Destruction by R C Knight

Author:R C Knight [Knight, R C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542374910
Published: 2019-12-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

Earth

Aria sighed wearily as her eyes examined Myra, who was still sound asleep. The corruption is spreading faster than I thought it would, she thought worriedly, there must be something I can do to stop it. Maybe I should send a message to Laila. Aria opened her satchel and pulled out the Book of Whispers. She ran a finger along the spine of the book, her mind debating what the consequences would be. She glanced over at Myra, her breathing was shallow and would stop every now and then. I need to help her. Aria opened the front cover of the book and picked up the silver feather. She stared down at the yellowed parchment as she pricked her finger with the sharpened tip of the feather.

The door to the hut came crashing open as Zane, Kai, and Ryder came pouring into her room. “What the hell?” Aria whispered loudly as she pointed at Myra, who was miraculously still sound asleep.

“See boys,” Zane chuckled quietly. “Maybe you should have checked her hut first before charging after me.”

Aria dropped the book and quickly stood up, ushering the men out of the hut. “Care to explain yourselves?” she asked sternly, her eyes narrowed at Ryder.

“Well, you see…” Ryder cleared his throat as he returned Aria’s gaze. “Bishop was –”

“Bishop couldn’t find me this morning so these two.” Zane gestured towards Ryder and Kai. “Assumed you were with me all night and came storming off into the woods to find us.” Zane chuckled as he slowly backed away from the group. “Now, if you don’t mind. I should find Bishop and see what the fuck he wanted.” Zane winked at Aria as he turned and casually walked away.

“Really?” Aria responded as she locked her eyes onto Ryder. “Did you think I would be that stupid?”

“I wouldn’t put it past you,” Kai muttered as he laughed quietly. “You seem to be missing a lot of signs lately.”

Aria sighed wearily as she crossed her arms over her chest. “Shut up Kai,” she growled. Kai quickly looked down at the ground and started shuffling his feet. “Ryder. Did you really think I would be that stupid?”

“Well. I…” He sighed as he ran a hand through his dishwater blonde hair. “I don’t know, Aria. You haven’t been acting like yourself since we got to Earth. These humans are changing you.”

“Maybe that’s a good thing,” she muttered as she glared at Ryder. “At least I am trying to understand them and their issues. Maybe you should try it.” She walked up to Ryder, her eyes burning into him as she poked his chest. “Get your shit together, Ryder. There’s more important stuff going on than this petty little game.” She turned and walked back towards the door of her hut. Aria glanced over her shoulder, her eyes shooting daggers at Ryder. “And if you ever come barging into my hut again without asking, I will kick you off my team and send you back to Heaven.”

“Shit,” Kai muttered under his breath as he nervously glanced towards Ryder.

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