The Pariah Child & the Ever-Giving Stone by Natasha D. Lane

Author:Natasha D. Lane [Lane, Natasha D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: books with vampires, books with black main characters, fantasy books with strong female leads, fantasy books with strong female characters, books with witches, fantasy books with magic, fantasy books with dragons, books with black characters
Publisher: Natasha Lane
Published: 2018-03-21T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The dungeon was dark and moist. The floor was cold on Sarah’s now bare feet as the guards dragged her along the ground. She didn’t resist, knowing at this point it would only make things worse. All she wanted was to be back home in the tub with hot steamy water washing away all the blood covering her. All the evil, all the wrong, all the sin.

Serwa had been silent since they met with the Queen, which only made Sarah feel more alone. Alexander hadn’t woken up yet, and Sarah wondered if he ever would. The dungeon was surprisingly quiet. She expected every cell to be full with scrawny deformed figures that the vampires had been keeping for their own amusement. Instead every cell was empty.

Maybe they’re all dead, Sarah thought. This place has death all over it. A hopeless feeling burrowed within her. If the vampires killed all their prisoners, then Jacob and Solar would be dead. Guilt weighed her down like an anvil.

Jacob wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Sarah. She wasn’t even angry with him anymore. If he wanted to take Elaine to the dance he could. Maybe he and Sarah were only meant to be friends. All that mattered now was that he was in danger and needed to be rescued.

“Welcome to your new home,” laughed a guard as he tossed Alexander and Sarah into one cell. Four other guards placed Serwa, still in the black chains, into the cell across from them. With whispered chatter, the guards turned down the corridor and disappeared. Sarah lay on the dirt floor and tried to breathe. She needed a moment, only a moment to take in all that had happened. Their situation was not good, especially with Alexander unconscious.

What can we do? Just lie here and die? The thought made Sarah gag.

“All right, girl, that’s enough of that,” Serwa spoke in a commanding voice. “Time to get up and stop whining.”

Sarah didn’t respond. It was dark, so she could barely see the witch moving in the shadows.

“Child, if you want to make it out of here you better stand. Are you going to let that batty old queen beat you? Just over some spilled blood. I thought you were stronger than that.”

Sarah shook her head and remained quiet.

There was a grunt and a thump in Serwa’s cell followed by a howl of pain. Sarah stared into the cell’s darkness but couldn’t make out anything.

“You stupid boy.” The witch’s voice was full of burning anger. A flickering green light illuminated the small cell. Sarah shrouded her eyes and, then, peeked from behind her hands. Above the witch’s left hand, a green light hovered. In her other hand, she held a boy by the collar. Her face was twisted into a snarl and Serwa held the flickering green light inches from the boy’s face.

“I do not enjoy surprise attacks, little boy.” Her voice was acidic. “Perhaps, it’s time that you –”

“Serwa, no!” Sarah leapt onto her feet. She ran to the bars holding her in and grasped them, trying to peer into the cell across from her.

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