The Magical Match by E.D. Baker

Author:E.D. Baker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

CHAPTER

9

Cory’s head hurt when she woke. Even before she opened her eyes, she knew she was someplace unfamiliar. There was a damp, musty smell to the air, and she could hear water dripping somewhere close by. It felt as if she was lying on some kind of fur with another fur on top of her, which might have been the reason for the smell. Her thoughts faded in and out. When she was more lucid, she wondered which guild had sent people to kidnap her.

Cory finally opened her eyes, but the space was so dark that she couldn’t see a thing. She tried to sit up, and groaned. Movement made her headache worse.

“She’s awake!” shouted a voice.

Although she couldn’t see them, she could hear people moving around her. She moaned again when someone rolled her on her side, and kept rolling her until she was wrapped so tightly that she couldn’t have moved if she’d wanted to. Strong arms picked her up. She bounced with every step as they carried her through the dark. Apparently, her captors didn’t need light to see. After what seemed like a long time but might have been only a few minutes, they stopped walking to bang on what sounded like a wooden door three times, then three more times. When the door opened, they carried Cory into a space just as dark as the one she’d left.

“Here you go,” said a gruff voice. “Have fun!”

For some reason, that prompted laughter among her captors as they dumped her on the floor and walked out, closing the door behind them. Cory lay there, still muzzy-headed, while someone came over and poked her in the side. When Cory groaned, the person came closer. “Are you all right?” said a decidedly female voice.

“I think so,” said Cory. “Unless it’s not really dark in here and I’ve suddenly gone blind.”

“Just a minute,” said the voice.

Cory listened to the slap of bare feet on stone, then a door opened, flooding the space with light. She squeezed her eyes shut against the sudden glare. When she opened them again, a figure was coming toward her through the light.

“Come on, get up. The men have gone, so you don’t have to stay in the dark any longer. Here, let me help you.”

Cory was just starting to make out a female face when the woman pushed her hard enough that she rolled over and over, unwrapping herself. As her headache suddenly grew worse, Cory caught her breath.

“There you go,” said the voice. Cory looked up and saw a female goblin gazing down at her. The goblin had silver hair, a long narrow nose, ears that hung down past her jaw, and very pretty cornflower-blue eyes. “They’re waiting for me to take you to them. Come along. We have lots to do.”

“Who are you? Why did you kidnap me? Where are you taking me?” Cory asked as the goblin woman helped her to her feet. She didn’t realize how short the goblin was until they were standing side by side.

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