Blood and Fire 4 by Shields Ally

Author:Shields, Ally [Shields, Ally]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fantasy, urban fantasy with romantic elements, Paranormal, Urban, Fiction
ISBN: 9781940223698
Publisher: Etopia Press
Published: 2013-10-16T07:00:00+00:00

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Promptly at 8:30 p.m., Ari brought out the scrying bowl, performed the spell to connect with her sister coven, and smiled when she felt their power. She proceeded through the steps of the scrying ritual, but after three unsuccessful attempts, she gave up and called Emmy on her cell phone.

“I’m getting nothing. Not even a blip.”

“We knew this could happen.” Emmy’s voice was calm. “Since the High Priestess discovered you at the caves, she suspects you’re looking for them and has limited their group rituals. It can’t last. If they’re not locals, and you were pretty positive on that, what are they going to do every day? Hide in some hotel or motel room hoping you’ll go away? They have to take some action. We’ll try again tomorrow at the same time. Don’t worry. We’ll get them. Stella wanted me to tell you she may have found the woman in Cincinnati. There’s a practicing witch with an iffy reputation who hires herself out to the highest bidder. If you want all the specifics right away, give Stella a call. Otherwise, she’ll e-mail you the report. Blessed be.”

Ari hung up and sighed. She was grateful for Stella’s report and would look at the e-mail later. It was a lead if the coven suddenly left town, but for now she was more interested in their local activities. Emmy had brought up a good point. If they weren’t doing a ceremony, where were they? In the caverns? Searching for the bloodstone?

She called Gabriel. “Any new disturbances in the tunnels?”

“Nothing. All’s quiet. We have a weretiger stationed inside Spirit Cave and two vampires in the Chamber of Ages. We’ll know if anything happens. I haven’t heard from Andreas yet, have you?”

Ari’s pulse leaped. “Why? Do you think something’s wrong? I’ve been so busy with the witch stuff. I thought—”

“Ari, stop. I’m sure nothing’s wrong. It was a casual question. Andreas is busy. My God, you’re edgy.”

“Tell me about it. But don’t try to convince me your not feeling the stress.”

Gabriel’s chuckle sounded forced. “You got me there. I keep waiting for the next sword to fall.”

“If that means the next catastrophe, me too.” She chewed on her lip. “We have too many people plotting against us. I worry about what the coven is doing tonight, and then I worry about Ursula’s plan. I hate not knowing.”

Unfortunately, Gabriel didn’t have any answers, and Ari went to bed knowing she’d have a restless night. When Andreas called at 1:00 a.m. to say he was fine and the meeting with the vampire princes would take place tomorrow night, she remained unsettled. She tossed and turned before falling into an exhausted sleep.

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