Heartless Villains by Blackwood Marion

Author:Blackwood, Marion
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Dagger Publishing
Published: 2022-12-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Standing side by side, we studied the small opening at the back of the cave. There was a faint glow coming from within that spilled out across the dark stone ground right in front of it. Apart from that, the only source of illumination inside the cave came from the midday sun outside the wider entrance. I flicked another glance around the rather large space. It had taken about half an hour to hike up here. And as far as I could tell, neither humans nor animals seemed to have been inside this cave in decades.

“So…” Paige began, drawing out the word. “How many of the people on the terrace below do you think knew that this was here?”

“None,” Callan replied. “The people who lived here when the dark mages from Eldar hid the Enhancer down there are long dead now.”

“So you’re sure that it’s still there?”

“I think we would’ve heard about it otherwise.”

“And you’re sure about going down there just the two of you?” She shifted her gaze to me, and worry crept into her eyes. “Didn’t you say that it’s going to be really dangerous?”

I gave her a reassuring smile. “We’re sure. And yes, it will be. But having to worry about Lance screwing us over while we try to dodge the traps will be even more dangerous.”

“Good point.” She jabbed an elbow into Henry’s side, which made him blink down at her in surprise. “Well, Henry and I will take care of Lance. You just worry about the traps.” Narrowing her eyes, she looked between me and Callan. “But you know what they are, right? The traps, I mean. The dudes who hid it down there left some kind of instructions or map or something, right?”

“Uhm…” I exchanged a glance with Callan.

“Right?” she pressed.

“Not really, no,” I admitted with a shrug. “They didn’t want people to be tempted into going after it unless it was absolutely necessary.”

Paige gave me a flat look. “So you’re going in blind.”

It wasn’t really a question, but I answered anyway. “Yeah.”

“Shit, Audrey.” Closing her eyes, she pinched the bridge of her nose and blew out a long sigh before meeting my gaze again. “So when should we start getting worried?”

Callan and I exchanged another look. “Three days.”

“Three days?”

I threw my hands up in a helpless gesture. “We don’t know what’s in there or how far down it goes. We’re just guessing at this point. It might take more than three days.”

“And if it does,” Callan picked up, “don’t come in after us. Your job right now is to keep Lance in check, got it?”

Henry nodded. “Got it.”

Instead of answering, Paige looked between Callan and me a couple of times. Raising a hand, she pointed towards him while locking eyes with me. “Is this why you’ve become so bossy too? Because being bossy is a requirement for being a dark mage, or something?”

I chuckled. “You know what? I think you might actually be onto something there.”

“That’s what happens when you spend your

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