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at me in awe. “You’re like ten Witches all neatly packaged into one little body.” He rolled over to fully face me.
“Wonderful.” I started to get up, but he placed his hand on top of mine. It was a silent request to stay. I didn’t know what to make of him. He could infuriate me with one word and hold me in place with the slightest touch. I knew nothing about him, yet I felt like I could trust him with my life.
“I had to create a reaction from you. I kissed you, because I didn’t have enough power left in me to get us away from that Triad Enforcer. Any other day, I could have taken them on with plenty of power to spare, but I’ve been running on empty since the day we left my Coven’s safe house,” he said.
“Is it because of what happened when you came to get me?” I asked.
“No. That was really nothing, well not really nothing, but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle on a normal day-to-day fight. I’ve been expending my energies in getting all the flash points ready. I had to expend nearly everything I had to create the different places and then ward them. It was a lot of magic in a very short period of time,” he said.
“What are flash points?” I asked.
“Flash points are door ways to other locations that can be created for the sole purpose of traveling from one place to another,” Dagger replied.
“How many flash points did you create?” I asked.
“Ten total. Six for us to use and then two for each group.” He shrugged his shoulders. “Guess it was a waste since there’s no way I’m going to take you through them now.”
“Why wouldn’t we use them?” I asked.
“They found us too easily on our first day. The other locations could already have Enforcers waiting at the other end. I can’t take that chance. Not with you anyway,” he replied.
“So what now?” I wasn’t sure how much more we could do on our own, if he wasn’t running at a hundred percent. And if I kept lending him my energy, they would catch up with us when he was recuperating.
“I’ll be fine by tomorrow. Letting off that little bit really helped and being here will give me time to figure out where to go next. If all goes well, we will meet up with one of the other Coven groups in a few days.” He covered his mouth as a yawn escaped.
I wasn’t ready for him to stop talking. I wanted more answers, but his eyes started closing and just like that, he was fast asleep. I knew the feeling. My body wanted so badly to lie down and give it a break, but my mind was too keyed up to truly relax.
I shifted myself closer to the floor and pulled off my boots. I stood up and placed them in the closet next to Daggers. I couldn’t fight it anymore, my eyes were beginning to blur and water. I grabbed a throw blanket off the small desk chair and carefully slid back on the bed, wrapping my body up and snuggling into the pillow.
The first rays of sunlight crept through the window and snuck across the floor. I can’t remember the last time I had slept so long and so sound. It must have been from all the energy I’d poured out of my body the day before. Perhaps for once, I felt safe enough to let my guard down.
The covers rustled behind me and I turned to find Dagger slowly coming awake. His hair was in complete disarray, which was roguishly cute. “Morning,” he said, stretching. I eyed him for a moment, pursing my lips to form one of the questions rumbling around inside my head.
“What am I to the Triad?” I asked.
Dagger groaned and threw his arm over his face, making his words mumbled. “It’s not just what you are, Jade, it’s who you are.” He moved his arm away and turned to face me. He propped himself up on his elbow and held a finger up to silence my next question.
“It’s unclear as to why Lorenzo wants you. There is no real explanation, beside the fact that you are his granddaughter. It’s possible that he sees your existence as a blemish to his bloodline and wants to make an example
“Wonderful.” I started to get up, but he placed his hand on top of mine. It was a silent request to stay. I didn’t know what to make of him. He could infuriate me with one word and hold me in place with the slightest touch. I knew nothing about him, yet I felt like I could trust him with my life.
“I had to create a reaction from you. I kissed you, because I didn’t have enough power left in me to get us away from that Triad Enforcer. Any other day, I could have taken them on with plenty of power to spare, but I’ve been running on empty since the day we left my Coven’s safe house,” he said.
“Is it because of what happened when you came to get me?” I asked.
“No. That was really nothing, well not really nothing, but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle on a normal day-to-day fight. I’ve been expending my energies in getting all the flash points ready. I had to expend nearly everything I had to create the different places and then ward them. It was a lot of magic in a very short period of time,” he said.
“What are flash points?” I asked.
“Flash points are door ways to other locations that can be created for the sole purpose of traveling from one place to another,” Dagger replied.
“How many flash points did you create?” I asked.
“Ten total. Six for us to use and then two for each group.” He shrugged his shoulders. “Guess it was a waste since there’s no way I’m going to take you through them now.”
“Why wouldn’t we use them?” I asked.
“They found us too easily on our first day. The other locations could already have Enforcers waiting at the other end. I can’t take that chance. Not with you anyway,” he replied.
“So what now?” I wasn’t sure how much more we could do on our own, if he wasn’t running at a hundred percent. And if I kept lending him my energy, they would catch up with us when he was recuperating.
“I’ll be fine by tomorrow. Letting off that little bit really helped and being here will give me time to figure out where to go next. If all goes well, we will meet up with one of the other Coven groups in a few days.” He covered his mouth as a yawn escaped.
I wasn’t ready for him to stop talking. I wanted more answers, but his eyes started closing and just like that, he was fast asleep. I knew the feeling. My body wanted so badly to lie down and give it a break, but my mind was too keyed up to truly relax.
I shifted myself closer to the floor and pulled off my boots. I stood up and placed them in the closet next to Daggers. I couldn’t fight it anymore, my eyes were beginning to blur and water. I grabbed a throw blanket off the small desk chair and carefully slid back on the bed, wrapping my body up and snuggling into the pillow.
The first rays of sunlight crept through the window and snuck across the floor. I can’t remember the last time I had slept so long and so sound. It must have been from all the energy I’d poured out of my body the day before. Perhaps for once, I felt safe enough to let my guard down.
The covers rustled behind me and I turned to find Dagger slowly coming awake. His hair was in complete disarray, which was roguishly cute. “Morning,” he said, stretching. I eyed him for a moment, pursing my lips to form one of the questions rumbling around inside my head.
“What am I to the Triad?” I asked.
Dagger groaned and threw his arm over his face, making his words mumbled. “It’s not just what you are, Jade, it’s who you are.” He moved his arm away and turned to face me. He propped himself up on his elbow and held a finger up to silence my next question.
“It’s unclear as to why Lorenzo wants you. There is no real explanation, beside the fact that you are his granddaughter. It’s possible that he sees your existence as a blemish to his bloodline and wants to make an example
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