The Cursed Series, Parts 1 & 2 by Rebecca Donovan

Author:Rebecca Donovan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: suspense, mystery, violence, young adult, teen, angst
Publisher: Wood Street Publishing

Concealed by the cloak, he remained hidden from the sorceress's view. For if she had known of the beast within the cavernous shadows she would never have left her most precious Thaylina alone the evening she went into town. Once the sorceress was out of sight, the wolf emerged. Licking his sharp teeth, he looked up at the girl standing before the tower’s window.

It only takes me forty-five minutes to find my way to the Great Hall for breakfast. Everyone else chose to sleep in. On my way back, my phone beeps.

When I accept the call, I’m startled by an older woman with narrowed eyes and dark hair pulled back in a severe bun. I move the phone away, not wanting her to be that close to me even if she’s only on a screen.

“Lana Peri, I’m Mrs. Seyer, your dorm monitor.” Before I can say anything in return, she continues, “You have a guest in the administration building. Don’t keep him waiting.”

Then she’s gone.

Guest? Must be Niall.

I stop myself from spinning around and getting completely disoriented. I’m facing the girls’ dorm. The administration building is directly behind me. So I carefully pivot to face it. Now … to get there from here. I weave in and out of corridors of hedges and several gardens, ‘round a pond and through the birch forest, finally reaching the wisteria tunnel. I’m pretty fricken proud of myself by the time I enter.

And run right into Brendan exiting a door next to the entrance.

“Hi,” I gasp, his hands holding my upper arms to stabilize me.

“Can’t resist, can you?” He grins lazily, his cockiness emanating like pheromones.

“Lana?” I look over his shoulder to find Niall standing within the same doorway. Brendan releases me. “You know each other?”

“Unfortunately,” I say as Brendan says, “Definitely.”

Niall looks between us. “Watch out for each other. Okay?”

“My pleasure,” Brendan replies, then winks at me before disappearing into the Court.

“Brendan’s your client too? Is there anyone here you don’t represent?”

Niall ignores my comment. “Parker wanted to see you before he left, but I thought it'd be best to meet privately. How are you adjusting?”

I look around the foyer. But Parker's already gone.

“It’s only been two days.” I enter the room to find it filled with brightly colored Baroque furniture and a crystal chandelier centered above a high-gloss violet coffee table. A window overlooks the Court, filling the room with natural light.

“Yes, but you and I both know that a lot can happen in one day, so how were your two?”

If I didn't know better, I would think he was messing with me. But when I turn to him, there isn’t a hint of playfulness on his face or in his eyes. Perhaps he honestly thinks the world can burn down around me in twenty-four hours. Sadly, it can.

“They were fine.” I sit in the chartreuse chaise by the window.

“You begin classes tomorrow, correct?”

“So I was told, although I don’t know what classes I’m taking. But I’m used to not being told things until they’re actually happening.

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