Page 38 of Darkness Colliding
Chapter Twenty
The Magic of the Wild Hunt
Violence
Our steps quicken as walk nearer to my father’s bunker. That’s our exit. This is where our journey ends.
Finally.
My attention drifts up to Cameron’s, and he passes me a knowing look that warms every inch of my body. I can’t believe this chapter of our lives is over. So much has happened and so much has changed.
What’s next for us? Link’s palm pushes down my lower back, and he ushers me through the ripped metal wall that leads into the bunker. Nollix steps through, his boots sounding along the metal flooring.
My hand extends to Cameron, and excitement starts to buzz through me.
I can’t believe it’s really over.
His fingertips skim against mine just as he steps inside. The Underworld is now a part of our past. His hand falls to his side the moment he’s inside. Dark hair slips into his eyes as he tilts his head at me, but his gaze searches the room, not staring at me but around me. He turns in his place, looking peculiarly out into the Underworld before looking around the room once more. Confusion lines his handsome face.
“Vi?” He pauses after saying my name.
Link passes Nollix a quick look.
“Cam, what’s wrong?” I reach for him but he steps past me, before sprinting off into the house.
“Violence, where are you?”
My heart drops through my stomach as I turn to race after him.
“Violence?” His voice is a roaring sound of fear that shakes through the metallic building.
“Shit, he can’t see us.” Nollix looks to me with wide eyes. The inky color no longer fills his gaze and the deep blue color now looks back at me.
But all I can think about is the sound of Cameron’s voice. Because he thinks he’s alone. He thinks he’s lost me.
I remember the way he said he was so terrified to let me go.
My boots storm through the house, sliding against the tattered papers along the floor before I’m racing from room to room. With a hard shove of my magic I tear away the veil of the Wild Hunt. He can see me now. He can see me.
As soon as I find him, he’ll be able to see me.
Each empty room of the enormous bunker causes a new feeling to twist through my stomach. His voice no longer echoes along the walls. I can’t hear a single sound within the house. Nollix and Link trail after me on quiet steps.
“Vi, I think he left,” Link’s fingers drift down my arm and his touch brings me back, it grounds me for a moment.
“He must have went looking for you. Let’s just get to the surface, we’ll find him.” Nollix tilts his head until he’s peering down into my eyes.
He could be anywhere.
I finally had him.
Only to lose him.
***
The cold wind hits my face, and I can’t help but search him out between the graves. My gaze drifts over the white, curved stones, along the damp grass, into the thick woods. I look for him everywhere we go. He must have run. How fast can one Warlock run? Where would he have run to so quickly? Did he think I used my magic to disappear?
Link slips his hand in mine, squeezing lightly. The feeling in my chest tightens even as Nollix pulls me against him, his arms wrapping around my body.
