Magic Edge by Ella Summers

Author:Ella Summers [Summers, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B016WNZI78
Goodreads: 27397270
Published: 2015-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Turned

ALEX SLUNK THROUGH the living room, wading through a curtain of steam. There was smoke everywhere but not much fire. Gaelyn stood beside the burning window, spraying the last remaining flames with the fire extinguisher.

“What happened?” she asked him.

“Explosion.” A wheezy cough cracked his lips.

Alex opened a window, then moved on to the next. “An attack?” She hadn’t seen any evidence that Gaelyn’s defenses had been breached. In fact, besides the ominous smoke lingering in the air, the living room looked pretty much untouched.

“No. It came from the basement. I looked through the security footage.” The look on his face was foreboding.

“And?” she asked. “What was it?”

“The enchanted object you brought back. It exploded.”

“I…” She choked on the guilt. “I’m sorry, Gaelyn. I thought you could figure out more about it. I knew it was dangerous, but I didn’t think it would explode. I was stupid.”

He set his hand on her shoulder. “Alexandria, it’s not your fault. We play a dangerous game. There are risks. We all know that. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Everything else can be repaired.”

“I should have warned you.”

“No, this happened because of me. I’ve grown so weak. I can’t even sense objects properly anymore. The millennia have whittled away at my magic. It’s fading, slowly but surely. Soon, it will be completely gone.” He sounded resigned—and tired. Really tired.

Sirens wailed outside. Alex looked through the broken window as a fire truck rolled up to the gate. “The fire department is here.”

“Holt will let them in.” Gaelyn plopped onto one of the stools at the bar, his legs collapsing like he hadn’t slept in days. “You’re hungry.”

“How did you know?”

“Now that your adrenaline has crashed, your stomach is growling.” He waved toward the kitchen. “Help yourself.”

“Thanks.” She headed for the refrigerator. “Do you want anything?”

“A bottle of wine.”

She glanced back at him. “How close were you to the explosion?”

“Too close.” He reached up to the rack hanging over the bar and plucked a wine glass from it. “I’m getting too old for all this excitement.”

Alex grabbed a big yogurt container, a spoon, and a bottle of Gaelyn’s favorite wine. As she sat down beside him, Holt waved an entourage of firemen into the house to look over the damage. But he lingered in the doorway.

“Is he still squeamish about fire?” Alex asked Gaelyn.

“A pair of elemental mages set him on fire. I don’t believe he will get over that so easily.”

Probably not. Holt was a vampire. The only thing vampires hated more than fire, was being set on fire. They weren’t too fond of mages who set them on fire either.

“What’s going on with the Orbs of Essence?” She popped the lid off the yogurt container. “What are the Mage Triad and the Circle of the Otherworldly doing to protect the remaining two?”

“They assure me they have implemented additional security measures.”

“What kind of security measures?” She scooped up a spoonful of pink yogurt and ate it. Mmm, strawberry.

“Up until now, they’ve all been using magic security systems from Drachenburg Industries.

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