Corrigan Fire- Bloodfire by Helen Harper

Author:Helen Harper [Harper, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

We hotfooted it back to the keep. It was clear that whatever was going on in Cornwall went beyond even John’s unnatural death. I had no idea who the floating woman was or why she had done what she did. But she was both powerful and dangerous. Until we resolved the matter and brought the threat of her existence to an end, the Brethren had no choice but to stay here. The Cornish pack simply weren’t strong enough to fend off such an attack. It didn’t change the fact, however, that I also had to deal with what was happening back home in London.

I divided everyone into two groups. The first hit the library, searching through the ancient texts for any details about who the floating woman was. The rest began to scour the Othernet.

‘I’ll take a small group with me back to London,’ I told Staines. ‘But the rest of you need to stay here. Whoever she is, she needs to be contained. It could be we’re seeing the start of an all-out attack on all shifters. It’s unlikely – after all, she’d be more likely to start with the power base than a small pack with little fighting prowess like this one, but we can’t rule out the possibility.’

Staines agreed. ‘She may be testing her mettle, my Lord. We will be unprepared if she decides to turn her attention to other packs.’

‘Alert them to the possibility. And make damn sure that if she does appear, no-one tries to take her on. She’s far too dangerous.’

‘Yes, my Lord.’

‘We’ll complete the initiation ceremony for Julia. At least that might ease some of the concerns, if nothing else. She has a calming effect and tempers are brewing. Then I’ll leave at first light for London. Traffic will be light so it shouldn’t take long.’

‘I took the liberty of finding a local dealership to take your car away. We recouped most of the money. You’ll need to take one of the other cars or get the mage to open a portal.’

I frowned. From what I knew of the wizards, the latter part of their education involved specialising in particular areas. Floride was obviously a divination expert. I had no desire to risk venturing through a portal of his creation when there was a possibility it might send me to Siberia instead of where I needed to be. ‘Get the Arch-Mage to do it from his end. We can’t afford any screw-ups. I’ve been away from London for too long.’

Staines bowed. ‘For what it’s worth, Lola is apparently mending quickly now.’

‘At least that’s something,’ I grunted. It didn’t change the fact that others were dead though. I could only hope that the rest of the country remained strife free.

‘Don’t worry, my Lord. We’ll find out what’s really going on here. Concentrate on the London attack.’

I beckoned Julia over. ‘I have to leave at dawn. The majority of our contingent will stay behind to help you locate and destroy John’s murderer.’

Her expression was calm.

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