Oak Moon by KB Anne

Author:KB Anne [Anne, KB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gripping Tales

11

Poor Planning

In hindsight I probably should have made the crescent moon garden larger, but then again, I didn’t anticipate needing to use it as a landing strip for my two werewolf best friends plus myself as we jettisoned from Breas’s prison to Granda’s garden. I keep a firm grip on both of them when we land. I couldn’t have them escaping now that they are in my clutches. One would flee to Clayone and the other to Breas.

“Chruthaigh garrai gaghainn m’intinne féin,” I chant as I rise from the garden. The ground and the herbs I planted empower me to retain my hold on both Ryan and Lizzie.

“Chruthaigh garrai gaghainn m’intinne féin,” I chant again. Invisible walls close in around them. I only need to step away for my containment spell to be complete.

“No,” Lizzie wails, crashing to the ground. “You can’t do this to me. You can’t . . .”

I almost stop the spell to ask her why, but then, that must be what she wants—a trick to either kill me or stop me from imprisoning her.

“Chruthaigh garrai gaghainn m’intinne féin,” I chant again, stepping out of the garden as I release them.

Ryan growls, trying to leap at me. An invisible force field knocks him on his ass. He tries again and again as Lizzie’s wails fill the air.

I raise my hand, tempted to clamp her mouth shut to prevent her from alerting all of Ireland that I have imprisoned her. I cast a silencing spell on the cells instead.

“Ciúnas!”

Her screams quiet. Ryan’s attempts to break out of his prison continue, but I can’t hear his body smack against the sides either.

I watch them as I try to figure out what to do next.

My heart rockets into my throat as Maddie suddenly appears beside me and says, “Why are you standing in the garden staring at an empty space?”

I jump away from him. “Holy crap! How did you get here? Never mind. Whew,” I say clutching my chest. I’m pretty sure I’m about to have a heart attack, but I don’t think I should ask Maddie to call 911 given my guests—er, prisoners. Unlawful imprisonment is generally frowned upon.

Once I return to normal breathing, I smack him in the arm. “Maddie, you need to give me a warning or something before appearing out of thin air.”

He drops his head and rounds his shoulders. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you. I’ll leave.”

“No, wait.” I reach for him. “I don’t want you to go. Tap me on the shoulder or maybe whisper in my ear, ‘Hey, it’s Maddie,’ and then appear. But believe me, I want you here.”

He smiles. “Okay. So, what are we supposed to be looking at?”

Suddenly on the other side of me, Granda appears. But unlike Maddie, he didn’t appear out of thin air, he actually took the stone path from the cottage. Oh, the good old days when people took the old-fashioned bipedal approach rather than relying on invisibility and portals for their primary method of travel.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.