Last Gift: Supernatural Battle (Coven Caves Book 3) by Kelly St. Clare

Author:Kelly St. Clare [St. Clare, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Palimpsest Publishing
Published: 2024-01-13T18:30:00+00:00

24

I leaned back in my authority like a racoon who’d just gorged themselves on food to the point of immobility. Wild and I managed to make dinner, and I’d had some catching up to do in the eating department.

“I meant to speak with you all this morning, obviously,” I said to the advisors. “What’s been happening?”

“Frond was hard at work while you were recovering from the demon attack,” Winona said. “But I don’t foresee that he’s a big problem now.”

Time would tell. “I don’t think he’s done. He’ll try a new approach once the original coven gives him direction. Any luck finding evidence of his betrayal?”

Everyone shook their heads.

Frond had to be taken in hand while we had the good will of the coven, yet there was no way to achieve that yet. Sven would need to continue his work in the meantime.

“The Vissimo and Luthers agreed to the changes we put forward,” Barrow said, summoning a contract to land in front of me. “They’ve already signed. Varden and I have checked the contents and ensured all changes were satisfactory and no other changes were entered.”

I summoned a pen and planted my initials and signature beside those of Kyros’s father, King Julius, and those of Andie.

There were a lot of pages.

I sat back in my authority after, reflecting that I’d formed the first alliance between magus and other supernaturals ever—to my knowledge at least. Would it be a mistake? “I feel only good will come from this.”

Opal gathered the contract and slipped it into a large document bag. “I wasn’t behind the move at first, High Esteemed, but I can see the wisdom behind the alliance even if I don’t yet share your hope that it will work.”

That did mean something. Long-held grudges were hard to change. Opal had been the most vocal in her disapproval.

The wall opposite me glowed, and I focused on the flashing symbol at the bottom-left corner.

Barrow rushed to answer, touching his fingers to the symbol. “You’re speaking with an esteemed advisor of High Esteemed Corentine.”

A monotone voice replied, “Please be advised that High Esteemed Mydnigh has reevaluated our position with regard to the threat facing the Buried Knolls coven. Correspondence to follow.”

Barrow glanced over his shoulder at me. “I shall alert our leader to expect it.”

No sooner had the connection severed than another symbol glowed close to the large symbol in the center.

A conversation in the same stream followed, and by the time Barrow finished speaking with the second coven, Wild’s suspicion had sparked mine.

“Who told the other covens about our mating ritual?” Wild asked the occupants.

Opal and Barrow exchanged a guilty look.

Barrow drew himself tall. “You tasked us with a job, High Esteemed. This was a powerful bargaining chip to negotiate support from the other covens. We have the first mated magus here, and they are under threat. They must be protected.” He drew out a stack of letters. “We’ve already received more offers of support since.”

“How many?” I asked.

“Ten so far.”

Ten was more than we’d ever had.

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