Black Moon Rising (The Library Book 2) by D. J. MacHale

Author:D. J. MacHale
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00

Theo and I had to get back to Coppell.

I went straight for the wall of bushes that ringed the sinister coven circle.

“Whoa, you sure about this?” Theo called to me as I was about to dive headfirst into the wall of thick growth.

I didn’t stop to answer. With my arms held out in front of me, I leapt into the brambles, pushing aside branches to keep my face from getting slashed. The witches’ route in and out of there wasn’t clear, but the thicket was no more than five yards deep. We’d be through in no time.

Or so I thought.

The more branches I pushed aside, the thicker they seemed to grow. I had picked the worst spot to charge through, but it was too late to go back. We were halfway out of there.

“There must be a smarter way,” Theo whined.

He was right behind me and had to keep ducking to avoid getting hit by the branches that snapped back in my wake. The brush was so thick it was like fighting through a pot of spaghetti. I stopped, caught my breath, and looked around for an easier route.

“I don’t remember the way I went yesterday,” I said, breathless. “It can’t be far. We’re probably only a few feet from the other side and—”

The words caught in my throat as I realized the truth. I hadn’t made a mistake. This was the exact same spot I had pushed through the day before. But things had changed.

No, they were changing, right before my eyes.

The branches directly in front of us were growing fast. Impossibly fast. Vines twisted and spread as leaves and thorns sprang from the new growth. Hundreds of new sprouts appeared as the vines interlaced to create an impenetrable living wall.

I could only watch in wonder as the unnatural show played out before my eyes.

“She knows we’re here,” I said gravely.

“What?”

A long black vine reached from behind Theo like a predatory python and wrapped around his waist. Before either of us could react, it tightened and, with a powerful jerk, pulled him back the way we had come.

“Whoa!” Theo screamed in surprise as his feet were lifted off the ground.

He was yanked back so quickly and violently that it took only a second before he disappeared into the thick growth. He was gone in an instant, and the green shrubs closed tight in his wake.

“Theo!” I yelled, and chased after him, pushing through the bushes.

I yanked the twisted growth out of my way, desperate to catch up. I didn’t even care about the branches that whipped and whacked into my face. I had to get to Theo before Tomac did.

When I finally burst into the circle, Theo was on the ground looking stunned. The vine that had lassoed him was slipping back into the hedge like a retreating snake.

“You okay?” I asked as I knelt next to him.

“That’s a dumb question,” Theo replied. “No, I’m not. Did you see what happened?”

“Yes,” I said, pulling him to his feet. “We’ll find another way out.

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