Immortal Magic: A RH Mystery (Society of Supernatural Sleuths Book 2) by Kailin Gow

Author:Kailin Gow [Gow, Kailin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Romance on the Go: An Imprint of Sparklesoup.com
Published: 2019-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The swim to the shore took them several minutes, clinging to the mast all the while and hoping that there were no more sea creatures there that might wish to eat them. Eventually though, they reached a sloping section of rock that led up out of the water the way a beach would on another island. Scarlet finally felt firm ground beneath her feet as she staggered out of the water. She took a moment to replace her dagger in its thigh sheath, then she, Cruces, Tavian and Caesar sat there for another minute or two trying to dry out, though in the depths of the cave, away from the sun, it wasn’t easy to do.

“My cousin isn’t going to be happy about his boat,” Caesar said.

“I’ll buy him a new one,” Cruces replied.

That didn’t seem to be enough for the stallholder. “Well then, how are we going to get back?”

“We will go back through my world,” Scarlet replied, “then jump back to Athens. We would have come here that way if we had known enough about this place to make the trip.”

Caesar considered that. “I wish you had known. That way, I wouldn’t have ended up fighting sea monsters and nearly being drowned by sirens. I’m sure that kind of thing doesn’t happen to my cousin.”

“Will you shut up about your cousin?” Cruces demanded. “I’ve already said I’ll pay for his boat. Right now, we need to get on with finding Rothschild.”

Rothschild. For a moment, in her happiness at surviving the sea serpent, Scarlet had forgotten why they had come there at all. Now, her heart sang with the thought of being so close to the vampire. She had to go to him. She stood quickly, heading for the gap in the rocks. There was a torch there, along with a tinder box that was obviously far too modern for a place like this.

“Wait for the rest of us, Scarlet,” Tavian warned. “Don’t get too far ahead.”

Scarlet nodded as she worked to light the torch, lifting it as it flickered into life. Then, as soon as she was certain that it was not about to go out, she ran deeper into the cave. Rothschild was here somewhere, and Scarlet had no doubt that the others intended him harm, regardless of what they had said about only wanting to help her. As though being in love was some kind of curse to be overcome.

At the same time, they were her friends, and Scarlet did not want them hurt. For all that she loved him, Scarlet knew that Rothschild was not likely to be gentle with either Cruces or Tavian. No, it was far better to leave them all behind now. They would be able to get home once they realized that they would not be able to find Scarlet, Scarlet would be able to warn Rothschild that they were coming, and the two of them would be able to be together in the way that they should be. It was all so simple.

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