Entangled Darkness by Brandy L Rivers

Author:Brandy L Rivers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, paranormal romance, magic, witch, fae, psychic, shifter, mage
Publisher: Brandy L Rivers

Chapter 17

Liz and Robert followed Tremaine down the trail that was somehow still there. He hadn’t been back for decades, but the path he followed as a boy was full of wildflowers as if leading to a faerie circle or something equally mystical. Once upon a time, he believed he was blessed by the fae.

He uttered a sad sigh while making his way deeper into the woods. The canopy of leaves grew so thick the sun didn’t make it through.

“Interesting,” Liz murmured. “No light, yet the flowers thrive.”

“I was thinking the same,” Robert replied.

“Used to believe I was blessed.” Tremaine shook his head. “Maybe Draecyn set it up, or someone else who was involved.”

“I find it interesting the Branches of Emrys is the name that keeps popping up. Almost wish we’d brought Preston along to see if he recognizes anything.” Liz pulled her phone out and snapped a couple pictures as they moved deeper into the woods.

Tremaine’s brow quirked. “Why the pictures?”

She smirked. “Don’t imagine we’ll be coming back here anytime soon, and it’s magical.”

Glancing back the way they came, he shrugged. “There are no happy memories back at the house.” Briefly stopping, he surveyed the clearing, then smiled at Liz. “Though I spent many hours here, playing with the family of minks.”

Liz squeezed his hand. “At least you had a place to go that was all your own.”

Tremaine squeezed back and took Robert’s hand. Then he whispered a spell. The colors rippled all around them, shifting to brighter hues.

Draecyn stood in front of them wearing a cautious smile. “I was beginning to believe you were never coming back here.”

Tremaine’s heart sank thinking about his old mentor. He was no longer sure if he was a friend or the one moving pieces on a board.

Drawing a slow breath, he stared at Draecyn, taking in his aged appearance. Not terribly, but there were now crow’s feet around his eyes, a few strands of gray through his brown hair and goatee.

Tremaine shook his head slowly. “You left clues in places I couldn’t get to on my own, or without a reason to delve further into what the three of us can do.”

Draecyn nodded then turned to Liz, who watched him cautiously. Her blank expression a sure sign she didn’t trust her feelings or her thoughts.

“I’m sorry I’ve been hiding since you learned who I was. It wasn’t intentional. You did enough healing to allow Ms. Murdock to mend my lung before pushing me through a portal here.”

Tremaine shook his head. “But how do you have access to this place? Unlike Robert, I can’t create a token to transport you. I only brought you here once to hide an artifact you trusted with no one, not even the ones who helped create the wards protecting your most secure storage.”

One corner of Draecyn’s mouth tipped up. “Ah, but I have the ability to create my own charm if I’m brought through. Old magic, long lost to most mages and other casters. Ceridwen convinced me to make it when you brought me here.

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