Poisoned Garden by Tracy Korn

Author:Tracy Korn [Korn, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dystopian, supernatural, Young Adult, school, fantasy, academy, shifters, Teen
Publisher: Snowy Wings Publishing
Published: 2020-03-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

I knew I wouldn't make it back to the dining hall in time for lunch because I didn't want to follow the rest of the Sylphs. It wasn't that there was anything nefarious about them, but the feeling that they didn't think I belonged with them was all too palpable.

Instead, I sat near the edge of the cliff and watched the storm gathering over the ocean. I wondered if it were one of the hurricanes that was supposed to start hitting the islands soon, and if so, why no one had said anything about it yet. I hadn't even been here two full days, but I had the sense there weren't really any rules except a few absolute ones like don't eat anything that's not from the dining hall. I was really starting to hate that rule as I looked around at the strange, beautiful fruits hanging on nearly every tree in sight. Skinny, bean-like, purple fruits and bunches of shimmery, golden berries that looked like grapes were both within arm's reach, and my stomach had started to growl.

I got to my feet before I was tempted beyond my willpower to try them, remembering what Alita had said about potentially being stranded out here as an eagle. Though I had to wonder if that would be so bad? I could always fly back to the main house, couldn't I? And there had to be some way to un-shift, at least partially, as I'd seen both Ian and Leo do this morning.

I looked at the shimmering berries that cropped up in front of some of the larger rocks facing the horizon, but the visceral, drumming sound in the distance pulled my attention away. Something was flying in the distance, diving, then rising again in a huge, looping arc.

My heart pounded in my ears, the same sense of panic flooding my bloodstream as when I saw the shadow of my own wings overhead—an imminent predator just waiting to snatch me up and swallow me whole.

Tingles pricked my shoulder blades and ran down my arms to my fingertips. The same feeling made its way to my lips as I tried to focus on the ominous, dark mass getting closer to land with every pass. Almost immediately, my vision sharpened, and the creature closing in wasn't a freakishly large bird as I started to suspect. The huge, black wings raised and lowered slowly, effortlessly, carrying the creature whose neck was nearly as long as its tail, and I quickly made my way into the thick brush to my left.

In what seemed like just a handful of seconds, a deafening whoosh rippled through the air, followed by a thunderous sound when the creature actually landed. The impact felt like a small earthquake under my feet, and I gripped the tree I was hiding behind so I wouldn't be thrown to the ground.

The creature's scales shimmered in the sun, partially blinding me with every step. Whatever it was, it sounded like an enormous horse snorting and forcefully exhaling in short gusts that shook the branches all around me.

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