Earth Fire (The Cross-Worlds Coven Series Book 2) by Phil Stern

Author:Phil Stern [Stern, Phil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phil Stern
Published: 2014-06-02T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

TIFFANY USED AN obscure portal in Delaware she’d been saving for just this kind of emergency. A brisk half-mile hike through the woods brought the three sorceresses to a small airport, where they rented a car. Five minutes later they were on the road, speeding up to Philadelphia.

Though sorely tempted, Tiffany resisted the urge to call or text anyone. If the Zarth Coven had taken either Norine or Blake prisoner, they would simply reply with a fake text, or even magically altered voice. Even an unanswered call could warn any hostile witches she was back on Earth, with the signal possibly being used to track them. Grimly powering the phone off, Tiffany remained lost in her own, troubled thoughts.

She’d filed an Eyes Only report for Eleanor on her interview with Claire, sending it directly from Rasten to Vail. (Such transmissions were only possible between the few worlds where the Coven had permanent facilities.) Pam, the resident Duchess, had been quite insulted when Tiffany had refused to share the report with her. Then, the older witch became absolutely flabbergasted when Tiffany explained she hadn’t even sent a copy to the Coven Council in Haven.

“This is unacceptable!” Pam exclaimed, her face noticeably darkening. “Now is not the time for grandstanding or ego!”

“Pam, please. I’m operating on Eleanor’s personal instructions.”

“I am the resident authority here!” The Dutchess intoned. “I was wearing an earth stone before you were even born!” And with that, the overweight witch turned on her heel and stalked from the room.

“I hope you know what you’re doing, Tiffany.” Rayna, who’d been watching the exchange, raised an eyebrow. “We’re a sisterhood, to be sure, but we respect one another. Using Eleanor’s name to defy Pam is a dangerous game.”

“It’s not a game!” Tiffany snapped. “If I sent that report to Barbara, she’d invade Earth with half the Coven. Then we’d have a war on our hands!”

Shaking her head, Rayna had also left, leaving Tiffany alone in the faux-medieval sitting room.

But Tiffany knew she’d been right. Relations between the two covens hadn’t yet broken out into open conflict. While Eleanor was by no means perfect, Tiffany trusted her more than Barbara and the rest not to overreact.

So she had a little time. Just maybe, with prompt action and a little luck, she could avert a war.

“You haven’t said much since Rasten.” Sitting in the passenger seat, Keri experimentally tapped the windshield glass.

“There’s not much to say.”

“Really?” Leaning down, she now inspected the stereo and CD player. “So you just find out you have a sister you knew nothing about, who’s a member of a rival coven, and there’s not much to say?”

“Nope.”

“Oh, I see.” Popping open the glove compartment, Keri frowned in at the owner’s manual. “And we’re now facing a war with these girls over Earth, which just happens to be where the boy toy is stashed. But that’s not an issue either, I guess.”

“Isn’t a boy toy someone you don’t care about?” Caylee innocently asked from the back seat. “I thought he was a boyfriend.

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