Queen Takes Jaguars by Joely Sue Burkhart

Author:Joely Sue Burkhart [Burkhart, Joely Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-29T16:00:00+00:00

8

Mayte

Eztli parked the Jeep in a deserted parking lot at the edge of Lake Tawakoni State Park, and Maxtla parked behind him. We could have all crowded into a single Jeep for this excursion, but if I was successful, we might have another person in the vehicle with us on the way back to the hotel. I had no idea what a god in the flesh would look like, but I guessed that he’d be at least as big as my alpha. I certainly refused to consider the possibility that I might also lose any of the men with me.

That’s not happening. Please, Great Mother. Help me protect us all.

Night had fallen so quickly. I wasn’t ready. Cold chills raced down my spine, yet my palms were sweaty.

“Tonight’s the winter solstice,” Eztli said. “The longest night of the year. You couldn’t have chosen a more perfect time to call the god of darkness from his eternal sleep.”

That scared me more than anything. All my careful plans and research had done nothing to bring me here. It had been a chance interview on the local news station in a crappy hotel that had brought me to this lake—with no island—in the middle of Texas.

Some unknown force had drawn me here. Coatlicue, or the god himself? Why now, after so long?

Could this truly be the mythical site of Aztlán? I stared down at the wooden case on my lap. There was only one way to know for certain. I had to use the mirror, even though I dreaded it with every fiber of my being.

“Should I start here?” I hated that my voice trembled, but I was so scared. Not for myself, but for him. For all of my Blood. “Or wait until we’re closer to the water?”

Eztli closed his big, warm hand over mine, and I clutched him so hard it hurt my fingers. He didn’t even flinch. As always, he was my rock. “It’s up to you, my queen. If you start here, at least you’re hidden from prying eyes and sheltered in the vehicle. But we may need to move to another location that we can’t navigate to with the Jeep. If we end up on foot, and the mirror incapacitates you in any way, I’ll carry you.”

I took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Grandmama would say that I should trust my instincts. I refused to let fear dictate my decisions.

While I liked being safe and secure inside the Jeep, I would probably need to be near the water. All the accounts I’d read mentioned an island, which didn’t exist anywhere in this lake. Maybe it would magically appear when I used the mirror. I might as well move closer, even though that would leave us exposed. “Let’s move to the water’s edge first.”

Eztli nodded and immediately started giving orders. :Diego, Luis, shift and search the area for any signs of thralls or lingering humans. Maxtla, with us.:

Before I could move, Maxtla opened my door and offered his hand.

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