GRIMM Academy : The Complete Collection by R. L. Medina

Author:R. L. Medina [Medina, R. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moon Dragon Books
Published: 2021-06-25T22:00:00+00:00

15

Trying to shrug it off, I gave her my best clueless face. “I don’t know. Probably heard me screaming for help.”

“The GRIMMs? Here? Do you think they’re here to rescue us?” a girl in the back chimed in.

I winced. I didn’t mean to give them false hope.

Ash scoffed. “Please. Jimena could obliterate them with a snap of her fingers. They won’t even get past the ward.”

Anger rose to the surface. I wanted to tell her, that they DID in fact get past the ward, but I bit my tongue.

Her face hardened. “If they came after you, they’re probably dead. Jimena wouldn’t keep them alive and risk other agents finding us.”

Dead. The word struck me in the chest, a bitter taste filling my mouth. No, I refused to believe that was true. I couldn’t stomach the thought.

Pushing away the images of them being held and tortured somewhere or worse, I held my fear and anguish at bay.

“Jimena?”

“The supreme,” James answered.

Before I could ask more questions, the door swung open, light bursting in. I scurried back with the others as four witches descended toward us. A tall, pale woman walked between them, her straight raven hair hung like a curtain at her waist. Her eyes were bright yellow and right away my hackles rose.

Not human. My instincts warned.

She held her chin up as they tugged her along. Chains wrapped around her wrists. Another prisoner?

“Here you are, your majesty. Enjoy your accommodations,” one of the witches snickered, pushing her forward.

In a flash, the woman twisted her head back and sank her teeth into the witch’s neck. The witch screamed, arms flying up and flailing. The other witches yanked the woman off, shouting a chant.

She released the witch and turned back to face us. My heart raced. Blood dripped from her smiling fangs. My stomach rolled with nausea.

Vampire.

“Take her to the healer,” one of the witches commanded the others.

He shoved the vampire down the rest of the stairs and raised his hand toward her. The witches around me scattered back as he chanted. I followed.

The vampire stumbled on the last step but didn’t fall. Her body convulsed as his spell hit her. A snarl tore from her lips, the inhuman sound struck my every nerve.

“You are nothing without your court. Powerless. Petty. It’s time you accepted your fate. Your reign is over. But we are not done with you yet,” the guy witch sneered before turning on his heel.

His words shook me. Her reign? Dread coiled in my gut. The vampire queen. What was she doing here with us?

She stood straight and stared at the door, ignoring us completely. Behind me, the witches murmured. Questions raced in my mind. If she was a hostage like us, would she help us? Could she help us? I wasn’t sure what to think, but if she was an ally, the coven wouldn’t have put her down there with us.

Ash, braver than the rest of us, stepped forward. “Queen Damaris.”

The vampire turned slowly and faced us. Her cat-like eyes narrowed on Ash.

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