The Morrigan: Damaged Deities by Reid Kennan

Author:Reid, Kennan [Reid, Kennan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-16T07:00:00+00:00

By the time they drove through the center of town, Morrie’s annoyance over her uncontrollable lust had become a partner in their search.

Despite all of Kade’s attempts to keep things light between them, her mood had grown sour. Sullen and pouting, she watched the small downtown pass by as they made their way through.

What finally brought her out of her discontent was noticing the odd bits of decoration and hangings along shop windows and from inside doorways.

Several windowsills held the round, orange faces of pumpkin lanterns. Strings of black bats swung from the eaves of over-hangings; many front stoops held inexplicable empty chairs.

“What is all of that?” Morrie asked. Kade leaned forward to look past her.

“Have ye never seen Hallowe’en decorations, lass?”

“Oh. I have…” Morrie frowned back out the window. “I just…is it already Halloween?”

“Will be in a couple o’ weeks.”

“What about the empty chairs?”

“Some o’ the more superstitious believe in the old tales of the dead walking the earth on the eve o’ Samhain. They leave out an empty chair or a plate o’ food for the souls tae have a place tae rest or a bite tae eat. I never much cared for the holiday, myself.”

Samhain.

The dead had not been able to walk the earth since Morrie’s last meeting with Dagda. She had put an end to that tradition and in doing so, slowly brought an end to all of the supernaturals roaming free.

She had never really regretted her actions, she’d been devastated by betrayal from both the god and the Celtic hero. She hadn’t regretted it until now.

No wonder these memories remained fresh, when the mortals insisted on clinging to their silly superstitions, the one thing that seemed to survive every cultural change.

They stopped at a crossroads.

The cool breeze carried a taste of salt in it. Morrie turned her head and saw the gray expanse of the ocean just on the horizon.

“Beautiful, isn’t it?” Kade asked, sliding his arm along the back of Morrie’s seat and leaning close. His arm was warm against her shoulders.

“Mmm,” Morrie turned her head to find Kade’s face just beside hers. His sleepy-eyed gaze was on the ocean view beyond, but his body seemed to draw her in, the quirk of his lips calling to her own.

His nearness tested her and by the way she felt pulled to kiss him, she knew she was failing. She searched her mind for distractions.

“What body of water is it?”

“That’s the North Channel,” his lashes fluttered and he fixed his eyes on her. “Just beyond it lies Ireland.”

And her arousal was doused by that revelation, like his words had dropped a bucket of ice water over her head.

She had felt drawn to this area and now she knew why.

It was where Dagda had taken her that last, fateful night. And not only that, they were coming up on its anniversary, if one could keep track of such things after so long.

Kade tilted his head, seeing her distress in the paling of her cheeks. “What is it?”

Morrie licked her lips and shook her head, drawing back from him.

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