A Little Bit Vampy by A. A. Albright

Author:A. A. Albright [Albright, A. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-09T22:00:00+00:00

15. The Source

I had been joking, of course, about that. I would never put Jared at risk if I didn’t know what I was doing. My grandmother had made me practise taking passengers along with me before. Even so, travelling the fae way was a bit of an adventure – and not just because of my dreadful voice.

‘I feel like I’ve been travelling through light,’ said Jared. ‘And time and … and everything. It was … it was …’

‘Exhilarating?’ suggested my grandmother with a wink, reaching out a hand when we arrived in her back garden. It still looked like a forest, and the crown of hawthorn berries remained atop her head.

‘Come on in and I’ll warm you both up,’ she said, leading us into her kitchen. ‘It’s nice to see you again, Mr Montague. And of course you look just as handsome as always, despite the fact my spies saw you out and about in Warren Lane in the wee hours of the morning.’

He laughed, blushing slightly. It should have disconcerted me to see that Jared found my granny attractive, but considering she looked just as young as I did and had the fae blood which drove vampires to distraction, I really couldn’t blame him.

‘You know about the march?’ he asked.

‘I do,’ she replied. ‘And don’t worry – I know that you were doing your best to talk some sense into the other vampires. But there’s no point in trying to sway mob mentality, Jared. The vampires are decided – the fae are their enemies. They’ll stand with Vlad’s Boys whenever they make their move on my enclaves. Of that I have no doubt.’

I winced a little. I had no idea how best to put the news I was about to give her, so I might as well just come out with it as quickly as possible. ‘Granny, we … we had a chat last night with Bella Foyle’s familiar. Alvis. He’s the ghost owl I started to see when they uncovered the old school and let Bella’s spirit possess Catriona Eager. Anyway, Alvis told us some very interesting things. Like the fact that Vlad’s Boys have found the source of whatever keeps the doors to your realm closed. Alvis said they’re going to destroy it, and that they’ll be making their move during tomorrow’s full moon.’

She sank into a chair, wiping her forehead and looking quite faint. ‘Well it was just a matter of time really, wasn’t it? We’ll have to make sure you work extra hard during this lesson, Aisling. And Jared – you shall stay and watch. I have the feeling that might be useful.’

I sat down opposite her, frowning. ‘You really want to give me another lesson after what I’ve just told you? Surely there are more important things you need to do now. And much as I love Jared, he should be off making plans with our friends, not watching me make a mess of magic.’

She grasped my hand, and Jared’s too, looking intently at us both.

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