Page 74 of Enchanted with the Orc
Zara’s laugh was more of a cackle now and she nodded as she pulled away, her arms moving as magick swirled around us. Her head was tossed back as she started chanting in a low voice. I turned to look at David and saw that blood was still pouring from the cut I’d given him.
I moved over to him, and he started struggling harder as he screamed. I lifted him from the chair just as a portal began opening in front of us. Zara was glowing along with the magick now, her head thrown back with a gleeful expression on her face that made me hope I never got on her bad side.
“You’ll feel right at home where I’m sending you, David,” I told the puny male, and his screams quieted long enough to ask,
“Where’re you sending me?” his breath coming in pants now.
“To Hellplane,” I said, without explanation. Just as the portal opened, I tossed him, his arms and legs still bound, while he shouted and scrabbled, trying to get back. He landed in a forest, looking around in fear.
I gave him a cheerful little wave as the portal got smaller and smaller, disappearing after one final look at his terrified face. Zara was still cackling.
“He’s either going to get killed or he’ll face some orcs,” she laughed before sobering. “Would they take him in?”
“Not with the scar I gave him,” I said with a smirk, tapping the side of my face where I’d cut him. “It’s meant for traitors.”
A guffaw left her and she doubled over. I sent Rudgar an amused look, vindication filling me. He shrugged, moving over to hug his mate around her waist.
“There’s my feral witch,” he purred.
“Feral bitch,” she corrected with a sniff, kissing him. I scowled, looking away and spotting a similarly disgusted expression on Dristan’s face.
“Will the sorcerers help him?” Rudgar asked, looking between Zara and I. Orcs weren’t the only ones on the plane after all.
She shook her head, rolling her eyes. “They barely trust each other. They’d never take him in and they only speak Magick. They’d gut him faster than the orcs would.”
I snorted out a laugh, turning toward the exit, not feeling an ounce of guilt. “Ready to go?” I asked them, and they all nodded, moving to the door with me.
Chapter Forty-one
Tasia
Ipaced in front of the kitchen sink, my gaze on the phone on the counter.
“Mommy, you’re making me dizzy,” Gabbi called from where she was sitting on Hanna’s lap. Hanna’s arms were wrapped around her as Gabbi force-fed her cold oatmeal that she hadn’t eaten.
“I’m sorry,” I told Gabbi and the rest of my coven who were sitting around the table as well. Hanna hadn’t had a moment to herself, surrounded by us and cuddling my daughter, who refused to leave her side. “I was just hoping to hear from Enka.”
Hanna nodded, under her eyes smudged with darkness from lack of sleep and stress. “He… He was so kind to come and get me,” she said, clearing her throat as she snuggled Gabbi.
“He’s part of our family now,” Tabitha sniffed, plaiting Hanna’s hair, smoothing the lengths down her back. “He better rescue any of us that need it.”
That started a round of laughter from everyone and I sent her a grateful look. She returned a wink.
“It probably won’t be the last time then,” Hanna chuckled, her eyes closed as she rocked Gabbi side to side. Gabbi shoved another spoonful of her oatmeal into Hanna’s mouth and she swallowed out of habit more than anything else.
I was glad Gabbi was getting her to eat. We hadn’t been able to get her to take a single bite of the breakfast we’d made. I wasn’t making it any better, nervously pacing and eyeing the phone and door like they were lifelines.
“That other male too,” Hanna said, frowning. “What was his name?”
“Which one?” I asked, moving around the table and clearing plates.
“The one who brought me here,” she said, and I saw her bite her lip before she looked away. A sign of embarrassment that I wasn’t used to from her.
“Savla,” I told her, watching her carefully, but she didn’t react, only nodding and sending a careful smile my way.
“I’ll have to thank him,” she said, and I reached out to take her hand in mine.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” I asked, studying her.
