The Faerie Guardian (Creepy Hollow Book 1) by Rachel Morgan

Author:Rachel Morgan [Morgan, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy romance, magic, bestselling, paranormal fantasy, young adult fantasy, mystery, fantasy adventure, faeries, fairies
Published: 2013-12-04T05:00:00+00:00

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I follow Tora up to the second floor in silence. She doesn’t speak. She doesn’t look at me. Is she angry? She probably didn’t like the fact that I almost impaled Ryn. Or perhaps … Could she know about Nate? Could Ryn have told her before training began this morning?

Eventually I can’t stand the silence any longer. As we reach the top of the staircase, I grab her arm and pull her to a stop. “Look, I know I shouldn’t have thrown a knife at him, but if you’d heard what he said about my mother—”

“Not interested,” she says, holding a hand up. “Though I can’t say I was pleased by what I saw.” I look down at my shoes, preparing myself for the I’m-disappointed-in-you speech. It doesn’t come. “I called you out of training because I need to speak to you about—” she looks around, then lowers her voice “—something else. A favor.”

Ah. I know what ‘a favor’ means. Thankfully, it has nothing to do with Nate. “How can I help?”

“Well, it’s quite a tragic case, really. There’s a—Down, Nigel!” she snaps at the vine that’s slowly begun to wrap itself around her ankle. It slithers away. “Honestly. I swear that plant has a mind of its own.” She turns and heads down the corridor. “Let’s talk in my office. At least I know we can’t be overheard in there.” I follow her inside and pull the door shut. The light in her office is a pale, unhealthy hue. I glance up at the glow-bug on the ceiling. Following my gaze, Tora says, “Oh, I think he may be sick. He’s been flickering on and off since yesterday. I need to get someone to take a look at him.”

I drop into a chair in front of her desk. “So, what’s this ‘tragic case’?”

Tora sighs. “Last week the sister of one of our Seers was found dead. The family has barely begun to deal with this loss, and now they’ve discovered the sister’s son is missing.”

“Since when?”

“Last night. He’s only seven years old. His father is in his third century, I think, but this is his first, and only, child. He’ll do anything to find his son.” Tora opens the cabinet behind her desk and removes a small sock. It’s white with blue stripes. “My contact down at Missing Fae snuck this out of the evidence room for me. Would you mind doing your thing?”

“Of course not.” I reach for the sock. Holding it in both hands, I close my eyes and focus. I send my mind out, letting it skim across a vast ocean of consciousness. When I find the boy, it’s as though I see through his eyes. He’s sitting on a mattress in a small, bare room. His knees are drawn up against his body. His gaze moves from the window to the door. A door that I sense is locked. I open my eyes, grab a blank scroll from Tora’s desk, and scribble down the area I believe the boy to be in.

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