Champion (War Angel Academy Book 3) by S. J. West

Author:S. J. West [West, S. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Watchers Publishing
Published: 2021-05-31T22:00:00+00:00

9

(Azrael’s Point of View)

“It’s beautiful.” Seeing such a massive demonstration of destruction firsthand fills me with awe and excitement. Nothing this marvelous can be natural. I suspect the storm is the result of djinn magic.

“This has to be what she was talking about,” Lora says as she stares in horror at the water spouts.

One by one, they slowly begin to merge into one gigantic funnel of wind and water. There’s no way the academy will be able to withstand its power, and the people trapped inside will probably be tossed like toys if not outright buried underneath its rubble.

Lora turns to me in her desperation. “Can you stop it?”

I don’t mean to laugh at Lora’s naïve question, but I find it funny she believes the angel of death can control the weather.

“No. I’m not God or a djinn for that matter. Who is the ‘she’ you just referred to? Did someone predict this would happen?”

“Maggie, the leader of the Wardens. I’m sure you know all about her. During her interrogation at the castle this morning, she implied that Alred agreed to do something for them so they would take him to see you. This has to be him keeping his side of that bargain.”

“I see.” In fact, I do know a great deal about Maggie. Too bad I couldn’t connect to her. It seems I could have learned quite a bit about her shenanigans. “Well, that’s definitely unfortunate. Whoever wished for this storm wasted it since I’m no longer in my cage.”

“That’s the first thing you think of at a time like this?” Lora’s ire seems real, but I’m not sure why my statement made her so upset with me.

Are you serious? If you want Lora to start liking you, you need to show her you don’t always think about yourself first. She’s upset because you’re not helping her figure out a way to stop the storm.

“Oh, that’s easy,” I tell my lesser half.

“What’s easy?” Lora asks, having only heard my side of the conversation.

“Caleb seems to believe you want me to help you stop this storm from destroying the academy.”

“Well, he’s right!” Lora grabs my arm and squeezes. It’s the first time I can remember her touching me with such fervor. I like it. I like it a lot. “Can you help me, Az?”

“Like I said before, I don’t have the power to stop this, but we both know someone who can try. Do you happen to know where Sariah is this morning? Please tell me she isn’t at the academy.”

“She’s at home.” Lora clutches my arms even tighter.

Interesting. She’s so desperate to help her friends and gain my help. This seems like a perfect opportunity to get something I want from her in return.

I wouldn’t try to blackmail her right now if I was you.

Why not?

The lives of her friends are at stake, you idiot! Just help her!

Against my better judgment, I phase us to the patio of Lora’s home. The wind here isn’t as turbulent, but still rather strong.

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