Beyond the Black Mist (The Familiar Curse Book 2) by C.L. Bright

Author:C.L. Bright [Bright, C.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C.L. Bright
Published: 2021-03-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

I awoke to someone pounding on the cabin door.

Serena jerked awake in a panic before groaning and covering her eyes with her arm.

We’d both had a restless night, but no one had come to discuss the attack, much to my surprise. It seemed they were ready to talk to us now.

“We’re in for another long day,” Serena grumbled as she climbed out of bed and finger-combed her long, black curls. “I guess we should be thankful they didn’t come to wake us up last night.”

“I was just thinking the same. At least we got some sleep.” There was more pounding on the door as I got to my feet. “Give me a minute!”

“Do you think they’ll send us away after this?” Serena asked nervously.

“Send us away? Why would they do that?” I asked as I went to open the door. “We saved all but one of the children. Had we not been here, they might all be dead. We’re heroes.”

“You also saved Dante,” Serena called out. “That didn’t stop Nicolas from making my uncle doubt your motives.”

“Yeah, being a hero doesn’t mean people will appreciate what you’ve done. They might send us away,” I agreed with my hand on the door. Anyone outside would be able to hear me. “We’re planning to leave anyway. It would be nice to have more time to plan, but we may no longer have the luxury of time.”

I opened the door to Alaric. His jaw was clenched as he looked past me to Serena.

“You’re absolutely right,” Serena agreed as she came up beside me and crossed her arms in front of her chest. “It will be inconvenient to bump up our timeline, but we’ll figure it out together. I can’t see why they’d tell us to leave. We saved those children and deserve thanks. Hopefully, others will see that and possibly even stand up for us.”

“Do you honestly think I blame the two of you for what happened?” Alaric demanded.

“We have no way of knowing with the mixed messages you sent yesterday. One minute, you were telling me I’m a hero, and the next, you did nothing to defend me,” Serena snapped. “You don’t think very highly of spellcasters, so why would I expect you to see the best in me?”

Alaric let out a frustrated breath and ran his fingers through his hair. “Don’t make this about our other issues, Serena.”

“Your issues with spellcasters are very much a part of this discussion,” I answered for Serena. “We want to know if we should start packing.”

“The leadership council wants to meet with you,” Alaric stated. “Now.”

“Are you going to defend us, or have you decided we’re responsible for those monsters attacking the children?” Serena demanded.

“I trust you,” Alaric insisted. When we both gave him doubtful looks, he continued. “It’s true. If I didn’t trust you, I would never have brought you back here where you could get my people killed. I spent most of the night fighting with the others, and I’m in no mood to fight with you.

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