Chapter 69
“Ugh! Svetlana!” Rylee shouted as she kicked a rotten log, sending bits of decaying wood flying.
“Do you think I’m enjoying this?” Svetlana snarled, pushing herself to her feet. “Your whining is like nails in my skull.”
“My whining?” Rylee scoffed, stepping into Svetlana’s space. “I’m not the one who’s lost the trail. It’s been an hour. You’re supposed to be the greatest dark witch of all time, are you not? Or are you all bark and no bite?” Svetlana’s eye snapped toward Rylee, shocked that Rylee would blatantly offend her.
“Insult my skill again, blondie,” she hissed, “and I will show you exactly what my ‘bite’ feels like.”
“Hey!” Ryker’s voice cracked like a whip, and he moved in a blur, pulling them apart. “Knock it off! Both of you!” He looked between the two of them, h
