Page 54 of Lunar Diamonds
“You won’t survive the night!” the same woman roared.
A figure darted past the door into the kitchen, letting out a, “Shit!”
Drake?
I moved to the gap for a look. The witches dropped into battle stances, Drake’s hands in the air.
“Easy now,” he tried. “Let’s talk about this.”
“You’re done talking.” Another witch appeared from the direction Drake came. “Time to freeze.”
I don’t think so!
A harder shot of adrenaline had me flinging the door open, my powers rising like an angry tide.
Moon. Tides. Yeah, don’t mess with the tide of Riley.
I strode into the action. “Isn’t it me you want?”
Amazing how easily bravado fit like a glove, especially when your bones hummed harder with power. It did wonders for my courage, too.
These damn shadow witches wouldn’t be hurting Drake on my watch. Yeah, he wasn’t on my good list right now, but he remained at the top of my curious one.
We are only just getting started…
The woman tilted her head, her anonymous, masked face creepy as hell. Jason Voorhees’s hockey mask seemed friendly by comparison. Drake’s eyes widened, angry flashes in those dark and stormy pools.
Was he imploring me to run?
“Well, well, well,” the woman drawled. “There he is. The Moon. I love your hair.”
How tempting to sing that line from Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings.’ But I hadn’t recently purchased my locks, and the silver streak was all me.
“Who are you?” I demanded instead, my body alive with powerful tremors.
I felt embraced by the moon, its arms open wide for me, for us. Together we walked hand in hand, every part of me entwined with its force.
Two more shadow witches arrived, surrounding me, which only emboldened my strength, throwing fuel to my fire.
The woman tossed an overconfident chuckle my way.
Ugh. Arrogance always got my back up.
Silver-laced, blue magical energy licked across my hands, curling between my fingers like pretty ribbons.
The woman seemed unbothered. “End of the line, Moon.” Her tone oozed with superciliousness. “Seize him.”
I clasped my hands together as if in prayer, closing my eyes to flex my new power.
Get ready for this…
Chapter 13
DRAKE
Riley disappeared, steel walls rising around the kitchen, sealing off every window and door, swallowing the décor.
Interesting.
