The Egg (Return of the Ancients Book 4) by Carmen Caine

Author:Carmen Caine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Paranormal Urban Faerie Romance
Published: 2014-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine – A Long Goodbye

I was really too stunned to think. Falling back onto the couch, I just stared at my hand in complete shock. I don’t know how long I stayed that way. When I looked up again, the Queens had gone, but Ajax still sat loyally by my side.

I drew a long, wavering breath.

I had to face it, and it was my worst nightmare. I, Sydney, was the portal the Mesmers wanted to use to enter the Earth from the Second Dimension.

Fear welled inside me. Utter terror. Horror beyond comparison.

And as complete despair threatened to overwhelm me, I heard Ajax’s low growl. As if in a dream, I followed his unblinking eyes to a spot in the corner of the room near the ceiling.

It was getting dark and I hadn’t turned the light on yet. But as I continued to squint, I could see shadows in the corner. They were swirling, creating some kind of vortex, and out of it, something black seemed to be wriggling my way. As I watched, a curling tentacle reached out of the dark hole to stretch forward.

It was the Mutant Tulpa, and it was coming for me.

And then I just knew. Deep inside, things just clicked into place. The Lizard People were using the Tulpa to create a bridge between the Second Dimension and Earth, a bridge anchored by fear. The Tulpa was one end. I was the other.

I panicked. I wanted to run, but I couldn’t. It was almost like I was mesmerized, but I did manage to move my lips. “No!” I gasped defiantly. “I’m not going to let you win!” My voice sounded small in the darkness gathering around me.

Ajax continued to growl, his fur standing on end.

The shadows next to the Tulpa took shape, sliding down the wall to drop into the long form of the Man in the Top Hat. And as he solidified, the Mutant Tulpa jerked, scurried back, and then burrowed away.

Jumping to my feet, I faced my benefactor. “Who are you?” I rasped.

But as I watched, he melted into the shadows, taking the oppressiveness of the room with him. I covered my mouth with my hands and fought the temptation to dissolve into tears. Too much was happening. And too quickly. I was getting overwhelmed.

“What’s going on?” Rafael’s deep voice shattered my thoughts.

I twisted back to see Rafael framed in the darkened doorway with Jareth behind him, the silhouette of a pigeon perched upon his shoulder. And as Rafael entered to flip the lights on, Galahad launched himself at the ceiling where the Mutant Tulpa and the Man in the Top Hat had been. It sent chills down my spine. How had the bird known?

Ajax tilted his head sideways and stared directly into Rafael’s eyes. I knew they were communicating. It was a relief, actually. I didn’t have the energy to repeat what had happened.

Rafael was by my side in a flash after that. “Are you well?” he asked, concern flooding his gray eyes.

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