Page 3 of Her Silent Knight

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HE’D FINALLY MADE HISmove.

After two weeks of stalking her, he’d finally revealed his intent to her. Though she’d known he was another agent sent by The Deciders, part of her hoped he wouldn’t go through with his task.

That part of her was now disappointed in the male called Kaede. She didn’t know his last name. Not yet. But she would. Soon. The snowmobiles were closer now. Took them long enough.

If she’d been depending on them for protection, she’d be dead right now. Or worse, drugged and carried off to some unknown location to be handed over to The Deciders. That thought sent a chill down her spine.

Shivering, Sinclair Rose wrapped her arms around her body. The heat from her fire within warmed her up instantly. Sometimes, scratch that, most of the time, it was great being a Fire Witch. Especially in an icy place like this.

Squatting near her would-be captor, she stared down at the latest agent sent by The Deciders. Why wouldn’t those fools just give up? She’d been on this frozen plane for two years now. Two long, exhausting years.

In those two years, they’d sent over a dozen agents after her. All of those agents had failed to capture her. Why wouldn’t they just chalk it up to a loss and leave her alone? It wasn’t like she was hurting anyone here.

Hell, she wouldn’t be here if her younger sister wasn’t so bad at magic. Sin sighed. She couldn’t blame it all on Shade. Shade was a young fire witch who wanted to prove to the elders that she was capable of handling charges as a Guardian Witch.

It wasn’t even time for Shade to start her Guardian training. Her baby sister was just sad because Sin had passed her training and was now able to leave their small Mississippi town and travel the world, protecting her charges.

Females born to their coven couldn’t move out of their parents’ home until they passed their Guardian Trials and became an official Guardian. That was one of the many rules of their coven that Sin hated.

The males of their coven could move out to attend college as soon as they turned eighteen. And once they turned twenty-one, whether they’d graduated college or never attended, they were free to leave home.

For ladies, it was a different story. The females had to remain in Yazoo Mississippi, protected by the coven until they were strong enough to become a Guardian. And they usually weren’t deemed strong enough until they turned twenty-one.

Once deemed strong, they went through two years of intense training before they qualified to take their final test. Once they passed, they were able to get their guardian tattoo. The magical ink magnified their powers, making them stronger and acting as a beacon to their coven when they needed help.

Those who never passed the Trials, or who simply didn’t want to be a Guardian, they had to remain in Yazoo for the rest of their lives. How freaking dumb was that? As soon as Sin was able to start training for the trials, she did.

And when she passed, she’d been so damn happy. Yet, she’d failed to realize what her passing the test meant for her little sister. Shade had never lived apart from Sin. Once it dawned on Shade that Sin would soon be assigned a charge to protect and move away, Shade became depressed.

That feeling had made Shade determined to start training for the Trials herself. Since Sin hadn’t yet been assigned a charge, she was willing to help her sister train. When it came to fighting, her baby sister was a beast.

That was because their dad, A Fire Wizard, was a beast in battle. And he’d taught his girls well. Both Sin and Shade were great at wielding fire. And while Sin was pretty good at spells, thanks to their spell-casting mom, Shade was below average in that department.

Sin was living proof of that. She was currently on the Frostlands plane because Shade had tried to use a spell on her that would send her to Frosty’s Emporium, their favorite ice cream/cookie shop in Mississippi.

Instead, Sin ended up here. The Frostlands. How? She had no idea. Tonight, she’d wanted to talk to her sister, to see if her sister was any closer to figuring out a spell to free her. To do so, she needed to visit her friend who lived in the Frozen Region of this plane.

Unfortunately, this shifter had gotten in her way. Now, she had to decide whether or not she wanted to handle him on her own or allow Rhen to handle him. Sin stood up. A gust of wind blew.

She pulled her hoodie lower over her face as the sound of snowmobiles roared around her. She remained staring down at her new captive as the snowmobiles circled her. She hated it when they did that.

Rhen knew she hated it when they did that. That was why he made them do it. The vampire with the slanted eyes enjoyed infuriating her. Officially irritated, Sin raised her head and stared around her.

She was searching for the black snowmobile that had a pair of fangs painted on the side with three drops of blood dripping from the right fang. Everyone knew Rhen was a vampire, yet, he felt the need to advertise it.

There he is.

Sin placed her hands on her hips and glared at Rhen. Though she couldn’t see his eyes, due to the black helmet he wore, she knew he was staring at her. He was always staring at her when he was in her presence.

It made her uncomfortable. She tried not to let it show. Not to a vampire. Never to a vampire. Vampires loved the blood of fire witches. It made them feel alive. It temporarily took away the coldness that ran through their veins and provided warmth.

Her blood was like soul food to vampires. This was why The Deciders were hell-bent on capturing the only fire witch on this plane, her. Sin lowered her hands from her hips when the snowmobiles circling her slowed down.

Every encounter with a vampire was risky for her. Even more so here, in this frozen hell. Though she was on good terms with the bandits right now, that didn’t mean she’d always be. Hopefully, today was one of those good-terms days.

She’d soon find out.