Embers (Wings of War Book 1) by Karen Ann Hopkins

Author:Karen Ann Hopkins [Hopkins, Karen Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Karen Ann Hopkins
Published: 2014-10-20T23:00:00+00:00

Luke 1:26

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth.

SAWYER ~ TWENTY-FOUR

Darkness had fallen by the time we arrived at the compound. Ivan went quickly to the house he shared with Lutz and Cray. The kid was often there alone as the two shape-shifters spent much of the time in their animal forms prowling the woods beyond the fence. After seeing his exuberance at the social interplay with the strange humans that evening, I felt sorry for him. He was a pack animal and he spent too much time alone.

Walking along the pathway, I noticed that most of the houses’ lights were off. There usually was a bustle of activity on the nights when the searchers brought humans in, but at the moment at least, all was quiet.

I waved to Patrick, Stephanie, Charlotte and Colton, who were gathered on Patrick’s porch as usual, but I didn’t stop to chat. My destination was the library and I hurried to get there. The walkway was dark, except for the shards of light that shined in through the tree tops from the full moon. My kind could see in the darkness as well as any nocturnal animal. We only lit our homes out of habit more than need.

Before I reached the main lodge, I passed Charles and Mary. I wanted to avoid conversation, but Charles motioned me to come over. It would have been a red flag if I had ignored them. Charles studied me with his pale, sharp features, while Mary stared off into the distance seemingly without interest.

“Good evening, Sawyer. I noticed of late you have been absent frequently.”

The man’s British accent was thick and snotty. Even though he’d been away from his homeland for two centuries, he still spoke with a tone of superiority.

I ignored it, answering, “I’ve been helping Ivan settle in. You know it’s been difficult for him, under the circumstances in which he came to be here.”

“I would think a forest would be the same anywhere for a wolf,” Charles replied coldly. “I do hope he’ll be able to do his job properly and that the high price of purchasing him was well worth it.”

“I’m sure it will be. Now if you will excuse me, I have some things I have to do before the hunt.”

Charles still looked at me suspiciously, but my answer seemed to satisfy him enough to let me pass. He nodded his head, moving away with Mary at his side.

The lights were on in the lodge, but the place was as silent as a tomb when I entered. I quickly covered the floor to the library feeling uneasy, restlessness in my blood. The air was static with something.

Pushing the library door open slightly, I was surprised to see Horas standing beside one of the shelves with a large open book in his hands. Relief swept over me that it was the Roman in the room, rather than our lunatic leader, Garrett.

“It is a

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