CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
The tips of his fingers touched the glass case and a horrible high-pitched screeching noise erupted all around us. A strange green aura rose up out of the podium and surrounded the case, and the rest of the collection, too, was similarly protected.
Castle jerked his hand back before the light touched him and sheepishly smiled at our guide. “My sincerest apologies, My Lady. The protective guard had escaped my memory.”
“That’s quite alright, count,” she assured him. Her smile was a little strained as she raised one hand and snapped her fingers. The alarm ceased and the glow around the objects vanished. “Mistakes do happen. Now then, would you like to hold the wand?”
I bit my lower lip as my eyes flickered to Castle. “What would happen if I broke it? I wouldn’t
