Fight in the Night

Micah opened his eyes to see Laurie leaning over him. A worried expression on her face matched his Beta’s, Spencer’s, and Lottie’s faces. He sat up, massaging his chest, where he felt a slight ache. He could only think of Xenia and wondered if she was hurt.

“Could you sense anything?” Micah asked Laurie.

“Nothing much,” she said with a disappointed sigh. “My sister must be working with another witch. That’s the only way she could be powerful enough to contact you and block their location. Though, thinking about the last time Nova contacted you, I know they’re by a body of water, and I saw a bridge between a crevice.”

Lottie sighed. “That could be anywhere along the waterside.”

“But that tree with the purple leaves is only found in the eastern region,” Cristobal suggested. “I’m sure of it. Well, seventy percent sure.”

“If we keep going, we can make it to my village before first light,” Lottie said. “Maybe the fishermen there can help us.”

“Then let’s move,” Micah said. He was itc