Chapter 575

“Fucking hell, woman.” Rick whirled at her voice. “Wear a bell.” He clutched his chest as he settled his breathing. Toya covered her snicker by clearing her throat.

My grandma smirked before she turned back to me. “Run.” She pointed to the crack. “Now.” She turned back to the wall, and as she stepped through the rock, the crack grew into an archway. “You are running out of time.” Her voice called back to us, and I turned and sprinted down the steps.

“Amy.” Rowan called after me, and one by one I heard my mate and my friends follow.

“Hurry.” I called back. The urgency was back, weaker this time. I knew with certainty that when the urgency went away this time, it would be because my father was dead.

“Where the hell is this going?” Rick called to me. If it were any other time, I would have laughed. I turned to look over my shoulder, and I stumbled over my feet, hitting the ground with a grunt.

“Amy?” Rowan was at my side almost instantly. His hands wrapped around me, and he lifted me to my feet. “Are you wrong?”

“Iccas lumin torcanta.” I threw the ball of light up to float above my head as I gazed at the rock wall. My fingers stretched out to trace the large crack in the wall.

“Amy?” Toya’s soft call had me snapping back to reality. “What are you looking at?”

My fingers traced the broken edge again, and Carly’s words came back to me. The crack is open. “This is new.” My words held a soft edge to them.

“Will this cave in?” Rick looked around, and everyone heard the swallow that echoed down the cave. “Because that seems like probably the worst way to go.”

His words caused me to turn; a flicker of something pulsed in the back of my mind. “What?” I turned away from the crack, and my finger caught on a sharp stone, causing me to hiss. I brought my hand into the light and watched as blood poured from my finger, too much for the minor cut I had.

I heard a deep crack. My eyes flickered, then everything went dark.

“Hello?” I called. My voice was hoarse, and my breathing was excruciating. Every breath was fire. The air was thick, and I could barely make out any shapes, even with my wolf’s eyes. “Iccas lumin torcanta.” I whispered the spell, and a tiny wisp flickered to life.

I was surrounded by broken stones, and thick dust motes flew in the air. I heard groaning and a few cries off to my left, but I couldn’t tell how far. The rocks were interfering with the acoustics of the tunnel.

I tried to reach out. Rowan was right next to me when everything went dark, but there was no one but rocks. I tried to shift, and that’s when I finally realized I was pinned. My mind finally caught up with my body, and I screamed. The air ran out faster than normal. Dust coated my tongue when my scream ran out, leaving me coughing.

I tried to gather my strength to move the rock pinning my left arm, but I was too weak from being here for hours.

Hours? I shook my head. I haven’t been in here for hours. The tunnel was less than a minute ago…unless I was knocked unconscious. I tried to shake my head again to clear it, but it just made me dizzy. “HELLO!” I screamed again. Panic crawled up my throat.

“Hold on, Gav!” Ronnie’s voice called back to me. “Don’t panic. You will use up the air. We are coming for you. Just hold on.”

I leaned against the stones I was wedged between. My head hit the edge of the rock, making me wince again. I knew it was getting to the end. I wouldn’t make it. “I’m sorry, Ains, Amy… I guess it’s not in the cards for us.” The wisp I made flickered once…twice, before my magic faded, and the light faded with it.

“Amy!” I opened my eyes to find Rowan cupping my face. The realization slammed into me, making my stomach roll. “Baby?” He leaned in and kissed me. “You scared the shit out of me.” He pulled back, and I saw the pale color of his skin. “You dropped to the ground, and your eyes…”

“What?” My throat felt raw, like I was breathing in a ton of dust.

“They went white…like Carly’s.” Toya peeked around his shoulder. “You have visions?”

I blinked up at them and took a breath. The coughing started, and I had to push away from Rowan before I started throwing up. The dark, thick liquid pooled under me.

“Why is she throwing up dirt?” Rick leaned closer.

“What are you talking about?” Toya looked up at him from my side.

Rick just pulled out his phone and turned on the flashlight. “Look. It’s not food. The dark stuff in her bile. It’s dirt.” He turned to me as I caught my breath. “Why are you throwing up dirt?”

“My dad…” I finally cleared my lungs and pushed to my feet. I staggered down the darkened tunnel. “My dad is trapped.”