Hidden Fire by Deirdra Eden

Hidden Fire by Deirdra Eden

Author:Deirdra Eden [Eden, Deirdra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-25T22:00:00+00:00


Chapter Ten

Dwarf Village

We should let her sleep,” Azrael said.

“We have to keep movin’,” whispered Orion.

“Mortals need to sleep, and she’s had little the last week,” Azrael explained.

“After what happened last night, she might sleep for another week. Just think of what damage she could’ve done if she were one of the Immortals.”

I tried to make sense of what they said before remembering the Starfire experience. What had I done? My eyes sprang open and I lunged forward.

Orion jumped back, his eyes wide with surprise. I probably looked just as startled as he did before he let out a bellowing laugh.

“Aura.” Azrael leaned forward and grasped my shoulder with a firm but gentle grip. “Are you all right?”

I didn’t answer his question because I didn’t know if I was all right or not. “Where are we?” I sat up and brushed back my tangled hair. “What time is it?” The sun shone through the leafy trees overhead, but I couldn’t tell its position in the sky. They must have moved me to a different location because there was no evidence of the damage I had caused. I could have killed someone. My heart dropped. What if I had killed someone? I whirled around. “Where are Korban and Baby?”

“Baby ‘tis hunting, and Korban . . .” Azrael nodded his head toward a bright patch of sunlight. Korban’s body lay strewn out in the sun. I watched his chest to see if he breathed. His body lay completely motionless.

I covered my mouth to muffle my horrified gasp. “Is he . . .” I stopped myself. He couldn’t be dead.

“He’ll be fine,” Orion assured me. “That lazy bum is in survival sleep.”

“Survival sleep?” I asked, blinking away tears of guilt.

Azrael threw Orion a warning glare.

Orion cleared his throat and amended, “His body, ‘tis healin’.”

“Healing?” I whispered so my voice wouldn’t crack with emotion.

Orion laughed. “He got too close and you knocked him out cold.”

“Oh, no!” I dropped my head in my hands. Starfire was too powerful for me to control. I really didn’t mean to hurt anyone. “I could have killed all of you.”

Orion crossed his arms. “You probably would ‘ave if ye’d been at full strength.”

“We have bigger problems to worry about,” Azrael said. “We crossed into England’s borders last night. The Shadow Legion patrols this area, so we need to find a safe place to rest until Korban awakes.”

There had to be somewhere we could go. Someplace with friends we could trust. I sat up taller and leaned forward. “I know a town where we can stay. The people there are allies to Watchers.”

“Where is this place?” Azrael asked suspiciously.

I brightened my tone. “It’s in the Golden Valley.”

“Aye, is that where the dwarves live?” Orion asked.

I nodded. “Yes, perhaps Ruburt still lives there.”

Azrael stroked his unshaven face. “The Golden Valley ‘tis close. We can be there by nightfall.”

“I say we go,” Orion agreed.

A massive force slammed against my back in an affectionate nuzzle. I caught my balance and turned to see Baby. “There you are.



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