Luathara - book Three of the Otherworld Trilogy
“Meggy! Aiden screamed into my mind, trying to rush forward.
No! I returned, the pain making me grit my teeth as I shoved him further into the alcove. Stay back! Only five more.
I managed to cut the remaining hellhounds, but not before getting a few more bites, one on my arm, the other on the same leg as the first one. Once the horrible dogs were on the ground, writhing in pain as the magic of Enorah's blade slowly incinerated them, I limped around the cavern floor, plunging the dag...ger into the beasts' hearts and watching in macabre satisfaction as they turned to dust.
A light tug at my back made me turn around. Aiden gazed up at me with wide eyes, his skin looking slightly grey. Despite the pain in my arm and leg, I reached down and lifted him up, smoothing out his dark hair as I murmured in his ear.
"We're getting out of here now Aiden," I said, leaning my head against his, "but this isn't over yet. Outside we're going to find a war, and the Morrigan will not be happy that we got out. I need you to be strong and to do everything I tell you, okay?" He nodded. Will Cade be there? he asked me as his arms encircled my neck.MoreLess
No! I returned, the pain making me grit my teeth as I shoved him further into the alcove. Stay back! Only five more.
I managed to cut the remaining hellhounds, but not before getting a few more bites, one on my arm, the other on the same leg as the first one. Once the horrible dogs were on the ground, writhing in pain as the magic of Enorah's blade slowly incinerated them, I limped around the cavern floor, plunging the dag...ger into the beasts' hearts and watching in macabre satisfaction as they turned to dust.
A light tug at my back made me turn around. Aiden gazed up at me with wide eyes, his skin looking slightly grey. Despite the pain in my arm and leg, I reached down and lifted him up, smoothing out his dark hair as I murmured in his ear.
"We're getting out of here now Aiden," I said, leaning my head against his, "but this isn't over yet. Outside we're going to find a war, and the Morrigan will not be happy that we got out. I need you to be strong and to do everything I tell you, okay?" He nodded. Will Cade be there? he asked me as his arms encircled my neck.MoreLess
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