First Moon (The Ternion Order Book 1) by Daniel R. Marvello

Author:Daniel R. Marvello
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: werewolves witches demons magic, wolf shifter transformation, urban fantasy in a rural setting, contemporary paranormal fantasy adventure, Fiction
Publisher: Magic Fur Press
Published: 2015-04-12T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Hayworth Farm

On the way to the farm, Jonathan struck up a conversation with Kyle, making him feel a lot more comfortable about his decision to go along with them. As he suspected, Jonathan was into boats. He owned and operated the eponymous Pesce Marina referenced on his t-shirt.

Jonathan seemed like such a normal guy that Kyle was tempted to ask him how he got involved with the Order, but he couldn’t figure out a polite way to do it. In truth, Noreen intimidated him, and he didn’t want to say anything that might offend her.

For her part, Noreen was silent for most of the trip. She asked Kyle what kind of vehicle he drove and where he’d parked it so they could retrieve it later, but that was the end of her contribution to the conversation.

About ten minutes outside of town, they turned off the highway onto Farm-to-Market Road. Most of the homes along the route were farmhouses with enormous barns and an abundance of acreage. The fields were in various states of use. Some had been hayed for the season and looked like endless tidy lawns. Others were fallow, and most of these were filled with colorful wildflowers and weeds. In late summer, small white daisies with yellow centers dominated, forming a blanket of white across the abandoned fields. Sprays of yellow goldenrod filled the margins.

After several more minutes of travel, Jonathan slowed and turned off the main road. The gravel driveway was blocked by a livestock gate, so he stopped the SUV and got out to open it.

Kyle checked out the place that would probably be his home for the next several days. He wasn’t impressed. The wooden fencing along the road desperately needed paint. The farmhouse was surrounded by trees, but from the road, the structure looked dark and forbidding. The barn had a decidedly disreputable look as well. It had a substantial lean, and the door to the hayloft hung at an angle by its one remaining hinge.

Jonathan got in, moved the rig forward, and then got out again. Kyle watched him close the gate, thinking it would have made a lot more sense for Noreen to have opened the gate for them, but she didn’t seem inclined to leave the air-conditioned comfort of her front seat. Kyle would have been happy to do it himself if he’d had the presence of mind to make the offer instead of gawking at the farm.

When Jonathan started driving forward, pressure briefly pushed at Kyle’s sinuses. He reflexively yawned his jaws open and his ears popped. It was as if he had suddenly dropped in elevation. As they rolled down the driveway, Kyle did a double take at his surroundings and reconsidered his first impressions. The bright white fence line they drove alongside was actually in good repair. Kyle tilted his head side to side when he noticed that the barn looked sturdy and straight from this angle. The loft door did hang open, but both hinges were intact after all.

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