A Touch of Starlight (Otherworld Academy Book 3) by Jenna Wolfhart

Author:Jenna Wolfhart [Wolfhart, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

We strode into the lobby just as the first thuds exploded against the Academy’s front doors. A second passed, and then another. And then the door cracked from the force of the next blow. It was clear that the Redcaps were throwing themselves against the wooden frame, hoping to break it from the power of their own beastly bodies.

The changelings that had gathered in the lobby with me and my instructors were a combination of petrified, enraged, and frantic. Some held swords or daggers. Others held bows with quivers of arrows on their backs. And others—third years mostly—curled their hands into fists, planning to use the magic of their court.

“What do we do?” Ciara whispered from beside me. The tip of her sword trembled as her entire body shook. She’d joined us after alerting the others. Even as scared as she was, she was determined to fight.

Alwyn’s icy voice drifted my way as she said, “Yes, Norah. What is the plan?”

So, Alwyn was putting this entire situation into the palm of my hands. If this all went wrong, it would be my fault. My heart thumped, and I glanced at Liam, who stood on my other side.

Liam gave me an encouraging nod, and Finn flashed me a tense smile from where he stood just beside him. Rourke was further down the row, but Kael was nowhere to be seen. He hadn’t shown up in the lobby, though Ciara had insisted she’d seen him on her way to warn the second years.

Clearing my throat, I strode toward the center of the lobby and raised my voice so that it could be heard throughout the expansive room. “We wait for them to break down the door. That will create a bottleneck, so only one or two should be able to get in here at a time. Those with arrows will shoot first while those of us with swords will stand back. If the Redcaps manage to get too far inside…” I glanced around at the cluster of sword-fighters around me. “We’ll take them down with our blades.”

It was a decent plan, one that had a pretty good chance of success. As long as we were able to take down the Redcaps, one by one, as they entered the lobby, no one would even get hurt.

The wood creaked against the force of the next blow. Splinters rained down on the floor, and several changelings gasped.

A single long bloodied claw punched through the door. It scraped through the wood, creating a sharp, high-pitched noise that set my teeth on edge. With a yank, the Redcap tore the door from its hinges, and then it let out a deafening roar. I stumbled back, motioning to the row of rangers at the back of the hall.

We all waited silently, staring at the furious Redcap. The creature rose up before us, its matted dark fur blending in with the night. Shivers coursed along my skin as we waited. Rourke had taken charge of the rangers, and they wouldn’t loose their arrows until the perfect moment.

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