Autumn Thorns: A Whisper Hollow Novel, Book 1 by Yasmine Galenorn

Author:Yasmine Galenorn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC

Once home, I called Peggin and told her what had happened. “So, there’s a chance Duvall wasn’t my grandfather after all.”

Peggin paused, then said, “I might be able to shed more light on that.”

“How?”

“Just give me an hour or so. I’ll text you when I’m done. Don’t ask me how, because if I tell you then I might not have the courage to go through with it.” She hung up before I could tell her to wait. I didn’t want her to get in trouble.

I called her back but she ignored it, letting it go directly to her voice mail, so I put the time to good use. I made my bed, then unpacked a few things, and finally, I curled up on the sofa to skim through more of Lila’s journal. Thirty pages in, I came across an entry about the Shadow Man.

October 21, 1968

Last night, I met the Shadow Man. My mother warned me that there were Ankou here in Whisper Hollow—they were summoned by Cú Chulainn’s hag. But until now I’ve been lucky enough never to encounter one. But tonight, all that changed. Duvall was out at a meeting, and I was called out to deal with a Haunt who had come out of the grave, hungry to stir up trouble. Unfortunately, she did some serious damage. It was Patty Dryden.

Patty’s family had refused to let Ellia play for her at her funeral, and they insisted I stay away from the grave before she was buried. So Patty was never properly prepared for the Veil, and Penelope wasn’t able to hold her on the other side. Patty has been rising the past few nights, but we’ve missed her every time. Tonight, she actually managed to wreak sorrow on the town. Tommy Stanton, Mary’s little boy, is only eight. His father, Drake, took him and his ten-year-old brother Jack to the pub with him. While he was in the pub having a couple of beers with the guys, Drake let the boys play outside.

Tommy crossed the street, though Jack tried to stop him. Jack followed him, and Patty appeared. She managed to get between the boys and chased Tommy out to the end of Fogwhistle Pier. Jack screamed at her to stop, but Patty ignored him. The last Jack saw, Tommy was crouching on the end of the pier, with Patty looming over him. Then, the Lady rose out of the water and caught the boy around the waist. She dragged him under. Patty vanished, and Jack raced back to the pub for help.

Drake and the other men were out there in minutes, but could find no sign of Tommy. Drake was frantic, and before his buddies could restrain him, he dove into the water. He never surfaced. Neither Drake’s nor Tommy’s bodies have been found so far.

So the Society called Ellia and me out, and we managed to track down Patty. Like most Haunts, she seemed pretty pleased with herself. I managed to drive her back across the Veil and Ellia played the song of sealing.

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