Elemental Light (Paranormal Public Book 9)

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Authors: Maddy Edwards
friend and crush worked for the Paranormal Police. I had heard that he was already in line to command. Of course he was, I thought; it fit him. I was glad he had found something that suited him, but I wondered where he had been when Ricky was nearly murdered. It was certainly tempting to suspect that his longstanding and complicated relationship with Camilla had something to do with it.
    Daisy and Faci were a mystery. They had left Public for winter break and joined the ranks there. I had to assume that Faci’s father was also there. Or as Queen Lanca called him, “the gutter whipper who deserved to die.”
    Dobrov and the Key of Light were still on my mind as well, if only because I needed the Key to open my mom’s box. Of course, now a demon army stood between me and my heritage, but no matter. I still wanted to know: where was Dobrov? He hadn’t handed the Key over to darkness or we’d know about it one way or another, and that made me think he was still on our side. But with Daisy as his sister, how long could that last? How many small resistances could he manage before he lost in the only fight that ever mattered?
    I wished I knew where he was.
    I wished I could talk to him.
    I wished a lot of things.
     

    Chapter Four
     
    I was so lost in my thoughts that I nearly missed Sip coming to a quick stop. Luckily, Razor noticed and halted. I tried in vain to get the animal moving again before I realized that Vital had also come to a halt and had motioned for me to do the same.
    Fear prickled down my spine. We knew the demons were patrolling the area, but we had hoped that we would be safe off the beaten path. It turned out we were wrong.
    Vital held a finger to his lips. There was a slight cold wind blowing through the shrubs and trees, and on it rode the sound of voices. This wasn’t just a demon patrol, it was Nocturns patrol, and if Lisabelle was anything to go by we didn’t want to have a battle with darkness mages right now.
    Taking a deep breath, I slowly got down from Razor’s back. The horse understood the severity of the situation and stood stock still, his head lowered. Vital had already landed silently on the bare ground.
    Up ahead, Sip had slung low, almost to her belly.
    The horses didn’t need to be told. They got out of the way, concealing themselves behind a tree. If I hadn’t been so frightened, I’d have been impressed. Even in the cold, the sweat had started to trickle down the sides of my neck.
    I had wanted to go on the offensive. Well, this was what “on the offensive against an army when you’re hopelessly outnumbered” looked like. It wouldn’t have been fair to ask anyone else to do this. I couldn’t lead if I wasn’t willing to put my own neck on the line.
    And at this point I’d barely have cared at all except for Ricky.
    “Get down,” Vital mouthed to me.
    I nodded and crouched low, moving behind the nearest shrub. The horses had blended into the field amazingly well. I wasn’t sure they’d have been seen even in daylight.
    That just left Sip, Vital, and me to avoid getting caught. Vital had his hands crossed at his hips, and I knew that each hand rested on a knife. He was ready to kill if he had to, but we didn’t want to draw attention to ourselves if it didn’t turn out to be necessary.
    The steps came closer and I held my breath. My eyes scanned the darkness, but I saw nothing. Sip had disappeared somewhere in front of us, and I knew I wouldn’t breathe easy until the werewolf had reappeared.
    The voices were muffled, but they confirmed one thing. It wasn’t just mindless demons coming toward us. Nocturns were out patrolling.
    Vital moved back three paces, so that his body was between me and the incoming threat.
    When two figures came into view, I was stunned to realize that they weren’t Nocturns at all. They were Rapier vampires. All I could think of was that they were on Cortov’s side.
    I saw Vital’s shoulders lift slightly.
    I knew his qualms about going up

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