The Secret Of Spruce Knoll: A Channeler Novel by McCorkle Heather

Author:McCorkle, Heather [McCorkle, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Channeler Novel
Publisher: Compass Press
Published: 2011-11-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

It took Eren half a second to decide to confront her aunt. Her dripping hair and clothes were getting the expensive leather couch wet, but she didn’t care. Later, she’d probably feel guilty about it, but not now. The time for secrets was over. She’d had all she could take.

Sylvia came through the door with a false smile upon her lips. Her cheerful look wilted the moment she laid eyes on Eren. She knew how hostile she looked, sitting there dripping wet with her arms crossed, and eyes narrowed. Sylvia’s face fell into such a look of despair that Eren almost felt bad.

“You followed me,” Sylvia observed.

“Ya think?” Eren said through clenched teeth.

Sylvia brushed the water from her forehead with a shaking hand before meeting Eren’s gaze. There was nothing of her bubbly, fun aunt in those eyes. For the first time Eren was seeing a serious side to her.

“I’ll be right back,” Sylvia sighed in an almost defeated voice.

Eren fought the impulse to run after her and grab her. She was so angry and frustrated that she almost did it. If she did though she was afraid she’d lose her tenuous control over her energy. It was crackling inside her, eager to get out. In an attempt to calm herself she grasped the moonstone necklace her mother had given her and focused. It worked, a little. Before she could stand up Sylvia was back, dropping a towel into her lap. Her instinct was to fling it across the room but she didn’t want to seem childish so she just ignored it.

Rubbing her hair with a towel of her own, Sylvia pulled up an ottoman and sat in front of Eren.

“I owe you the truth,” she said.

That calmed Eren a little. “I’m listening,” she prompted.

“When your mom got engaged to your dad his parents were furious. They had another son who was much younger than your father. They didn’t want him influenced by his brother’s decision to marry outside of their Society so they took him and went back to Ireland. Your mom and dad went after them to try and change their mind. I went with them,” she said.

Eren perked up a bit, interested but concerned that Sylvia may not tell her everything. It didn’t connect so she wondered if she was trying to distract her.

“What does that have to do with Aiden and the Moldovans?” she asked.

“Everything. Please be patient, it’s a long story,” Sylvia said.

An old pain filled her eyes but it was tinged with honesty as well. Her energy felt depleted and discouraged but there was no feel of dishonesty so Eren nodded.

“I met a man there, an amazing man. We fell in love. While in Ireland we befriended an Irish couple who wanted to find a Society in the states. I told them about Spruce Knoll and they decided to go there. I remained in Ireland to be with the man I met. Your mom called me and told me the Moldovans had befriended the Irish couple.

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