A Cold War (Reincarnation of the Morrigan Book 4) by Renée Jaggér & Michael Anderle

Author:Renée Jaggér & Michael Anderle [Jaggér, Renée & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

I barely slept that night. My mind reeled from the magic, from seeing Black Art and recognizing him, from the incident with his cronies outside the warehouse.

Shug seemed to be recovering well the next morning, which gave me some reassurance that everything was going to be okay.

I need to figure out what the hell to do next, I thought as I made my way to the castle's battlements. I had a cut crystal tumbler and the bottle of Glenfiddich in hand, and a whole pile of pastries. Once I found a good spot to sit, I started my breakfast with a healthy double shot of neat whisky. For once, I don’t disagree with your methods of coping, I said to Meiran.

Meiran hadn’t spoken to me at all since the incident after the concert. After Caroline’s mention of me letting the Way of Conquerors take over my other two gifts, perhaps she had felt snubbed. Or maybe, like me, she was scared of hating one gift because it could overpower the other two.

At last, as I continued to sip the whisky, Meiran joined me. Gran and Caroline were not present for once, and I was relieved. Having all three of them crowding in was too much at times.

You’re just going to have to accept your mistakes. Meiran’s voice was solemn. Nothing in it was bitter or resentful. Taking the mantle of war is accepting that you’ll fuck up sometimes. You have to keep moving forward.

It shocked me a little to hear Meiran give me such encouraging words. Since coming back to Rooksmont after trotting all over the globe, she had been more unhelpful and obnoxious than anything else.

The scariest part of the whole thing is that I enjoyed it. I wanted to see her bleed. I sighed. I didn’t even fucking know her. I buried my face in my hands. What’s wrong with me?

Drink up and let it go, was Meiran’s response. I couldn’t see her, but I could tell by her voice that she was grinning.

I continued with my train of thought. Being a badass as the Morrigan is tempting enough, but it always feels like it came from my own fears and responsibilities. I’ve fought because it felt like the right thing to do. It felt just. But last night, it felt...

Different, Meiran finished for me.

I nodded. Yeah, different. I looked up from my hands and then down at the castle grounds where trees dotted the sloping hills and the forest beyond. I turned my head to look at the stone wall around the castle, the gates, and the guards. My eyes rested last on the willow tree that was once a sidhe disguised as a human woman. Killing Rachel Kestrel hadn’t made me feel the way I felt the last night. It had been just. It had been the right thing to do. But all of this...

I shook my head. I don’t know. The magic I tapped into last night was like a potent drug. Like I had to use it.

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