Courage by W.J. May

Author:W.J. May
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy witches, vampires, paranormal shifter romance, shifter romance, shifters, shifter, coming of age, dark fantasy, fantasy new adult, superhero fantasy ebooks, witches, vampires and witches, superhero, paranormal fantasy, paranormal romance, New Adult & College Romance Paranormal, new adult, new adult and college, New Adult & College Romance, w.j. may, chronicles of kerrigan, Tudor, supernatural, England, romance, mystery, tattoos, superpowers, paranormal, boarding school, series, The Chron
Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
Published: 2020-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

So much for a restful foray back into civilization.

The friends rode hard until the early hours of the morning, pausing occasionally to see if they were being followed, finally stopping in an alpine valley where they decided to make camp. The horses were reluctantly released—being too easy to track—and instead of spending the night luxuriating on an actual mattress, they found themselves lying once more on the ground.

Not the original plan. But there was something strangely restorative about it all the same.

The boys immediately vanished to check the perimeter and have a frank ‘discussion’ about how the vampire had accidentally broken the fae’s arm. Cosette had gone down to the river to bring up water for the morning. Which just left Freya and Evie back in the tent—alone for the first time.

They exchanged a few quick back and forths, still feeling a pleasant buzz from the whiskey, falling into comfortable silence as they each prepared for bed.

In spite of her best efforts to be angry, the princess couldn’t help but be terribly impressed with what the witch had done. She was incredibly advanced—the kind of pupil who would have made Petra take interest, as the retired general had started training a younger generation of magic in her old age. It was a far cry from the little girl she’d met in the forest so long ago, the one who’d quaked at her mistress’ approaching footsteps and cowered in fear. Although, ironically enough, they’d escaped that wretched cottage by means of a fire.

Perhaps the girl had developed a supernatural specialty. Perhaps she was just a bit of a pyro.

“How did you do it?” Evie asked abruptly. The witch glanced up in surprise, and she cocked her head in the general direction of the village. “How did you learn to control that kind of fire?”

The witch glowed with pride, but she was surprisingly practical at the same time. “Practice,” she said simply. “But I was lucky in that regard. It isn’t easy to break into the mind of a fae. Their kind are especially resilient when it comes to different kinds of magic, and poor Cosette has been my sole test subject for years.”

Evie nodded quietly, realizing the ‘practice’ must have gone both ways.

So Asher was right, that’s how Cosette defeated the wizard.

“What about you?” the witch continued suddenly. “You’re supposed to be the fire-thrower here, not me.” She cocked her head with a curious smile. “Have you ever gotten it to work?”

The princess flushed, shaking out a blanket and laying it on the ground. “Not really.”

Not ever.

She was about to let it stop there—her lack of ability to tap into that part of herself had long been a source of frustration—but a sudden impulse made her keep talking.

“That day we met in the woods...that’s when I shifted for the first time.”

Freya lifted her eyebrows, looking distinctly impressed. “To fight the basilisk?”

To fight the vampire.

“...something like that.”

Both girls fell quiet for a moment, lost in thought.

It was said that children living in the five kingdoms were forced to grow up too fast.

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