Scorched by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

Author:Alexandra Ivy [Ivy, Alexandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 2940157833343
Amazon: B01AYN6X2G
Barnesnoble: B01AYN6X2G
Goodreads: 28692199
Publisher: Deborah Raleigh, LLC
Published: 2016-03-19T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Torque scowled at Rya and the ridiculous gargoyle who were gazing at him with expectant expressions.

Did they think he had some sort of special magic that allowed him to locate missing dragons?

“How am I supposed to find the female?” he asked.

Levet clicked his tongue. “And you call yourself a hero?”

“No.” He glared toward the miniature blight on gargoyles everywhere. “I have never called myself a hero.”

Rya stepped forward, no doubt eager to halt yet another squabble. Torque swallowed a curse. The annoying creature provoked him into acting like a cranky hatchling.

“You’re a much better tracker than I am,” Rya pointed out in soothing tones. “Can you use your senses to find her?”

He grimaced. Even standing in a place that looked so familiar, he was eerily aware of the strangeness of their surroundings. The truth was that he had no idea how to go about picking up a trail.

“I might be able to if we weren’t in the middle of an ice maze,” he grudgingly confessed. “Once I leave these rooms there’s a very real possibility that I’ll become lost.” A small shiver raced through his body. “Or worse, stuck in another cell.”

Rya nodded, but her expression remained troubled. “We have to do something. My mother can be a bit bossy—”

“Not a bit, ma belle,” Levet interrupted, his tail twitching around his feet. “She is très bossy.”

“Okay, very bossy.” Rya waved a dismissive hand, while Torque made a mental note to treat the Shinto female with proper respect. He didn’t know why, but it was important that Rya’s mother approve of him. “Still, if she says we need to waken the dragon, then we can’t ignore her warning.”

Torque heaved a resigned sigh. Obviously he wasn’t going to get any peace until he at least tried to locate the damned dragon.

“Fine,” he muttered. “Remain here.”

“Non.” Without warning, the gargoyle stepped forward. “You will need me.”

Torque didn’t bother to hide his horror. It was bad enough to be wandering through the weird-ass ice without being burdened with the three-foot demon from hell. “You are the last thing I need.”

The gargoyle puffed out his chest. “Can you detect illusions?”

Torque planted his hands on his hips, refusing to budge. “The ice isn’t an illusion.”

Levet gave a flick of his wings. “True, but I can sense where there are hidden pathways.”

Torque stiffened. The gargoyle could find a way through the maze? And he hadn’t told them earlier?

What the hell?

“If you had the means to escape, then why didn’t you?” he growled, his voice thick with suspicion.

Levet stomped a clawed foot, his expression petulant. “I have told you and told you. It is too cold.”

There was a movement next to him as Rya stepped to stand next to the gargoyle. “I’m going as well.”

“No.” Torque nipped the suggestion in the bud. “Absolutely not.”

Her gaze narrowed. “If you’re concentrating on finding the dragon you’ll need me to watch your back.”

“It’s too dangerous.”

A tense silence filled the room as the gargoyle took a dramatic step backward. As if trying to get out of the direct line of fire.

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