The Last Dream Keeper by Amber Benson

Author:Amber Benson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2015-11-24T05:00:00+00:00

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As they ate, she told him everything, and all the emotions that had been trapped inside came rushing out.

“And then when the call came, I didn’t know what to do,” Daniela said, absently stirring her coffee with a battered aluminum spoon. “It didn’t seem real. I couldn’t process it, and I was stuck here in L.A., a part of a coven that didn’t know me or trust me. I felt so lost. The only saving grace was Eleanora. She and Mom had been friends for ages, and I remembered her from when I was little. So she wasn’t a stranger, at least.”

Desmond set his fork down and pushed his plate away, finished with his meal. Daniela didn’t think he looked well. He seemed exhausted, and the way he pushed his food around his plate, barely tasting any of it, gave her the impression that there was something wrong.

“I’m sorry. I’ve been babbling at you this whole time. How are you? I feel like I haven’t really talked to you in such a long time.” They hadn’t spent any real time together since right after her mother’s memorial service—and she’d been in such a daze, barely been functioning.

“I’m the one who should apologize,” Desmond replied, sitting back into his seat. “There’s been so much to do in your mother’s absence . . . but I should’ve come sooner, regardless.”

“Well, you’re here now,” Daniela said, pushing the eggs to the side of the plate, where they disappeared into a wall of uneaten ketchup and hash browns.

“Just so you know, I was part of the splinter group your mother created to find and protect the last Dream Keeper. I’m pleased she saw fit to bring you into our confidence,” Desmond said, and smiled. “Of all the people in my life, I consider you to be my family, Daniela. That I can trust you and work with you as a peer has been one of my greatest joys. Thank you for your honesty in all things.”

Daniela returned his smile. “Well, I figured you couldn’t be frank with me until I was frank with you. How could you have known my mother had brought me into her confidence?”

“She spoke of doing so,” Desmond said. “But then . . .”

He chose not to mention Marie-Faith’s death again.

“She told me about the hybrids, but not what it was The Flood wanted with them,” Daniela said, shattering the silence that hung between them.

Daniela watched as the sun began to coast over the horizon. It wasn’t as dark outside as it had been and she felt exposed, worried that maybe one of her blood sisters would walk past the large plate-glass window. See her betrayal.

“That is something we don’t really know ourselves,” Desmond said, and sighed. “Well, I do know one thing. Your logic is sound. Not letting the Dream Keeper out of your sight is key. Now tell me what your plans are. I have people around the world ready to do your bidding at a moment’s notice.

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