Evernight: A Kindred Novel (The Kindred Book 4) by Donna Grant

Author:Donna Grant [Grant, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-17T23:00:00+00:00

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Lachlan came awake instantly. His eyes flew open, and he instinctively knew there was an enemy near. He reached for his sword, but it wasn’t next to him. His head swiveled, and he saw the woman standing at the entrance with his blade. The tip of the weapon was in the ground as it spun around and around, but she wasn’t touching it. She wore a black cloak with the hood down, showing brown hair laced with copper that disappeared beneath the collar.

“About time you woke,” she said without looking at him.

His gaze scanned the area. “Where is Synne?”

“Otherwise occupied at the moment.”

“Witch, I’d caution you to watch your words.”

Her eyes slowly lifted to him. Brown eyes with a hint of yellow stared at him flatly. “You’re awfully confident without your weapon.”

“I doona care if you’ve magic or no’. I learned to fight with whatever was around me.”

“I know.”

That took him aback.

She exhaled loudly and grasped the sword by the hilt. “Your grandmother was a witch. Did you really think no one else knew?”

“I thought it was kept to just my family. What do you want?”

“I’m not here for you. I came because someone wished to talk to Synne.”

“Who?” he demanded, taking a threatening step toward her.

The witch wasn’t cowed. Instead, she quirked a brow. “I kept you asleep while Synne and I spoke. I even held your own weapon over you to get her to do what was needed.”

Lachlan narrowed his eyes at the woman. “Why do you tell me this?”

“Because I tried to tell Synne that no harm would come to either of you. I understand why neither you nor she can believe that, but it’s the truth. If I wanted her dead, I could’ve killed her and then you.”

He might want to deny it, but the fact was that she could’ve murdered him. That wasn’t to say she Synne wasn’t dead.

“She isn’t far,” the witch continued. “Synne will be back before you know it. Until then, I need you to understand that you have to pick up the pace of your journey.”

“What do you know?” he pressed.

She glanced away and licked her lips. “I know that time isn’t on your side.”

“How can I believe anything you say? You could be with the Coven.”

At that, the witch’s nostrils flared as anger flashed in her eyes. “Don’t ever say that again.”

“Then help us.”

“I’m doing everything I can.”

Lachlan snorted. “Standing here talking to me is all you can do? I need to see Synne. Now.”

“You’ll see her when she’s finished.”

“Finished with what?” he asked in a low, deadly tone that usually got his men moving instantly.

She rolled her eyes. “Men. You’re all the same. When you don’t get your way, you resort to that tone.”

“Someone I care about could be in danger. What would you do in my place?”

“I’d do whatever I needed.”

Lachlan quickly covered the short distance between them and grabbed his sword before she knew what was happening. He put the blade against her neck and stared down at her.

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