We Borrow The Light (The Bloodstone Academy Series Book 2) by G. Bailey

Author:G. Bailey [Bailey, G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midnight Publishing Limited
Published: 2026-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The small library is just as I remembered it. The same old lady sits behind the half-moon-shaped desk, judging me as I walk in. The rows of black bookcases feel like home as they stretch out behind the desk, and this time, I don’t ask her permission. With Maz at my side, she stares at the both of us, huffing but not stopping me as I walk past her through the shelves of the library.

Last year, I never explored much further in, but in year two, I did. I weave through the rows until I find a small alcove. A single tall black-framed window casts light over the table, and I glance out over the forest and the stormy sea as rain batters against the glass. The table has several plush chairs and two candle lanterns in the middle that make it feel warm.

“This is cozy. Are you trying to seduce me, Juni?” Maz brushes past me, his arm touching mine for a heartbeat, and I feel his touch everywhere. “You only have to look at me and I’m already yearning so badly for you that I’m lost.”

I shake my head. “In year two, we used to spend time here. It’s actually where you kissed me first. You seduced me here.”

“Tell me more…” His eyes drift over me.

I’m glad that I managed to weave a potion into some foundation this morning, and I slathered it on my face to hide the whopper of a bruise Lock gave me. I put lipstick on to hide the redness of my lip and chose a pretty dress. It falls just past my thighs, and it’s slightly tight around me but not uncomfortable. It’s pretty and cute. I’m hoping that Maz just thought that I wanted to dress up for him and that’s why I’m wearing makeup. He doesn’t dig too much into it. We did say it was a date, so I’m glad I’m looking nice. Plus, I know Maz would lose it, and then he’d tell the others and they would join him in killing Lock and ruin every bit of our plans. That’s why I haven’t told them. Lock’s death would be something we can’t hide, and I don’t want to spend another year under the magic of the tarot cards. I am not forgetting them ever again.

“When are you going to tell me about this one?” Maz points at my wrist.

I warmly look down at Minnie and then lift my arm onto a bookshelf. She scurries off, hiding among the books, with only her glowing eyes to show us she is still close by. “I don’t know why she is so attached to me. She just appeared and seems to be staying around. I call her Minnie because she kind of looks like a mouse, and she reminds me of some old human stuff that I read about. I like her. She’s cute and unusual. I feel less alone in Lock’s room when she is with me.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a small creature like her.

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