Sword Sisters by Cardinal Tara & Bledsoe Alex

Author:Cardinal, Tara & Bledsoe, Alex
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ragnarok Publications
Published: 2014-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

The next morning, they came for us.

Just after breakfast a firm, no-nonsense knock rattled the door. Heod opened it to find Damato standing there, his hands clasped formally behind him. “The village council demands the presence of your daughter Amelia and her friend Aella,” he said. “They also order you and the rest of your family to stay home.” There was no trace of the gentle man I’d kissed just hours before.

“They can demand and order all they want,” Heod said. “The last time they demanded, she nearly died.” He looked over at Sela, who nodded her approval of his defiance.

Damato sighed. “Heod, I understand your attitude, but this is for real. I have orders to bring them by whatever means necessary.” He looked past Heod at me. “That means if you resist, someone is likely to die: me, you, or some of your family. The only way to avoid that is to let me take them.”

“What will happen to them?”

“I honestly don’t know.”

“If they try to sacrifice her again, I’ll hold you responsible.”

“Understood.” He stepped back. “Aella, Amelia…please come with me.”

I met Amelia’s eyes and nodded. I trusted Damato, and if that failed, I’d protect her even if it meant slaughtering half this village.

As we stepped through the door, men suddenly grabbed me. Before I could react, which says more about me than about my attackers, heavy metal shackles were snapped around my wrists and neck. I snarled and pulled away, but these weren’t normal bonds. These were Demon manacles—old and rusted but still solid. I could not possibly break free of them. Even still, I gave it a go. There’s something about metal around my throat that brings out the animal in me. And I sounded like one right about now.

I glared at Damato, trying to regain control. Bound this way, I’d hurt myself more than I would anyone else. Through clenched teeth, I said, “Get these off me!”

“I’m sorry, Aella,” he said. “I can’t risk you being on the loose while the council decides what to do about Amelia.” The two men who'd ambushed me scurried to hide behind Damato, their faces white with fear. I wondered how he'd convinced them to do this.

And then one of them laughed.

Despite my best efforts, I lost it for real this time. I lunged at him, teeth bared like an animal. Damato stepped nimbly in front of him and swept my feet out from under me, sending me face-first into the hard-packed dirt. The two henchmen jumped in and locked shackles around my ankles. I was thoroughly contained now, and I spat dirt as I got to my knees, nothing but hate in my eyes for the man who kissed me last night and betrayed me at dawn.

“Try anything again, and I’ll have to gag you,” Damato said. He held a metal face-clamp, the kind used to silence Demons. I wondered where the hell he had gotten these things, but I also knew I didn’t want to wear it. I nodded, struggled to my feet, and tried not to look at Amelia’s terrified face.

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