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forward until their faces were inches apart. “Listen to me,” he said, his voice frantic and barely above a whisper. “Do not tell anyone you found this. Ever.”
“Why?”
“They will kill you. They will hunt you and they will kill you.”
Summer gulped loudly. “Who?”
Doug straightened up and looked around the room. “I've said too much. Don't ever come back here.”
“But Doug-”
“Get out!” He screeched.
Summer ran and slammed the door shut. She leaned against it, waiting for her heart to stop trying to pound out of her chest.
What just happened? She thought.
Everything was fine. She was just browsing the library when a giant book with a phoenix and Geoff written in it made Doug lose his mind.
There was a connection somewhere that she was missing. It had to do with her. She just knew it. The electricity she felt in the walls wasn't a coincidence and the book almost hitting her head wasn't in either.
Now she just had to make the choice if fighting for her life back in Chicago was worth it. It would only be a matter of time until they captured or killed her. She wasn't really sure what they wanted.
Or she could stay at this training camp, learn how to use her power, all while figuring out what that book meant. It was going to bother her until she did.
The only downside to staying was that all of the training and wielding was still so new to her. She was afraid she’d never catch on and then not only disappoint herself but, these people seemed to really need her to be successful.
Summer tried her best to get back to her dorm. It took longer than she would have liked to admit but, she eventually got there.
Tracy was sitting on the bed when Summer walked in. She looked up, not bothering to hide the shock on her face.
“Where did you go?” Asked Tracy.
Summer shrugged. “Just walked around. I needed some air.”
“I thought you left.”
Summer cocked her head to the side. “And wandered around Ireland? How am I supposed to get home if I just leave?”
Tracy smiled. “No idea.”
Summer pulled her sweatshirt off and sat down on her bed. She briefly stared at the phoenix before looking up at the stars. The pulsing of their milky white lights brought a calmness over her.
She closed her eyes and smiled. “I'm staying.”
Chapter 8
The weekend had passed and Summer was irritated by the amount of visitors she got who were shocked that she was staying. She didn't see why it was such a big deal. She truly had nowhere to go so why wouldn't she live somewhere that was offering free food, clothes, and a place to sleep? It really was a no brainer.
Once she agreed to stay they gave her more information about the castle and the training she was going to be doing. Included in that was a map of the place and the surrounding area. They also gave her a very loose schedule on what she would be expected to do during the week.
Monday and Tuesday were a breeze. She was able to work out with everyone the first day and then the second was testing weapons.
Today, her third day, was what she was dreading. It was the same class with Mario and she was terrified. She felt like passing out was almost a guarantee. It just took too much energy out of her and she wasn't sure how to fix that.
“Nervous?” asked Tracy, nudging her.
“More like waiting for the inevitable,” she grumbled, pushing her eggs around.
“You'll get better,” said Troy, winking at her.
Summer hated herself for blushing. The last thing she wanted was a relationship in this place. She couldn't help but like him, though. His boyish good looks and playful grey eyes were enough to make most of the girls’ grin like fools when he spoke to them.
Tracy nodded. “He's right. You came here pretty weak and inexperienced. It's only been a little over a week. You gotta give yourself some time.”
Ash, who had just been sitting back and observing, cleared his throat.
“It'll be easier once you turn eighteen. Your power won't
“Why?”
“They will kill you. They will hunt you and they will kill you.”
Summer gulped loudly. “Who?”
Doug straightened up and looked around the room. “I've said too much. Don't ever come back here.”
“But Doug-”
“Get out!” He screeched.
Summer ran and slammed the door shut. She leaned against it, waiting for her heart to stop trying to pound out of her chest.
What just happened? She thought.
Everything was fine. She was just browsing the library when a giant book with a phoenix and Geoff written in it made Doug lose his mind.
There was a connection somewhere that she was missing. It had to do with her. She just knew it. The electricity she felt in the walls wasn't a coincidence and the book almost hitting her head wasn't in either.
Now she just had to make the choice if fighting for her life back in Chicago was worth it. It would only be a matter of time until they captured or killed her. She wasn't really sure what they wanted.
Or she could stay at this training camp, learn how to use her power, all while figuring out what that book meant. It was going to bother her until she did.
The only downside to staying was that all of the training and wielding was still so new to her. She was afraid she’d never catch on and then not only disappoint herself but, these people seemed to really need her to be successful.
Summer tried her best to get back to her dorm. It took longer than she would have liked to admit but, she eventually got there.
Tracy was sitting on the bed when Summer walked in. She looked up, not bothering to hide the shock on her face.
“Where did you go?” Asked Tracy.
Summer shrugged. “Just walked around. I needed some air.”
“I thought you left.”
Summer cocked her head to the side. “And wandered around Ireland? How am I supposed to get home if I just leave?”
Tracy smiled. “No idea.”
Summer pulled her sweatshirt off and sat down on her bed. She briefly stared at the phoenix before looking up at the stars. The pulsing of their milky white lights brought a calmness over her.
She closed her eyes and smiled. “I'm staying.”
Chapter 8
The weekend had passed and Summer was irritated by the amount of visitors she got who were shocked that she was staying. She didn't see why it was such a big deal. She truly had nowhere to go so why wouldn't she live somewhere that was offering free food, clothes, and a place to sleep? It really was a no brainer.
Once she agreed to stay they gave her more information about the castle and the training she was going to be doing. Included in that was a map of the place and the surrounding area. They also gave her a very loose schedule on what she would be expected to do during the week.
Monday and Tuesday were a breeze. She was able to work out with everyone the first day and then the second was testing weapons.
Today, her third day, was what she was dreading. It was the same class with Mario and she was terrified. She felt like passing out was almost a guarantee. It just took too much energy out of her and she wasn't sure how to fix that.
“Nervous?” asked Tracy, nudging her.
“More like waiting for the inevitable,” she grumbled, pushing her eggs around.
“You'll get better,” said Troy, winking at her.
Summer hated herself for blushing. The last thing she wanted was a relationship in this place. She couldn't help but like him, though. His boyish good looks and playful grey eyes were enough to make most of the girls’ grin like fools when he spoke to them.
Tracy nodded. “He's right. You came here pretty weak and inexperienced. It's only been a little over a week. You gotta give yourself some time.”
Ash, who had just been sitting back and observing, cleared his throat.
“It'll be easier once you turn eighteen. Your power won't
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