The Hunted Soul by Miranda Brock & Rebecca Hamilton

Author:Miranda Brock & Rebecca Hamilton [Brock, Miranda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evershade Publishing

Chapter 17

“Wake up!”

My eyelids fluttered as I tried to drag myself to consciousness. I stared up at the low ceiling, and it took a few blinks for me to remember where we were. Beside me, Kael climbed up from the floor with a groan. I sat up, and my bones ached from sleeping on the stiff cot. My gaze found Bibi, the beaded curtain spilling over her shoulders as she stood in the doorway.

She cast a glance behind her, and I craned my neck to see what she was looking at. “Hurry,” she said. “The birds and the beasts are restless. Something is stirring in the wilderness.” Her gaze locked on me. “You must complete your task, and quickly.”

Without another word, she strode away.

Kael set my bag beside me as I wiggled my feet into my boots and bent over to lace them.

“Did you sleep okay?” he asked.

Shrugging one shoulder, I mumbled, “As well as I could on this ironing board.”

He gave me a half-smile, and I remembered he’d spent the night on the floor.

“Sorry,” I said. “I’m just feeling…”

I couldn’t put a word to the tightness in my heart. Bibi had said something was stirring in the wilderness, and I had to agree. I was restless, and uneasy.

I rose to my feet and slung my bag over my shoulder. With a relieved breath, I realized my magic was swirling inside of me once more. The demon’s poison had worn off.

Kael gathered his own things. He checked his pistol with a frown. He was running low on ammo, and he wouldn’t likely find anymore until we left the country. He’d have to rely on the strength of his arm, or his teeth and claws.

Kael led the way out of Bibi’s home and into the patchy, pale sunlight of early morning. The cries of birds pierced the air, and I caught the fluttering of wings from nearby trees. The entire atmosphere seemed sharp and alive, like electricity was crackling through the air. It was hard not to bounce on my toes with eagerness.

Bibi was waiting for us. She smiled, though it didn’t reach her eyes. She pointed deeper into the forest. “That is the path. Once you get farther in the trees, Olivia will know which way to go.”

How was I supposed to know which way to go? “What kind of obstacles are we going to meet out there?”

Bibi shook her head. “I cannot say.”

“Will I be able to use my magic?” I asked.

The prophetess narrowed her sharp gaze at me. “If you need magic to prove yourself, young mage, perhaps you are not worthy, after all.”

Ouch. That was an ego-bruiser. She was right, though. If I had to rely on my magic every time things got difficult, what kind of person would I be in the end?

I nodded and gripped the strap of my bag. “Will we see you again?”

“That remains to be seen.” Bibi gestured toward the forest once again, an obvious invitation to embark on this test of hers.

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