Apparition: An Urban Fantasy Romance (First-Born Descendants Book 1) by Zahlia Amin

Author:Zahlia Amin [Amin, Zahlia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-07-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Guardian Angel

“Hand it over.” Persy motioned for Varian to fork over his phone.

“Why?” He stretched out the vowel as his eyes narrowed in on her. Persy felt mildly insulted at the mage’s suspicion.

“I need to text my professors, boss, family and let them know there was an emergency and I won’t be around for a while. You know, considering you kidnapped us and all, we’re stranded without our cellphones, and we’re driving through the middle of nowhere without any idea when we’ll be able to go home.” Eyes rolling, she stuck her hand out farther.

“We know we’re going to Iowa.” The phantom nodded her head emphatically, as if knowing their potential destination made any difference.

“I don’t even know what state we’re in,” Persy retorted.

“We are currently in Utah. For further—”

“Thanks, beautiful. That’s all,” Varian quickly shot down Morgan.

Irritated by Varian’s reluctance, Persy lunged towards the cupholder. Fingertips brushing against the cool glass of the phone’s screen, that’s as far she got before Varian snatched it out of her reach.

“You can’t just use a Bureau-issued phone to make personal calls.” The mage scowled at her.

“What do you expect us to do? We have lives, Varian. Persy has a point.” Max gave him a look, his hands squeezing Persy’s thigh in silent support.

A knot in Persy’s chest untangled. This is what she loved most about Max. How he always sensed when she was on edge. How he let her fight her own battles, but always jumped in to give his support. There was no questioning that Max cared about her. It was etched onto his every word or action.

Max’s hand started kneading against her thighs. Allowing herself to bask in the sensation for a moment, Persy’s head tipped back a fraction.

That’s when it hit her.

“We should be contacting our family anyway. What better source on the Conu than the original crusaders and their children? My mom might know something, Max’s parents too, and we already know your dad knows things, Varian. I’m assuming he’s still alive?” There was no arguing with her logic, Persy was confident about that.

“I have no way to contact my father, and I don’t know where he is,” Varian said flatly, his jaw clenching.

“You don’t even have his phone number?” She was flabbergasted.

“No” was the clipped response he gave.

Yikes. Yeah, Persy wasn’t about to touch that topic with a ten-foot pole. Not with Varian giving her the death glare.

“We still could reach out to our parents,” the healer insisted.

“The crusaders would have already reported what they knew to the Council. I’m sure your parents were also questioned before the Bureau sent over the report.” Varian shook his head.

“Neither of my parents do well with authority; I don’t think they would have said anything if a bunch of agents showed up at their door asking questions.” Max crinkled his nose in disbelief as he pondered that scenario.

“Agreed,” Persy lied. She knew her mother would fork up any and all information if the Bureau knocked on her door solely so she could brag about it to her friends.

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