Goddess of the Grove: An Immortal Highlander Novella by Roth Mandy M

Author:Roth, Mandy M.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raven Happy Hour, LLC
Published: 2014-08-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Korey held tight to Gigi’s hand as he used his power to travel back to the pub. At first, he assumed all was well. The place seemed quiet, and if Korey’s calculations were correct, it should have been closed for business. The office was in order, meaning Coyle had handled the clean up. Still, something felt off. A power he didn’t recognize filtered through the air, buzzing about. He almost didn’t sense it but thankfully he had.

Gigi gasped, apparently sensing the power as well, and ran for the office door. Korey held her back, shaking his head no and pointing to the corner of the room. “Go. I’ll check.”

She took a few steps in the direction he wished her to be in and then stopped.

Stubborn woman.

Korey moved to the side of the door, listened closely and then opened it, peeking out to see overturned tables and chairs. That wasn’t all. He spotted a bloody mass lying in the center of the pub, unmoving.

Coyle.

Everything around him seemed to fog as he rushed out, intent on getting to his cousin to render whatever aid he could.

Do nae let him be dead. Do nae!

Korey dropped to his cousin’s side and noticed then that another body lay close to Coyle’s. This one was covered in the markings of a druid sorcerer turned rogue.

Parth.

He too lay motionless in a pool of his own blood.

Korey sensed Gigi near him before he saw her. She let out a strangled cry and dropped next to him, reaching for Coyle. Without thought, Korey smacked her hand away. Guilt for having been with her, rutting like a wild beast, instead of here, with his cousin consumed him.

Gigi drew back from Korey and went to Parth’s lifeless body. “P-Parth? No!”

She rolled the man over and shook as she touched his cheek. Korey tried to numb himself to the jealousy he felt but couldn’t. Nor could he deny the rage crashing through him over Coyle’s death. Deri, CJ and the new baby would be without him. For all eternity.

Korey’s head fogged more and the next thing he knew, he had hold of Gigi’s upper arm, yanking her to her feet. “Take me to yer uncle, now!”

Her eyes widened. “N-no. He’ll kill you, Korey. He’ll know you’re coming. It’s a trap.”

“Take me to him!” he shouted with so much force Gigi cringed beneath the weight of his touch. Additional guilt struck him but he swept it aside, focusing only on his rage.

Gigi shook her head. “No. I won’t take you to your death.”

Korey lifted his hand and when he realized it had been with the intent to strike his wife, he gasped at the same time as Gigi, releasing her so fast she fell over Parth’s body and struck the pub floor.

“Och, Gigi, I dinnae mean… I wouldnae ever…”

She scrambled away from him and straight into the arms of a man who appeared out of thin air. The man had a head of dark brown hair, streaked with strands of white. His green eyes locked on Korey and he smiled.

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