Chapter 24
Flurries of snow swirled through the dark lending the night a magical quality. I hadn’t see snow since the year before. I should have been in the mountains, snowboarding by day, drinking hot cocoa by night. Instead, I was embroiled in a war between the Light and Dark, trying to find the path to lasting peace.
Every eighteen year old’s dream, right?
Yep. This was the life. At least it had gotten me out of school for the last few months.
Alec was sitting at the bottom of the steps, waiting.
“Where’s Amber?” I asked.
“She went to grab some food. You hungry?” He stood, putting his hands in his coat pockets.
I nodded. “What about you? You must be starving.”
“Getting there. I don’t think Rowan fed me at all while I was out, but I’m not sure.” He pulled his hood up over his fac
