The Keepers by Rae Rivers

Author:Rae Rivers
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007536047
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016-03-09T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY ONE

She’d found Hazel’s hideout in Ameera.

What that meant evoked an avalanche of conflicting emotions for Jenna.

She drew in a few even breaths, trying to get a grip on the tension that riddled her. She welcomed the adrenaline rush; it sharpened her mind and instincts, needed considering she was about to enter a house full of warlocks and witches that would kill her in an instant.

But for now, they couldn’t see her.

Thanks to Susan’s veiling spell, tailing Megan and Rick through the streets of the city had been easy. A ghost that walked amongst the streets, weaving in and out of people who had no idea she was there. The spell had an eeriness to it that Jenna couldn’t shake – no matter how much she relied on the invisibility to save her ass.

Several hours later, they’d finally headed to the edge of the city. The terrain was overgrown and neglected, but greener and more spacious. A row of mansions overlooked the city, the backdrop of rolling hills behind them.

They were once homes for the wealthy. Now, most likely, homes for the powerful. But neither wealth nor power had saved them from Ameera. Many walls had toppled over, others covered in creepers. Windows were broken, staircases collapsed. Several roofs had blown off, leaving wide, gaping holes.

The dense overgrowth of bushes and trees had moulded the gardens together in one long, wide landscape.

Megan and Rick took the single row of stairs that led into a courtyard and went into the house. The water feature outside held no water, only an angel statue that missed both arms. Voices drifted from inside.

Jenna’s mind raced and her body pulsed with adrenaline and fear. Even with the veiling spell. Being here alone was dangerous. She knew that. But Ethan had walked away. After searching for so long, she’d finally traced Hazel. This might be her only chance at finding the portal spell. They could go home, close the portal, and seal Hazel inside Ameera for eternity.

Could you?

Jenna stilled, allowing the words to seep in. She bit her lower lip, more harshly than intended, tasting blood, loathing the voice that whispered inside her. It echoed her deepest longings, her deepest fears.

If she had the power to close the portal forever, to lock the door on her old home and the truth of what had happened to her parents, would she? Could she?

Her skin tingled as the truth gnawed for attention. A truth she refused to acknowledge. Because acknowledging it would clash with everything she believed in. Everything she’d sworn to defend. The fact that she’d even allowed that question to surface terrified her.

She shook her head, refusing to go there. Not now. Screw the voice. Screw her conscience.

Laughter burst out from within the house, spurring her forward, and she went inside. She debated a swift sweep of the house but the warrior in her urged caution. So she moved silently, her instincts and senses primed, her body on edge, coiled and ready to strike.

The open-plan living room and kitchen had been sparsely furnished.

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