Half-Born (Half-Blood Chronicles #1) (The Half-Blood Chronicles) by Ivy Baum

Author:Ivy Baum [Baum, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-15T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

Piercings made a face. “Ugh. That’s pretty on the nose, isn’t it?”

Clover flipped him off. “I’m tired of beating around the bush.”

“Right, well, as long as we’re throwing out cliches, let’s get this party started.” He produced a knife and started toward me.

I started to move toward the opposite side of the pavilion, but the other man blocked my way.

There was no way I was getting out of here. Between the three of them, they had me surrounded.

The other guy lifted a two-way radio to his mouth. “We’ve got her. Go to phase two.”

Well, that sounded disturbingly precise.

I looked frantically toward the main building. Maybe if I shouted, I could get someone’s attention. One of the team—even a tourist…

But that thought was cut short as the main building exploded.

Not the entire thing. But some of the wall had been blown out, and there was smoke billowing out into the blue sky. Seconds later, I heard screaming. A stampede of people emerged from the double doors.

I looked to Clover. “What’s going on?”

“A thing exploded and people are running away from it. Duh.” She smiled. “Anyway, you don’t need to worry about it. You’re coming with us.”

Piercings and his accomplice began to advance once more.

I turned and started to run toward the opposite side of the pavilion—until something like a sledgehammer hit my chest.

Breathless, I stumbled backward—and into the arms of Piercings’s companion.

Piercings reached out to grab my arm, and I caught sight of the familiar tattoo. An upside-down triangle and a garish orange flame. And in the center, a tiny droplet of blood.

I looked at Clover in disbelief. “You’re working for Blood Right?”

She scowled. “I’m working with Blood Right. I’m not a groupie, bitch.”

The two men marched me out of the pavilion and off to the side, where there was an overflow parking lot.

This one was empty, except for two large SUVs.

I tried to call on my magic. It was worth a try, after all. It wasn’t like I could makes things any worse.

But the second I tried to pull on that energy, something went wrong. It slipped through my fingers.

My gaze flew to Clover. “You’re doing that?”

Her smile gave me my answer.

“I thought you couldn’t do that yet. You’re just a Distorter, not a Damper.”

Her face contorted with anger. “Sol wouldn’t even let me try!”

Yes, and for good reason, I thought.

What had he said? You start messing with the flow of magic and you can get swept away in the current—if you’re not strong enough.

Clover, apparently, had decided to ignore that warning.

When we got to the parking lot, I heard the chirp of the SUV unlocking.

The trunk began to open, and Piercings shoved me toward it.

I stared, not quite believing it. “You’re kidnapping me?”

Clover gave me a withering look. “Are you always this surprised by everything? Anyway, we’re not kidnapping you. You’re just our insurance policy.”

She produced a role of duct tape and roughly bound my wrists behind my back. Then Piercings lifted me up and threw me unceremoniously into the sweltering trunk.

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