Stone Temptation (GARGOYLE MARKED #1) by Richard Amos EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Richard Amos
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Luke
My day began with cornflakes and theft.
I would’ve preferred a lie-in, or a lazy morning listening to my jazz
records.
Maybe tomorrow.
With the cereal now fully digested, I parked my car in a layby on a
country lane, preparing to make myself invisible for the theft part.
Worry snaked through me as it always did in these situations. I popped a
strawberry fondant cream in my mouth to help.
Those chocolate-covered wonders always made things better, cavities be
damned.
“I can do this,” I told myself in the rearview mirror between deep
breaths.
I gave myself ten seconds, doing the whole hippopotamus thing as I
counted down.
Upon reaching zero, watery-like magic rippled across my body,
removing my reflection from the mirror, confirming a successful vanish.
As long as nothing startled me, I’d be able to hold onto the illusion.
You can do this.
After a few more deep breaths, I got out into the bitter, early December
air, heading toward the village of Periwinkle.
What a miserable, overcast day. The gray clouds smothered the sky with
no break in sight, my winter clothing barely keeping the cold away. My
invisibility didn’t hide my footprints, so I kept to the edge of the path,
avoiding the wet and pulpy leaves, going for strong mouse energy.
Becoming a thief wasn’t ever on my agenda. I fell into it a year ago
when I received my invisibility power. It opened up new possibilities,
giving me access to a variety of magical methods in my quest to help my
brother.
Always for you, Finn…
I took a narrow path away from the road, cutting through fields. A
canopy of dead trees bent over the only path into the village, sleeping in
winter’s embrace.
God, I hated winter.
I passed two dog walkers gossiping about a man called Jim and his
terrible poodle. A cluster of sparkly, purple motes wafted past my face.
I lived in a world where humans literally breathed in magical motes
every day. The glittery, indestructible particles of many colors had been
around since the dawn of time, released from the bowels of the earth
through mote vents scattered around the planet. There was one on the
northwestern tip of my town, Brinecrest, located on the southern coast of
England, and ten miles south of Periwinkle.
Motes endowed humans with magical properties, like my invisibility.
Some of us, like me, were mote enchanters, able to harness the energy of
the motes to make potions or charms, all with the right magical touch.
Years ago, enchanter power was much greater, history books filled with
tales of great mote enchanters and their magical prowess. Nowadays, a
decent level of skill is rare. My potions often turned to mush, my charms
useless. The magic of the motes was a tricky beast to tame. Any talented
enchanters were quickly snapped up into awesome jobs, often to support the
gargoyles—our stony protectors.
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