Book One: Chapter 38

“You need to leave.” Emily crossed her arms. “Or I will have Abella make you leave.” Garrett smiled at Abella. “You’re going to wish that you had taken me out when you had the chance.” An ivory wand slid from his sleeve into his hand. Abella lunged at him, but a single tap on her stony hide froze her in place, a thin sheet of ice forming over her entire body.

“Garrett?!?” Emily’s arms fell to her side. “How did you do that?”

“The simple knowledge that monsters are real really turns your mind, you know. Every bit of mythology became my instruction manual. I used the last of my money to travel Europe, looking in every nook and cranny, finding entire dungeons beneath castles, mere feet away from where tourists tread. I discovered beings that have hidden for centuries, adding them to my collection, discovered truths that you could only imagine.” Cecilia appeared now, the air filling with electricity and frost. Garrett threw a handful of powder at the banshee, making her puff