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“I didn’t ask your permission, Luca.”
“Fine,” Luca sat on the bed and folded his arms across his chest, “Where are we going?”
Chapter 3
“We?” Onika cocked an eyebrow and paused, “What do you mean we?”
“I’m not about to let you run off, Onika. Not alone anyway. If you need to get away to gather your, thoughts,” he waved his arm in the air, “then I’m going with you. You know as well as I do you shouldn’t be unguarded right now. Whoever is behind this is most likely watching. No way am I letting you go without me.”
“I’m the Queen of Darkness, Luca. I think I could manage getting away unseen.”
“That may be true…” Luca stood and ambled his way to her. “But I cannot take that risk.”
Onika held his gaze, “You’re not going to try and convince me to stay?”
“No.”
“Fine… did you bring any clothes with you?”
“Nope. But I can get a few things once we get where we’re going. Where are we going, Onika?”
“There’s a cabin on the edge of the Amethyst Kingdom. I used to go there to get away from my parents as a teenager. The only person who knows about it is Amalee.”
“Won’t she find it odd you’re suddenly at the cabin?”
“No… I’m not telling her right away.”
Onika reached for the bag, but Luca grabbed it, “I got this. Now how do you plan to get out of here without drawing suspicion?”
“That way,” she pointed to the large balcony off her room, “you aren’t afraid of heights, are you?”
“Wait…” Luca’s face paled, “You want to scale the castle wall?”
“Don’t be a baby, Luca. I can climb down with my eyes closed.”
Shaking his head, he followed her outside, “Onika… there has to be a better way.”
Snatching the duffle, she tossed it over the side.
“You can whine or come with me. But I am leaving.”
He watched as she slid her leg over the stone wall, easing herself to a stand on the outside ledge. Taking a deep breath, Luca slid over the bricks and slowly climbed down, reaching the ground where Onika was waiting.
“Alright,” he smirked, “How do you propose we get past the guards?”
“Do you trust me?” Onika glanced around the edge of the castle.
“Yes of course… what does that…”
Luca was suddenly blinded by darkness. It was as if the sky simply ceased any light, turning everything pitch black.
“Hold on to me.,”
Onika’s soft voice whispered through the void, her hand latching onto his. Luca felt as though he was floating through time and space, even though his legs were moving of their own accord. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the darkness lifted and they were standing along the edge of the road, just beyond the castle.
“Onika?” Luca shook the hazy feeling from his head, “What just happened?” He knew she controlled darkness, but that was more than just making it cloudy.
“I… I’ve recently discovered some new tricks.” Her voice quaked with uncertainty.
