Double Star by Cindy Saunders

Author:Cindy Saunders [Saunders, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-06-06T03:00:00+00:00

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The children raced down the beach to greet them. “Can we fly kites again, Ally?” Laurel asked.

“I don’t know,” Ally said and looked at Liam. “Do we have enough time?”

He nodded. “I need to speak to my aunt before we leave.”

Ally ran off, the small group close behind, and he wondered who was having more fun as he walked to find Neala.

“Liam, will you and Ally join us for dinner?” Neala asked.

“I have no doubt we would both enjoy staying longer but I would not want to worry Thea.”

“How is my mother?”

“She is doing well, given her age.”

“Please, tell her I will stop by in a few days.” When Thea had left the Merrows, Neala visited on occasion but only once since his mother died.

Neala took his hand. “I want you to know, Ally brings out the best in you.”

“Today, she brought out the child in me.”

“Sometimes, that is the best part of who we are. She is a long way from home. You need to watch over her, Liam.”

Ariana had told him the same. “What do you mean?”

“The doorway into the forest is one that rarely invites a guest. She has found you and, until the reason is clear, you must be careful.”

His eyes went to Ally and then back to Neala.

“News of problems in the East has reached our ears,” she said. “Deidre is determined to travel that way but knows her place is here for now. However, that might change very soon.”

Deidre. Of course she would want to set out and discover what lay in the eastern stakes. Her will was formidable and equally matched by her fortitude. At one time, he had been stronger than his cousin. Now, he was not so sure.

“I love you, Liam,” Neala said. She reached out and squeezed his hands. “It is wonderful to have you back.”

“You have seen some of my world today. I would like to know more about yours,” Liam said after they crossed Patalena’s Meadow.

Ally shrugged. “It’s not nearly as interesting as this one. Trust me on that.”

“I find that hard to believe.”

She explained all the devices, all the technology in her world, which made life easy… and yet so complicated.eH It was hard to imagine. But she had made the transition into his world with relatively little effort. If the situation were reversed, he was not sure he could have done the same.

They rode into the yard before the sun’s nightly disappearance.

“I will take care of Chestnut,” he said.

“I can do it. Meg showed me how.”

“Well, let us see if Meg provided the proper instruction.”

She smiled. “You underestimate her… and me.”

He kept a watchful eye and was impressed at how competently she put Chestnut up. She even finished before he completed the nightly ritual with Pollux.

Ally placed her saddle on the stand. “Perhaps you could use some assistance?”

She was correct in that regard, but she had done more than her share today. “I think I can manage, but thank you… for everything.”

Once finished, Liam sprinted up the steps and into the house.

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