A Shade of Vampire 62: A Citadel of Captives by Forrest Bella

Author:Forrest, Bella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight Press
Published: 2018-08-04T16:00:00+00:00

Kailani

There wasn’t anything I could say or do to make anyone feel any better—especially where Elonora and Dmitri were concerned. Ridan was affected upon hearing Heath’s name on the missing persons list, but he was nowhere near as devastated as Elonora and Dmitri. Their siblings were gone, either dead or prisoners of Ta’Zan.

Suddenly, my previous anguish regarding Toris’s death began to pale in comparison. We were all torn by that list. We’d hoped that none of our loved ones, that none of those we held most dear were among those fallen. The list proved us horribly wrong. It made everything a million times worse, and we were still trying to wrap our heads around it all.

Amane was the first to break the minute-long silence that followed after Dmitri’s words to Elonora. “We need to get somewhere safer than here,” she said. “There’s an urgent matter we need to attend to, but we can’t do it here. Perfects are getting closer. Soon enough, one or all of them will feel me.”

I sighed, then stood up and put my backpack on. “Okay. Where to?”

“Do you remember the islands around the resort?” she asked.

I nodded. “Which one do you have in mind?”

One by one, the others finished gearing up, while Dmitri stood quietly to the side, watching Elonora as she found comfort in Nevis’s arms. If the situation hadn’t been so dire, I would’ve smiled at the sight of her with the Dhaxanian prince, especially after all that banter between the two of them. I would’ve loved to have Harper and Avril see this. They would’ve had a field day with it.

“A small place, about one mile in width,” Amane explained. “It’s two miles to the southeast from the resort, and it has a stony mound rising in the middle, its base covered in thick jungle. It’s dark and a lot safer than here.”

“I think I know which one you’re talking about,” I replied. “It’s surrounded by a coral reef, isn’t it? The barrier is tall enough that you can see it from the beach, parts of it poking through the water.”

“That’s the one,” Amane said.

I took Rose’s and Ben’s hands, then waited for everyone else to link up. Once we were all connected by touch, I zapped us to that island. I’d only seen it once, though, in passing, so I didn’t have any specific knowledge about its jungle.

We appeared in the middle of it, beneath the luscious tree crowns, surrounded by darkness. The moon was going to set in a few hours. I could hear the ocean waves in the distance. The tide was higher tonight, splashing against the beaches.

“That feels weird,” Amane muttered. “I mean, you were right, it doesn’t hurt, but I have no control over my body. It’s strange.”

“Cut the chitchat,” Elonora said, a muscle throbbing in her jaw. “What’s the urgent matter we need to attend to?”

“We need to set up a protective perimeter first,” Amane replied, then pointed at a cave opening just fifty feet away from us.

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