Vampires & Gargoyles: Jasmine's Vampire Fairy Tale (Seven Magics Academy Book 8) by RaShelle Workman

Author:RaShelle Workman [Workman, RaShelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Polished Pen Press, llc
Published: 2020-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

It felt like several hours later when I heard a commotion on the stairs, followed by shouting and more yelling. Two of the voices sounded familiar and I ran over to the door, curious who it could be. Several gargoyles were holding two people captive. Smoke swirled in front of them, looking like it came from one of the prisoners’ noses. On top of that, his skin seemed to ripple like…

“Troy? Is that you?”

Both prisoners stopped fighting and looked in my direction.

“Pops?” I blinked several times and pinched myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.

“Pops! Jesse was suddenly next to me. “Troy!”

“Jasmine.” Troy was more surprised than me, his eyes big as saucers. “Who’s that with you?”

A smile spread across my face like wildfire. “It’s Jesse.”

Pops and Troy looked at each other.

“Jesse,” they said together. I’d never seen two people so happy.

My insides swelled with joy. They found each other. Finally. A myriad of emotions swirled through me. The initial reaction was happiness. But there was still a wound. He didn’t want more like me around. Still, I had time to recognize it probably could be a bad thing to have more original vampires. The way he spoke to me on the yacht still hurt though. He apologized. More than once. And kissed me the way everyone should be kissed. My knees turned to jelly at just the thought.

Pops and Troy no longer fought against the guards and allowed the gargoyles to toss them into the cell with us.

“Good riddance,” one of them said.

“By the goddess, I hope we never have to lay eyes on them again,” the other responded.

I gasped. Would they really leave us down here to die?

Before the door slammed shut, Pops hugged me. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Go see your son.”

Troy smiled at me quickly before he and Pops were hugging Jesse, clapping him on the back, and talking to each other all at once. I watched them with tears in my eyes, grateful the three of them had been reunited, even if it was in jail.

Rayne seemed unsure about what to do. I went and stood beside her and Laeddin, occasionally wiping my eyes with the back of my hand. Seeing men cry with joy was a sight I would never forget. The sheer happiness in that cell seemed to increase the light in the room.

Once the initial hugging and expressions of delight were over, they lowered their voices and talked, their words rushed as they tried to catch each other up on all that had happened. I didn’t interrupt. Nor did I use my abilities to listen in. They deserved some private time together.

After a while, I sat down, pulling Laeddin with me. Rayne had already returned to her corner and appeared to be sleeping. She must’ve realized Jesse needed time with his family too. “Can you sense the crown?” I whispered, even though Laeddin had told me yesterday that he couldn’t.

“No. My powers still don’t work down here.” He seemed impatient with me.

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