The Scourge of Magic: Assassins & Kings: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (Academy of Falling Kingdoms Book 3) by Marisa Mills & Drake Mason

Author:Marisa Mills & Drake Mason [Mills, Marisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Epics
Published: 2019-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

Eleven

I WRESTLED WITH THE SATIN sheets for hours, but each time I dozed off I woke to nightmares, drenched in sweat. Francisca had the staff prepare us dinner, but everything tasted too rich and oily, and turned my stomach. The halls of the Rosewood estate were too tall and empty, too full of riches and treasures. And the bed was definitely way too soft. The single mattress in the dorm was comfortable, but I’d gotten used to the sounds of other girls breathing around me. Dorian’s empty manor was quiet like a grave.

Sometime after midnight, I buckled my sword belt around my waist and tugged on a pair of leather pants. I slipped out of my room, and grabbed one of Dorian’s long dark cloaks from a rack near the door. I wondered if my friends were all awake, too – haunted by visions of the gruesome attack like I was, staring at the ceilings of their rooms. I thought about checking in on them, but if I shared my plans, they’d insist on joining me. And what I had in mind was dangerous.

While classes were indefinitely suspended until the Academy had been restored, I couldn’t shake the feeling that the worst was yet to come. Why had someone attacked the school? Was it to get to me? Was it someone kind of distraction? Whatever it was, I was sure it wasn’t their true end goal, which made rage boil to the surface. They’d hurt so many innocent kids, and for what? Lucian’s fire flickered across my skin, wrapping around my neck and shoulders like a scarf, roused by the anger. I wasn’t going to just sit around waiting for answers. First, I would check the demon chamber to be sure it was still locked, and if it was, I’d return to the Academy and look for clues there.

Francisca met me by the front door, fully dressed and armed. Beneath her dark cloak, I could see the glint of several short throwing knives along with the heavy handle of her sword. A leather breastplate was strapped tightly around her small figure.

“I have to go,” I said, frowning.

“I know,” she nodded. “I’ll go with you.”

The night wind brushed against my face, cool and welcoming, and I sucked down the fresh air. I hadn’t realized how stuffy it had felt in the mansion, surrounded by my friends. Survivors of the mage school massacre, alive by luck and chance. I paused at the gate, glancing back over my shoulder and chewing my lip at the solid frame of the Rosewood estate, cutting a rectangular voice into the starlight sky.

“They’ll be safe here,” Francisca said, as if reading my thoughts. I nodded, even though my heart ached to leave them alone, I trusted that Dorian’s security measures would keep them protected. I turned on my heel and set off quickly through the city.

A full moon shone overhead, bright and luminous even with the cloud cover. There would be rain soon. Francisca was silent as we walked through the less savory part of Reverie.

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