The Glowing Knight by Jodi Meadows

Author:Jodi Meadows
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-07-22T16:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

FURY ROARED THROUGH me.

Knight had been the one to warn me of the dangers of shine.

Knight had been the one to proudly tell me how he conquered his addiction.

Knight had been the one to tell me not to make shine my cause. Because he was selling it, and he didn’t want me to know.

This was so much worse than I’d imagined. This was him abetting one of the worst problems to ever plague Skyvale and the rest of the Indigo Kingdom—at least how he’d described the shine usage sweeping through the land.

I forced myself to breathe long and even. Maybe this wasn’t what it looked like. Father had said Hensley was working for him, and Knight was working for Hensley. Maybe I was misunderstanding everything.

Or maybe I wanted Knight to be the victim in this so much that I was willing to risk ignoring what was right in front of me.

And the truth was that he’d just sold someone a bunch of shine and I couldn’t for a moment believe there was anything innocent about that.

Footfalls thumped the ground as one or both of the men moved toward me.

My heart hammered as I forced myself to listen as the steps came closer. One man. Heavy steps. I’d never really paid attention to the way Knight walked before, but that did sound like him. The other man—Shade—must have gone back through the alley.

I’d find him later.

As Knight came even with me, I surged forward and grabbed the lapels of his coat. Before he had a chance to even shout, I yanked him backward and slammed him against the wall where I’d been hiding.

“Where did you get the shine?” I growled.

Knight’s eyes grew wide and round, but he didn’t respond. Just took in the mask and clothes and sword, and suddenly he was on me.

He shoved me backward. I was unprepared for it, and I stumbled, but caught him as he tried to run away.

I snatched his coat collar and dragged him back. He struggled, reaching for something to hold on to. He was broader, but I had the advantage of height and knowing Knight had very little combat training. At least, I thought I knew. Apparently there was a lot I didn’t know about my tutor.

He reached for my mask. I slammed him against the wall. “Where did you get the shine?” I repeated.

Was it Lord Hensley? I couldn’t help but remember his interest in the idea of shine-hunting dogs, and his quick ability to name the new variation when my father hadn’t remembered.

“Firefly,” I whispered. “Is it firefly you have?”

Professor Knight’s eyes went wide—confirmation enough—and I banged his head against the wall.

He passed out.

I jumped away as Knight slumped to the ground. Guilt softened the rage. I’d just knocked out my teacher. If anyone found out, I definitely wouldn’t get into Bome Boys’ Academy.

Not that Father would ever allow it.

This alley was still empty, but the sound of voices wasn’t that far off. I needed to make a decision about what to do with Professor Knight, now that he was unconscious at my feet.

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