The Obsidian Crown by Akira Knightley

Author:Akira Knightley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Teen and Young Adult Paranormal and Urban Fantasy, Supernatural Mysteries.
Publisher: Akira Knightley
Published: 2019-08-05T00:00:00+00:00

“Poor Uncle Jake. He doesn’t even know what he’s really up against,” I said after I waved goodbye at him and closed the front door.

“What are we going to do now? It’s one step forward, two steps back,” Hailey asked.

“We are out of cards, we don’t have the box, it’s been opened, and they have the crown.”

“Worse, if the dream is true, then you’re right. It does sound like they might still have your parents, the Doctor and Kieran! We have no one left.” I could hear the desperation in Hailey’s voice.

This time, I was the one on the cautious side. “The Doctor said “them”, we don’t really know who else are in that cage”, but even when I said those words, my heart skipped a beat. Consciously, I dared not let myself hope that my parents were still alive.

Hailey had the book out, and we were both pouring over it inch by inch. We kept talking about the different translations of words, but after a while, we got so tired, we decided to call it quits and get some sleep.

It had been hours since the flashing red letters “T minus 4” projected itself on my bedroom ceiling, yet I laid on my bed staring at it, very much wide awake. It was a futile attempt for rest, and I know that. It was just we’d been working so hard on this, and it seemed we were always one step behind the Sorceress. I decided to make use of what time I still had by going through the book. I was not as fast at reading, but as Hailey had been teaching me what she knew, I could piece a few things together. I grabbed the book and went to the kitchen. I pulled the rest of the birthday cake from the refrigerator and started to pick on one of the mocha flavored flowers using my finger.

“I’m down to four days to prove my innocence and I have nothing. All my friends are either abducted or cannot be trusted, except for Hailey. What am I going to do?” I said out loud.

“Do you want me to answer that or is this a private convo?” Hailey said, shoulder leaning against the kitchen door, magnifier tucked under her right arm.

I smiled and pointed at a chair with my cake-covered finger.

“Can’t sleep either, huh?” Hailey said, pulling the chair out to sit and pushing the book next to the cake.

“Nope, T minus 4 days and counting before they slap on my new bracelets. Detective Dewitt is not going to give my uncle any leniency. He’s convinced he’s got his murderer already.”

“Fork?” Hailey asked as she handed me a plastic fork from the sink.

“Sure. I wasn’t really planning on being civilized.”

“I wasn’t worried about civility. I’m just worried you will eat the whole cake and leave nothing for me,” she retorted.

I smiled at her attempt to cheer me up. “Thanks, Hailey. I’m really glad you’re here.”

“No worries. Kidding aside, I’m sure your uncle is

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