Doing a tracking spell wasn't difficult but if the target area was purposely hidden, then difficult was an understatement.
Natapos ang Moonless Week nang walang development sa task nila. Lage nang mainit ang ulo ni Tiana kaya umiiwas ang iba na inisin ito. Except Kari. Ito lang ang matapang na sumasagut-sagot sa dalaga kapag nagagalit siya.
And she kinda liked it. Kari was a good distraction. She thought children were spawns of the devil. Well, Kari was kinda like that, but she also distracted Tiana from being cranky all the time.
Kailangan na nilang mahanap ang pinagtataguan ni Hanaleese. Ilang linggo nang nakakulong ang kanyang kakambal. The longer he stayed there, the more dangerous it was for him. And Bleik. Siempre, hindi niya pwedeng kalimutan ang Bleik na 'yun dahil tiyak papatayin s'ya ni Kari 'pag ginawa n'ya 'yun.
But today was different.
She could sense a faint signal of their location. The barrier was somehow weakened.
"You felt that?" tanong ni Garren. Nanlaki ang mga mata nito na puno ng pag-asa.
Tiana grinned. Finally.
"Malik, Keira, Bryce, Greg. The five of us are going. We will leave as soon as possible," aniya at nakita niya na agad na nalukot ang mukha ni Garren.
"At bakit hindi ako kasama?" agad na alma ng babae.
"You can't leave Kari alone with two Turned vampires right after the Moonless Week. It's too risky."
"Pwede kong iwanan si Kari kay Rosha?" this time, may uncertainty na sa boses ni Garren.
"Are you comfortable with that idea? It's up to you. Safety ng anak mo ang pinag-uusapan natin dito."
"Kilala ko si Rosha. Ilang beses akong iniwan ni Bleik sa kanya dati. I trust her," ani Kari na naglalaro ng board game sa may salas kasama si Lily.
Napaisip si Garren. Dahil sa mga nangyayari sa kanila lately, it wasn't wise to leave her child to a stranger. Kahit na kilala ito ng bata, hindi pa rin iyun sapat para mapanatag ang isang ina. Mag-aalala ito.
And Tiana didn't want someone whose half of her mind was somewhere else. This mission was too important.
"Paano ako?" tanong naman ni Benny na kasalukuyang umiinom ng rasyon nitong dugo.
"You are not trained to fight, Benny. Magiging pabigat ka lang," deretsong sagot ni Tiana kaya napasimangot si Benny.
Yeah, she was a little mean there but Tiana didn't want to beat around the bush. Wala silang panahon para sa mga nonsense.
"Dito ka na lang sa apartment kasama si Lily. Ikaw ang bahala sa kanya," ani Keira na medyo may pag-aalangan sa mukha. Ayaw na sana nitong mapalayo sa adopted daughter nito pero kailangan nitong sumama kay Tiana.
They would use the help they could get. Talagang wala lang alam ni Benny sa pakikipaglaban lalo na against sa isang coven ng masasamang witches.
"How about you contact your father? Ask him for help again. Maraming witches ang Isle of Sun," suggest ni Garren.
Suminangot si Benny. "They already disowned me. Also Bleik. Wala na silang pakialam sa amin."
"Ilang beses na natin silang hiningan ng tulong. They don't want to," si Greg ang sumagot. "Isa pa, kasama naman natin si Garren. She's already enough."
Lahat ay napatingin sa lalaki nang may pagtataka. Napansin ni Tiana na lageng mini-mention ni Greg na malakas si Garren. This wasn't the first time.
BINABASA MO ANG
CURSED
FantasyBleik had a wonderful family and friends. Everything was good. The boy she had a crush on had eyes on her too. But on the night of her eighteenth birthday, everything changed. She wasn't worthy to have everything she had. Now, she was alone.
