Mine to Fear by Janeal Falor

Author:Janeal Falor [Falor, Janeal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Magic, young adult, dsytopian
Goodreads: 22020849
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

A few days after everyone is settled and assigned their tasks, I take Cynthia and Chadwick to try to get more information on Zade and Daniel. And if possible, to help them escape. That's what I really want. What I ache for. I miss my brother more than I thought possible. And it is an excuse to get me away from people who hate the sight of me.

I don't tell Serena or Annabelle how badly I want to be able to help them escape, only that we'd get her more information. They both take it so bravely, but it's easy to tell by the look in their eyes they're both hurting.

I always thought Zade's property and house were huge, but even in the dark, the Grand Chancellor's makes Zade's look like a playhouse for children. There are at least four floors with towers at each corner, all of it made of some type of white stone.

Not only is it huge, but it's lit up like a load of fireworks. To think he's doing that with lower class women and warlocks who owe debts makes me want to go hex all his lights out.

It's disgusting. Even the Queen doesn't have so much property, and she has the staff living with her, plus half of court. How does one person become so obsessed with themselves?

“How could we get in?” I whisper.

“To that lit up monstrosity?” Cynthia says, “Who knows. It might be better to go during the day with how bright it is.”

“But then we have to fight the lights of day as well,” I say.

“And it's likely guarded with spells and not just people,” Chadwick adds. “Especially the dungeon. Just look at the colors we can see and think of all that we can't see.”

“Just standing here is making me nervous,” Cynthia says.

“What do you think, Bethany?” I ask.

“There's someone coming,” is her reply.

We all bunch down further, hiding in the forest close to his property.

“Who is it?” Cynthia whispers.

“Quiet,” Chadwick replies.

Whoever it is, is coming closer. No, not just closer, straight for us. Do we hex whoever it is or do we run? There's nowhere to run to. Anything we do will get us caught. I reach out my hand to send a hex his way.

“Wait.” Bethany yanks my hand down. “It's Nathaniel.”

“What?” I ask.

“The Grand Chancellor's son.”

I knew that, but knowing it and having it make sense are two different things. Despite knowing that he's one of the people that stuck up for Serena, I still want to hex him. He may have been spelled to take those women's magic from before the tournament, but I still remember what it did to Cynthia. Watching her almost crushed under his power. A power he still carries.

I put my hand back up, but Bethany pulls it back and whispers, “You guys stay down.”

Then she does the stupidest thing ever. She stands.

“Bethany,” Nathaniel exclaims. “What are you doing here?”

“Just thought I'd look around the area.”

“You have to go. It’s not safe.”

I stand.

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