The Castle of Water and Woe (Briarwood Witches Book 3) by Steffanie Holmes

Author:Steffanie Holmes [Holmes, Steffanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bacchanalia House
Published: 2018-07-01T18:30:00+00:00

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I watched with one eye open from the mezzanine level as Corbin, Arthur and Maeve snuck out of the apartment. I debated following them to whatever sneaky shenanigans they had planned, but decided against it. Tonight I was getting answers if it killed me. Which it very probably would.

Maeve needed a miracle, a way to defeat Daigh without having to sacrifice herself or kill an innocent the way her mother did. No way in hell was I going to let that happen.

In the palm of my hand I held a tiny glass vial that could give us those answers.

The others would be pissed when they found out I’d done it without them, but they’d be just as pissed if I showed the draught to them and told them I’d gone to Clara by myself. Better to have them pissed at me when I actually had something to bargain with.

Wait. You’re thinking like a fae again. You and Corbin did that hand-shaking thing that means he’s going to stop being suspicious of everything you do. You don’t need something to bargain with anymore. This is a hundred times more dangerous than trying to find Liah in the fae realm. Doing this alone is a bad idea, and just because your the Prince of Bad Ideas doesn’t mean you should make another mistake.

I turned to the bed where Flynn lay sleeping, the sheets a tangle around his torso. I hesitated, my hand hovering over his shoulder. Here it was, the final test – trusting a human.

I clamped my hand down and shook Flynn awake.

“Get outta mah garden, you gombeen dryshite!” he yelled, slugging his fist at the air.

“It’s just me,” I grinned, grabbing his wrist and pushing his arm back into the pillow. “Do you want to help me do something that’ll piss off Corbin?”

“Fecking hell, yes.” Flynn kicked off the sheets. His eyes narrowed as he saw the tiny vial in my hands. “Not more dream-walking? I’ve seen enough severed hands to last me lifetime, thank you very much.”

Quickly, I explained to him what Clara had told me. “We should probably wait for the others,” he frowned. “Corbin will—”

I had an idea he’d chicken out on me. Luckily, I’d been observing him carefully over the last few days, ever since I realized he was mad keen on Maeve, and I knew exactly how to push him into complying. “Corbin left with Maeve and Arthur about twenty minutes ago. They were all dressed up.”

Something dark passed over Flynn’s features. He bit his lip. Yep, he’s got it bad. “And doing this will help Maeve?”

“I’m not gonna lie to you. I don’t know if it will help. But we need answers, and the best place to get them is to go to the source. This draught will get me into the underworld as a shade. They won’t be able to see. I’ll try to get close to Daigh and overhear something useful.”

“Fine. It’s your life to bollocks up,” Flynn shrugged. “What do I

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