Total pages in book: 162
Estimated words: 151630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 758(@200wpm)___ 607(@250wpm)___ 505(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 151630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 758(@200wpm)___ 607(@250wpm)___ 505(@300wpm)
“I’m not so sure about that,” Sasha says. “Daniel might have seemed human, but from what I can tell he was under the influence of some truly unique magic. Summer Donovan is a magical creature of immense power. She managed to make her father seem human, and Dev’s fertility magic did its work. So in essence the queen’s child was created with several kinds of magic, and we can’t know what she is.”
“She’s mine.” It’s all I need to know. The girl Bris promises me is growing normally is my baby. I don’t care what kind of supernatural creature she turns out to be. But I need to know so I can protect her.
“And she’s perfect.” Neil is one hundred percent Team Harriet. Or rather he’s always on my team. Even after all these years. “Sasha’s right. We’ll figure a way to get in without Myrddin’s hunters knowing. I think this might be a job for my husband. It’s been a while since Chad did a really fabulous illusion. He’ll be thrilled since he’s not actually coming on this trip.”
“Someone has to stay and represent the vampires as Lily and the others move to New Zealand. The wolves trust Chad and so does Zack.” It was decided we would keep our group tight. I would feel so much better if Zack was with us, but he has a young son and just regained his health. He’s the alpha of our wolf pack. He and Chad and Lily can oversee the safe shift to New Zealand while we’re gone, and Neil and their kids will serve as our wolves.
I’m excited to spend time with Brendan and Cassie.
I’m nervous about what will happen with my son when he’s in Faery. I know there is trouble with both the Seelie and Unseelie. Both tried to claim Rhys. With my husband off plane, they had no priest, and at the time Rhys was the next best thing.
Now he’s beyond any Green Man they’ve seen in centuries. Beyond his ascended god of a father.
I wonder if I’ll be giving up the Goddess Chain soon. I’m attached to it, but I can pass the torch on after one more job. I’m not sending sweet Shy in to deal with the Fae royals.
I walk to the window to see if I can tell where Rhys is when the alarms start to go off.
Neil is at my side immediately. “Z, let’s get you somewhere safe.”
But I’m not a safe girl, and he should remember that. “The safest place is with my family.”
I hear both Neil and Sasha curse as I race out the door, desperate to find my son.
Chapter Three
Shy
Rhys’s arms tighten around me as the alarm clangs and our people start to come out of their homes, worried looks on their faces and weapons in hands.
“Well, that was expected,” Josie says. “You need to get that boy laid and properly or that wizard dude is going to murder everyone.”
I ignore her, trying to figure out what to do. This has only happened once before. Right after the royals returned. “We need to bring the wolves inside.”
Our pack tends to stay outside the mountain. While the pocket world Frelsi exists in seems to be a wide-open valley, we’re actually inside the mountain, and the magic can’t completely fool wolf senses. They’re happy outside, but they’re also vulnerable.
If Myrddin’s found us, we need to bring them in. They will be his first strike.
“We need to get Shy somewhere safe,” Rhys tells his fathers.
If Myrddin’s found us, I’m not sure anywhere is safe. Beyond that I’m not about to hide if we’re going into a fight.
“You need to calm down and stop the magic that’s pouring off you, son.” Devinshea Quinn wades through the grass. “Shy, it might be best if you put some space between the two of you. It has to be your decision. He can’t think straight long enough to let you go.”
“He won’t like that.” Rhys has gotten so much more protective, and he was pretty much a nightmare before his ascension. He’s always treated me like something precious he needs to preserve. In a fight, he’ll insist I stay hidden or he can’t do what he needs to do. I want to be more like Evan and Fen, who fight like a team.
“Rhys, you’re putting Shy in danger,” the king says calmly. “Right now, we still have some shot at not giving away a precise location. The magic around Frelsi will ping it through the countryside, but Myrddin will figure it out if you give him enough data. And that will hurt Shy and your mother. You should know he likely won’t kill them. He’ll take them and hurt them.”
The king knows how to talk to his son.
Rhys takes a deep breath and steps back, his hand still holding mine.