A Crown of Iron & Silver (Soulbound Book 3) by Hailey Turner

Author:Hailey Turner [Turner, Hailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-09T18:30:00+00:00

14

They walked through the veil, pulling free of the clinging mist that marked the separation between worlds. They arrived in a copse of snow-covered trees, night having fallen on the city when they’d previously left it with the sun high in the sky. Crossing through the veil from Tír na nÓg back to the mortal plane made Jono’s stomach churn for a couple of seconds before everything settled. The winter chill was colder than he remembered, the icy wind making him shiver unexpectedly. Jono wondered how much time they’d lost while past the veil.

The distant sound of cars was abruptly overtaken by the beeps of everyone’s mobiles connecting to the nearest tower. Jono pulled his out, unwilling to remove his left arm from where he’d draped it over Patrick’s shoulders. In the light from all their screens, Jono could see everyone’s breath puffing in the air as they all took stock of messages and voicemails coming through.

“It’s December sixteenth?” Wade exclaimed. “We weren’t even gone an entire day!”

“Time runs slower past the veil in Tír na nÓg. It’s normal that we lost about a week on the mortal plane for the amount of time we were beyond the veil.” Gerard scowled down at his mobile. “We only have five days left until winter solstice. That’s not enough time.”

“Oh man, I’m going to have to retake my class, won’t I?”

“Let’s head back to my place. Your team is probably there, Gerard,” Sage said.

“Is that what we’re calling you now?” Keith asked, the bitterness in his voice seeping through his scent.

Gerard stared at him, brow furrowing. “Keith. I’m still who I said I was.”

“If you think you can order me to shut up about this, then you’re wrong. The rest of the team deserves to know, right, Patrick?”

Patrick’s shoulders tightened beneath Jono’s arm. “I’m not talking about this right now.”

“But you—”

“I said I’m not fucking talking about it!” Patrick yelled.

His voice echoed in the cold night air, the silence that followed tense and smelling of bitter anger to Jono’s nose. Gerard’s mouth was pressed into a tight line, eyes on Patrick, who wouldn’t look at him. Jono gently ran his hand up and down what he could reach of Patrick’s upper arm.

“Let’s get somewhere warm and get you seen to, yeah?” Jono said to him.

“I’ll call Victoria and see if she’s available,” Sage said.

“I’ve got a med-kit back home. I’ll deal with my wounds there,” Patrick told her.

“Patrick—”

“Go home, Sage. Take Wade with you. I’ll see you in the morning.”

“Patrick,” Gerard said, stepping closer.

Patrick shrugged out from beneath Jono’s arm and deliberately turned his back on Gerard, walking away from them all. Jono watched him go for a second before looking over at Sage.

“Send Victoria to our flat if she’s available,” Jono said.

Sage nodded. “Will do.”

“Here,” Wade said, holding out Patrick’s dagger. “He should probably take this back.”

Jono accepted the weapon, wondering why Wade had it in the first place, but wasn’t going to waste time asking. Instead, Jono went after Patrick, the other man using the flashlight on his mobile to light the way rather than magic.

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