Finn: Xavier’s Hatchlings ― Paranormal Dragon Shifter Romance (Xavier's Hatchlings Book 1) by Kathi S. Barton

Author:Kathi S. Barton [Barton, Kathi S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: World Castle Publishing, LLC
Published: 2020-06-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Finn saw Shadow before she heard him coming. Letting his fire go, he waited until he was cool enough to approach her. He didn’t want to scare her. The little cemetery was something he’d not noticed before. The bench that Shadow was sitting on was older than the marker in front of her.

“I know you’re here, sir. I may be grieving, but I am still aware of my surroundings.” He moved out from behind the shadows of the woods and approached Shadow. “I found my way to where the home was that I shared with my sisters and our children. It’s gone. Even the buildings, stone walls, are now back to the earth we’d dug them from.” He told her he was sorry. “As am I. I had hoped at least my daughters’ children would be here. Or close by. But they’re all dead. All of them have died, with only these stone slabs marking their life. I missed them all.”

“Do you know what killed them, Shadow? I can find out if that is your wish. I would very much like to be able to ease your heart from this pain. However, since I cannot take away your pain, I can try and give you comfort in knowing how they died.” She told him it might well be terrible too. “Yes, I suppose it might be. I can find out or not, but it’s entirely up to you. The dates on this marker, I can only assume it may well be your sister?”

“Yes. It is her. She was brilliant when it came to casting spells. Caroline. We had no last name to speak of, so that is what all who knew her called her. She died so young for a witch of her kind.” Finn put his hand on the stone marker and knew just what the woman had died of. “Influenza, wasn’t it? She contracted it and died from it.”

“Nay. She died in labor. The child also passed in his struggle to be born. I’m so sorry.” Shadow nodded at him, knowing he’d not lie to her about something so painfully close to her heart. “There are others here with no last name. Shall I tell you their stories as well?”

“My daughter first. I gave her all I had when I knew I was dying. I should well have lived for decades more, but the humans came to see us for potions and left behind their sickness.” Finn asked her what it was she’d died from. “A man, ungrateful for the magic he paid for, came back and cut me nearly in half with his ax. My daughter was well hidden, or he might have gotten her too.”

“I’m so very sorry for your losses, Shadow. Let me have a look at your daughter’s stone.” Finn and Shadow moved between the old markers, looking for the one with the name Serendipity on it. “Here she is. Her marker is nice, don’t you think?”

Someone had taken the time to carve the stone into a heart.

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