The Arcana by Jaci Miller

Author:Jaci Miller [Miller, Jaci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Solitary Pen Press
Published: 2019-10-31T04:00:00+00:00

The drizzling rain finally ceased, and a haze coated the night sky.

From her perch at the top of the Woolworth Building, Gabriella could see the lights of the city as they stretched out for miles. The winter wind swirled ruffling the feathers of her wings. She tugged up the collar of her leather coat and fixed her gaze on the bustling city below.

Closing her eyes, she listened not to the night sounds of the city but the whispering underneath. There was an abundance of magical energy in New York, running through the underground sewers and swirling in the dark recesses of every borough. For there to be this much magic in one place there must be a significant number of individuals who knew how to wield it.

This would be the perfect place for Dane to hide.

She cocked her head, hearing a strange hum beneath the cacophony filtering up from the streets below. Her senses reached out looking for the essence marking those with ancient blood.

The wind picked up breaking her concentration and her eyes fluttered open. If Dane was in the city, she would find her. It was merely a matter of time.

Since leaving Etheriem Gabriella had spent the past two days roaming around Brighton Hill. Dane’s essence was faint, but she discovered it lingering here and there. The scent eventually led her to the abandoned flour mill. New padlocks secured the doors and the windows were shrouded with black tarps. Although she didn’t enter the mill, she sensed the dark energy saturating its insides and the thrum of the daemon pods. A sharp stench of fresh blood seeped from the building. It was tinged with magic but not with the distinct essence of the ancient bloodlines.

Thankfully it had not been Danes, but the blood did belong to someone born of this world.

After discovering the mill had been sold, and knowing Dane was no longer in Brighton Hill, she had journeyed to the city to investigate Beck Holdings. And now she stood atop the city listening to the nocturnal sounds drifting through the chilly night.

The phone in her pocket vibrated.

“Hello.”

A familiar voice came over the line. She stayed silent as he spoke, her eyes flashing as he explained the reason for his call.

“The Woolworth building,” she said to the caller. “Yes, I can find it. Broadway, Liberty, Pearl, #120. I will go now.”

Gabriella hung up the phone and placed it back in her jacket. Arching her wings, she jumped and soared through the night sky.

Hidden above the ambient glow of the city lights the wind pushed her toward her destination. Without a sound, she landed on the roof.

The bolt securing the access door broke with ease under the blade of her sword. Entering the building she took the elevator down to the executive floor.

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