The Council by Kayla Krantz

Author:Kayla Krantz [Krantz, Kayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, ebook, witches, good, drama, paranormal, magic, epic, Amazon, suspense, 99 cents, bad boy, fantasy, evil, contemporary, dark
ISBN: 9781539436850
Publisher: Kayla Krantz
Published: 2017-03-01T06:00:00+00:00

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HOURS LATER, I step into the cool circle of stones around the altar at the center of Ignis, enjoying the beauty of my second favorite spot in the Coven as I stare at the strip of purple in the sky far above me. I breath in the air heavy with humidity, leaning against the smooth stone altar with the breeze blowing through my hair.

A pair of arms snakes around my waist, and I turn my head slightly as Clio’s scent engulfs me. “Almost time for you to go, huh?”

“Yeah.” I breathe, leaning into him.

“What’s on your mind?” he inquires, resting his chin on the top of my head.

“I have to say goodbye to Ambrossi and Angel then I have to go.”

“Still decided against talking to your parents?” He turns me around to face him.

I glance up at him, swallowing roughly to keep my emotions at bay again. “I don’t want to leave bad memories here. After I leave, could you tell them I love them? Please?”

“Of course,” he whispers, hugging me tight as he presses his cheek to mine. “Though I wish you didn’t have to go.”

“Yeah, me either,” I reply, ducking my head to bury my face in his chest. “I’ll be able to come back after I’m done with my training though.”

“I expect you to.” Clio’s bottom lip juts out and stares at me, reaching out to touch me under the chin. “Please come back to me in one piece. Has The Council mentioned anything along the way of training?”

“They said it’s going to be tough—extreme,” I say, considering what I should say. “Because we have unique gifts, they try different things…like Crowe uh…Crowe…”

“What did Crowe do?” Clio asks, jaw clenched as his fingers dig into my skin a bit.

“You know he’s a shapeshifter? Well, he went full grizzly on me when my power was gone.”

“He what?” Clio demands, flaring his nostrils as he glances around as if Crowe will suddenly appear to fight him.

“He wanted to prompt me to see what I could do under pressure. It was sleezy, I admit, but I used pyrokinesis on him, Clio. For the first time.”

Clio lifts a hand to scratch at his lip, trying to push away his irritation as he acknowledges my comment. “I’m proud of you, Li, but if I hear about them pulling anymore stunts like he’s already done, I’ll rip him to pieces myself. You better believe that.”

“Don’t worry. Once I figure out what I’m capable of, I’ll get back at them.” I shoot him a smile before my gaze comes to rest on the small hut of Ambrossi’s house behind him.

Clio glances over his shoulder, noticing where my eyes are focused. “I don’t want you to be late, and you’ve got other matters to attend to, so I’ll see you later, okay?”

I nod, and he bends down to kiss me, just as deeply as he had the first time, before he disappears into the beginning darkness of twilight with his anger still apparent in his posture.

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