Chapter Fifteen: Marked | Part 6 Mercuria met Thirtyx’s eyes again with what seemed like great effort. “Farish has this big purple splotch down his side, but only in seal form. It vanishes the second he shifts back.” She searched the twins’ faces for understanding. “It started right after the Magic Comp. At first, IContinue reading “Brave as You”
Author Archives: Calley Jones
What You Told Me
Chapter Fifteen: Marked | Part 5 It took Thirtyx several fracs of strained silence to realize they were looking to him for a final decision. He inhaled a shaky breath. “I’ll go to the meeting hungry. At the first taste of deception, we bail. There’s not much risk if we keep our guard up—especially notContinue reading “What You Told Me”
Need to Talk
Chapter Fifteen: Marked | Part 4 The next few days passed in a haze of more studying for Thirtyx and Seerla and more plotting for Rhea and Benn. Even if they convinced Azirenne to punish the Selkies, she couldn’t do so without proof. The twins had tried several times to persuade Seerla to pretend toContinue reading “Need to Talk”
Quite Protective
Chapter Fifteen: Marked | Part 3 As if in response to some cosmic cue, an itch in Thirtyx’s head preceded Rhea’s voice. Are you two lovebirds decent? We have an idea we want to run by you. Instead of assembling a reply out of words, he showed her the out-of-focus pages in his field ofContinue reading “Quite Protective”
Powerful and Dangerous
Chapter Fifteen: Marked | Part 2 The following afternoon, Seerla snuck back to her room for some things while she thought Nephrie was basking, only to find Nephrie there ready to ambush her. “She says I chose a traitor over her,” Seerla recounted as they huddled on the floor in Thirtyx and Benn’s room, textbooksContinue reading “Powerful and Dangerous”
The Best Revenge
Chapter Fifteen: Marked | Part 1 Thirtyx did, in fact, waltz into class Onspane morning like nothing had happened. The other seniors’ confusion had a more satisfying flavor than he’d tasted in years. Rhea and Benn had done their best to make him presentable upon their return the previous evening. Thirtyx felt bad they wereContinue reading “The Best Revenge”
Fall Harder
Chapter Fourteen: To Go Back | Part 5 Thirtyx fidgeted with one of the buttons on his jacket. “I’m becoming less convinced that it would save my skin, honestly. You’re right that if I can barely stay alive with you guys on my side, my odds without you are… pretty awful.” He stared into theContinue reading “Fall Harder”
You Need Me
Chapter Fourteen: To Go Back | Part 4 They stared each other down for a long moment. Seerla’s face remained stoic, but another surge in the flame’s height betrayed her mounting frustration. Finally, she nodded and walked past Thirtyx, toward the trail. “Okay, then.” A pleasant tingle rolled down Thirtyx’s back as the dragonfire passedContinue reading “You Need Me”
Look at Me
Chapter Fourteen: To Go Back | Part 3 Thirtyx chanced a glance at Seerla from the corner of his eye. He wasn’t sure what startled him more—the impressive lore underlying his name or the passion with which she relayed the information. Still bedraggled and on autopilot, he deflected out of habit. “I didn’t know youContinue reading “Look at Me”
You Came Back
Chapter Fourteen: To Go Back | Part 2 Seerla’s entire body sagged. Her chin fell to her chest, her hands squishing into the mud to brace her. Thirtyx would have found it incredibly touching if his emotions weren’t exhausted and numb. At long last, she looked up, her tear-streaked scales glinting in the dim moonlight.Continue reading “You Came Back”
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