Dragon Knight: A New Adult Fantasy Novel (Reclaiming the Fire Book 2) by Alicia Wolfe

Author:Alicia Wolfe [Wolfe, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

We circled around to the backside of one of the large trees that flanked what I was thinking of as Angela’s tree, made sure no one was watching, then started to climb. My arms still ached from all the climbing earlier, but adrenaline gave me strength. Not just adrenaline, but hope. We were almost there. In minutes we might be able to free Federico and stop whatever evil Angela was preparing.

Just what was she up to? I couldn’t help feeling a surge of curiosity and dread about whatever it was. And I couldn’t resist the flicker of doubt floating through my brain that said, What if we’re too late?

When we were high enough to be concealed from those below by leaves and limbs, we ventured out onto the stoutest limb that led in the right direction. Davril moved along it nimbly and surely, but even with my cat burglar experience I ducked, keeping my center of gravity low, and moved as slowly as I could.

Shit, it was a long way down. I tried not to look. The sight sucked at me.

Out on the limb ahead of me, Davril turned back to me. He grinned. My heartbeat spiked, seeing that expression on his face, that confident sheen in his eyes. I’ll never get over the sight of him about to go into battle mode. Hopefully, there wouldn’t be any battle, though.

“See you on the other side,” he said, then took a running jump and leapt the airy gap between this tree and Angela’s. I drew in a sharp breath as he sailed through the air. Part of me twisted in fear. Another part thrilled at his daring. Then he was across, alighting nimbly on another limb. Turning, he gestured to me, but he didn’t call out. Good. He was close enough to the enemy’s lair that she might hear any such cry, assuming she was even home.

I hoped she wasn’t.

Swallowing, I removed my grappling hook from its pouch, twirled the line at my side, then threw it to a thick branch high up on Angela’s tree. I checked to see that the hook was secure by jerking the line, then, satisfied, jumped off from the limb I was on. My belly twisted as the ground dropped away from me, and the world seemed to spin around me. My own battle mode switched on. I scowled and readied myself for impact.

The tree rushed up at me. Gritting my teeth, I landed on the bark, my hands and feet taking my weight easily. I climbed up to Davril, then reeled in my line and stuffed it back in the pouch.

Davril’s eyes watched me admiringly. “Nice work.”

“You, too.”

He started scaling down the tree toward the windows embedded in the upper story below.

I paused a moment, watching him, then followed. In moments we were nearing the uppermost window on this side. Strange colors blazed from its glass, and the taste of copper burned on my tongue and made my hairs stand up. We were approaching powerful magic.

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