Queen Mecca (NYC Mecca Series Book 4) by Leia Stone & Jaymin Eve

Author:Leia Stone & Jaymin Eve
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2017-12-15T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Only losers play the waiting game.

I got to the hall of the small library that hid the mecca stone in no time. The two guards posted outside gave me a half bow and then opened the double doors for me. They were under strict instructions not to let anyone but my core group inside. This stone had to be protected above all else. It might be our greatest weapon in this war.

When the door shut behind me, I took a deep cleansing breath and walked over to pull the book down. I entered the secret passage, making sure to close the door firmly behind me. Now that the balance had been restored, it was almost easy to walk to the stone. Not to mention I was a hell of a lot stronger than I used to be. The pulse of energy within the stone called to me like an old friend, but I resisted the impulse to touch it. I needed Violet here to make sure nothing went wrong, to help me out with transitioning between this world and the mecca one.

I probably didn’t really need her help now. I was not a regular shifter, but another thing I had decided to change this time around as queen was acting like I was an island, always having to do it alone.

“Ari!” Violet’s voice echoed down the secret tunnel before she emerged in a flurry of orange silk. She must have changed after the lake incident. Her dress was simple but stunning; rows of pearls lined the bodice and extended down through the long lengths. “What are we doing?”

Her eyes were sparkling. Actual real sparkles. It felt like a million years since I had seen true excitement from her. It reminded me I still needed to talk to her about the Otherworld, about everything that had happened, and what she went through. I was determined to make time for it, she was one of my priorities. Maybe after our little journey into the world of mecca.

“I want to contact the Red Queen,” I said to her. “Calista and I are worried about this delay from the fae, and frankly I’m done waiting. I want Winnie back. I want to focus on problems of the bear and wolf variety.”

Violet nodded slowly. “The delay is kind of weird, but I just figured the fae are weird. That’s how I explain everything they do.”

“Do you have any idea what Isalinda is up to? Did she ever mention anything…” I was hesitant to ask, not wanting to remind my friend of her time in the Otherworld. But she had the most experience with the winter psychopath.

Violet rubbed her eyes, looking tired and defeated. The sparkle was most definitely gone now. “Honestly, restraint didn’t seem to be something she possessed a lot of. She’s narcissistic, used to everything being about her. Everything in that court is about her, after all, and she has no concept of others. But … I believe she wants that dark weapon, and she is clearly prepared to work with the crazy horned fae to get it.

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