,” Tegan urged.

“I’m not in the habit of blowing off steam in the company of vampires I’ve tried to kill and who’ve tried to kill me. It’s just not a smart idea. And anyway, I know a better way of blowing off steam.”

Tegan raised an eyebrow, assuming I was making an innuendo. “Finn …”

“Ah, now, look where your filthy mind wanders,” I chided. “I didn’t mean sex. I meant something else. You’ll see.”

When we reached the empty field, I parked the van and hopped out, going around to the back, and they all followed suit. Taking out a handgun, I gave it to Tegan.

“You know how to use this?” I asked her.

“I have a fair idea.”

“Good, let’s go.”

At the back of the field, there was a low wall littered with empty cans. I’d set them up the last time I was here.

“What is this place?” Alvie asked.

“It’s sort of like target practice,” I said before I started shooting at the cans. I’d always found it liberating, the sensation of letting the bullets loose, kind of the same way some people loved bursting the bubbles in bubble wrap.

Taking a break, I turned to look at Tegan. “Go on. Have a go.”

Gabriel and Alvie sat on the hood of the van, their arms linked as they watched us. Tegan glanced down at the gun in her hand. A moment passed, and when she finally decided to shoot, she actually wasn’t half bad.

When she saw my impressed expression, she explained, “My dad gave me a lesson on how to shoot, back before he…” she trailed off, her voice catching with emotion.

Ah, crap. I’d been trying to take her mind off her dad but I’d inadvertently done the opposite. “He taught you well,” I said. “He should be proud.

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