The Alchemist and an Amaretto (The Guild Codex: Spellbound Book 5) by Annette Marie

Author:Annette Marie [Marie, Annette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781988153322
Publisher: Dark Owl Fantasy Inc.
Published: 2019-10-10T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“Ah,” Sin sighed. “Sunlight!”

She spread her arms, face tilted toward the watery winter sun in the pale blue sky. Thursday’s weather had taken a pleasant turn; it was well above freezing, without a cloud in sight, the warmth only somewhat marred by a fitful wind. Yesterday, I would’ve been worshipping the sun with her, but today, it stabbed my tired eyes. If the sky had matched my mood, it would’ve been a twisting black vortex of doom.

Yeah, I wasn’t coping well with the aftermath of my late-night visitor.

After Eterran had left, I’d lain awake all night, turning the conversation over and over in my mind. Ezra would want to know what his demon had learned to do. Not telling him betrayed his trust and our friendship. He needed to know.

But Eterran was right that Ezra would tell Aaron, Kai, or Darius—and they might execute the demon mage before he became a danger to everyone around him.

Morning hadn’t brought me any answers, but it’d brought distractions. I’d had an early-morning appointment with Healer Austin to take my “just to be safe” shifter-infection test. I hated tests, but this one had been easy. She’d pricked my finger, added a smidge of my blood to a potion, said a little chant, and voilà. Negative result. Phew.

The healer had also officially discharged Sin, allowing her to wander between the academy and manor, though she had to return to the infirmary by nine p.m. Tomorrow night was the full moon and our unalterable deadline. By then, Sin would be either exorcised or doomed to become a mutant shifter.

As soon as Aaron, Kai, and Ezra arrived, we would set out to hunt the elusive black wolf. I was already dressed in combat gear: my leather pants, sturdy jacket, spell/alchemy belt, and steel-toed hiking boots. Any minute now, I’d have to face Ezra—and the demon inside him. I still didn’t know what the hell to do.

“Are you looking forward to the party tomorrow?” Sin asked, breaking into my panicked thoughts.

“Uh, yeah,” I muttered vaguely, though with Sin’s exorcism hanging over us, I wasn’t sure anyone would enjoy it. “Are you?”

“Well,” she replied dryly, “when I was picking out my dress, I wasn’t imagining these exact circumstances.”

“Your dress is gorgeous, so at least you’ve got that going for you.”

“Your dress is amazing.” She gave me an arch look. “I bet Ezra will take major notice.”

I snorted as though amused, but her words sent an extra shot of nerves through me. As if I didn’t have enough to worry about. “There’s nothing going on between me and Ezra.”

“Uh-huh.” Sin strolled away from the academy doors and onto the tree-dotted lawn beside it. “You’ve almost convinced yourself it’s just a bad case of lust, but deep down, you know.”

I bit my tongue. Don’t ask. Don’t ask. Don’t ask. “Know what?”

Sin smiled mysteriously and lengthened her stride. Gritting my teeth, I followed her. She stopped beside a tree with twisty branches and laid her hand on the craggy bark.

“Cherry,” she observed.

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