Twilight's Herald (An Aileen Travers Novel Book 5) by T.A. White

Author:T.A. White [White, T.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-09T22:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

I LOOKED AROUND with undisguised amazement. I'd expected dirt walls. Maybe something underground. Yet somehow the barrow was something entirely unexpected.

Banquet tables had been set up on either side of the ancient tree, their surfaces laden with a feast. Fae lords and ladies mingled with the visitors, clad in clothes that would make a fashion designer envious.

Their less human looking counterparts watched from balconies set up above. I caught a glimpse of a furred form disappearing through one of the many doorways.

"Don't go wandering, Aileen," Jerry warned with a serious expression. "The hall is tethered to your world through the tree. The same isn't true of the rest of the barrow."

In other words, leave this room and risk getting stuck in the barrow forever—if something didn't decide to eat me.

Jerry didn't have to tell me twice. I knew the stories where humans wandered into a Fae place and when they left, centuries had passed.

I'd be careful. I didn't want that to happen to me.

I peered around with suspicion, dropping into my magic sight by habit. A faint after image of the forest was transposed on the banquet hall. I concentrated harder, the image of the clearing growing stronger until the edges of banquet hall wavered, fuzzy and indistinct.

A gentle hand touched my elbow, startling me. Like a rubber band snapping back into place, the image of the banquet hall reasserted itself.

I hid a wince of pain, my head suddenly throbbing.

"Careful, Aileen. We are here, yet not. Two places at one time. Allow one to become too ascendant and it will break the link between the two," Jerry said in a careful voice.

My gaze lifted to his as I caught his meaning. He nodded once.

Magic breaker.

Jerry was one of the few who'd put it together, and I still didn't know what he planned to do with that information. Ally or foe—that was the question.

If Thomas had any idea of what he knew, I had no doubt my sire would seek to eliminate him.

I nodded to show I understood.

Jerry ambled off, calling over his shoulder, "Enjoy the party, Aileen. I hope you accomplish what you came here for."

The reminder made me realize I could have had Jerry answer some of my questions. As the owner of Hermes Courier Service, he had contacts even Liam was envious of. If anyone could tell me about the Scattered, he could.

Before I could call him back, he was gone. For such a big man, he was surprisingly nimble, getting lost in the gathering in seconds.

I leaned against the tree’s sturdy trunk as I considered my next steps. Across the room, Sofia and Sam were speaking to a pair of Fae. The conversation seemed to be going well, as Sofia threw her head back, her warm laugh filling the room.

I didn't know what Clan Davinish wanted with the Fae, but I had little doubt it was the reason Sofia had agreed to act as escort tonight.

The twins smirked at me from her side. They made a show of flirting with Davinish's matriarch as Sam watched them with poorly concealed suspicion.

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