Gatekeeper by Patti Larsen

Author:Patti Larsen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Patti Larsen

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Chapter Nineteen

My temper cooled a bit on the drive home, but I was still worked up enough I was happy the house was empty. At least I wouldn’t have to inflict the rage still bouncing around inside me on my family.

The anger I felt fell away in a surge of relief as I trudged into my bedroom and almost tripped over Galleytrot. Shaylee reached for him instantly, breaking through the static of my anger enough I realized I’d missed feeling him because of it.

He swiped his tongue over my cheek as I hugged him. “I’m so glad you’re back.” Tears welled in my eyes, cracks forming in the veneer of control I’d managed to maintain. “Are you okay?”

Galleytrot shook his heavy mane and growled soft assent. “I’m sorry to keep you out of the loop,” he rumbled. I’d missed the elemental sound of his voice. “But I have a great deal to tell you.”

“Me too, but you first.” I sat on the end of my bed, happy to finally be finding some answers. Who needed Liam and his rude-ass mother? I had a Fey dog of the Sidhe on my side.

“You know about the Gate?” His dark eyes sparked briefly with red fire.

I nodded quickly. “At least, I know about it. Shaylee’s been trying to tell me but we don’t communicate as easily as I do with my demon.”

“There used to be Gateways all over the world,” he said. “Though most of them have been closed over the years, sealed against the Sidhe. Honestly, I should have known there was one here, should have felt it. But when I moved here initially, my power was being controlled by the Moromonds. And when I returned, it was at Gwynn’s side. Since then, the presence of the sleeping Wild out there,” he nodded toward the yard, “has dulled my sense of the Gate.”

“Until now.” I stroked the soft fur of his head as he sighed, the heat of his breath warming my leg even through my jeans.

“Until now. And, to be fair, Gates are very well guarded, for obvious reasons. They are pathways, Syd, between here and the realm. If some mortal were to stumble on one, the consequences could be catastrophic.”

“So what’s up with this one?” I had to press my hand against my left knee to keep it from jiggling in impatience.

“There are three days a year the Gates are detectable. But only if the Gatekeeper isn’t doing his job.” Galleytrot snorted. “This one clearly isn’t.”

My mind flashed to Liam. “What’s the big deal about these three days?”

“Once a year, during a full moon chosen by the Sidhe, each Gate is capable of opening to the magic from their side.” Everything clicked together as he went on. “Unless there is a Gatekeeper present to prevent it, their power is free to cross over and enter this world.”

“What if the Gatekeeper can’t?” My stomach dropped all the way to the soles of my sneakers.

“Can’t?” Galleytrot’s ears perked. “You know who he is?”

I nodded slowly, mind churning.

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