A Taste of Torment (Shadow Hills Academy: Relentless Book 1) by Stacey Trombley

Author:Stacey Trombley [Trombley, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

29

Too Late for I’m Sorry

We give a few casual goodbyes to the party and head back to Jarron’s room, which is right around the corner. In the hall, two boys leap back from each other with squeals of panic and then scramble away the moment they see us.

Jarron chuckles.

“Does it ever bother you, the way they fear you?”

“Why would it?”

I smirk and shrug. “It would bother some people.”

“Would it bother you?”

“No,” I say too quickly. My cheeks warm. “I’d enjoy it.”

Jarron’s eyes shine with some unknown emotion, then he pushes open the doors to his room for me.

His room is pristine, as usual. The bed is covered in smooth black silk without a wrinkle in sight. And yet, his pile of notes and books still sit in the corner untouched.

“What are behind those doors?” I ask, nodding to the two single doors on the left wall.

“That one is a closet. Nothing too interesting. This one, though.” He pushes open the door, and a warm light automatically flicks on, followed by purple and blue inlet lighting, revealing a massive luxurious bathroom.

“Wow.”. There’s a huge rainfall shower with slate grey tiles. A porcelain tub and double sinks.

“You’re welcome to use it any time you like.”

I step away from the massive bathroom, farther into his bedroom, because for some reason, that feels like the safer place. That shower looks to be made for more than one person to use at a time.

Or maybe that’s just my dirty mind going there.

“What did you want to give me?”

“Right!” Jarron leaps into action and is across the room in an instant. He pulls open the top drawer of the table beside his bed and hands me a narrow black box.

“What’s this?”

“Open it. It’s a gift.”

Frowning, I pull the lid open and gasp at the beautiful black dagger inside. The hilt has a spiraling design, and the blade is shiny black.

“It’s spelled obsidian. It can kill most supernaturals, powerful or not.”

I swallow. “How?”

“You might want to do a little research to fully understand how it affects different supernaturals. To kill a wolf, you’ll need to pierce the heart. But even just a cut will weaken them significantly more than a regular blade. It would render vampires motionless for nearly a minute if you get it deep enough. It won’t affect witches any more than any other material, though.”

“Demons?” I ask, voice thin.

Jarron smirks. “Would you like to try it out?”

I blanch. “You think I want to kill you?”

He chuckles. “It wouldn’t kill me. Even a direct shot to my heart, I could survive. Though, it’d hurt.”

“So, it wouldn’t do anything to you?”

“It would weaken me, but the effects would be limited. You could add additional spells to it, though. Coat it with a potion of some kind. Obsidian takes well to magical influence.”

“How—” I shake my head, realizing how ridiculous of a question this would be to ask Jarron.

“What?”

“How do you kill a demon?” I ask, cheeks reddening. “Not that I’m—”

He steps closer. “No need to explain. It’s a valid question.

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