Unicorn Moon by J.R. Rain

Author:J.R. Rain
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2024-04-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The Long Way

Early the next morning, a text from Kingsley awakens me.

Not only is the boat ready for us at the marina, but Kingsley’s on his way here to pick us up in his truck. Oh, and horse trailer, too. Whoa! King of short notice, I suppose. Then again, I did tell him we needed to do this quick. And clearly he’d spent the evening putting this all together for us. Good man!

I hop out of bed and go wake everyone up.

We hurry through breakfast and make our way outside. Kingsley goes out the front so he can pull the trailer around back. I kind of feel like a member of a presidential (or celebrity) security detail as we escort the unicorn around the side of the house to the front. All I’m missing is the earpiece with the squiggly wire going into my shirt collar. Kingsley’s truck—an enormous black king cab—is parked there. It’s really fancy and shiny, completely opposite the horse trailer presently attached to it. That trailer looks like it’s been in use for decades. It’s clearly a rental.

Paxton pats the unicorn’s mane and explains to her about the concept of trucks and trailers and moving her to the marina so we can get on a boat. The unicorn does seem fearful of the modern technology, though she’s too sad and weak at the moment to offer much protest.

I’m sure if the world had enough magic in it, she could’ve teleported herself to the marina, or even raced there herself. Paxton would’ve had to stay with her, which means riding her. I wonder… would the unicorn’s invisibility have hidden her, or would people have seen a young girl flying by?

Bah. Bad idea, no matter how you look at it. It would be one thing if they had nothing but forest to ride through to get to the coast. There’s too much city and people in the way. Something tells me the unicorn would get hopelessly disoriented downtown.

It’s at this point I notice Maple sitting atop the unicorn’s head. Not sure where she came from, but hey… I’m not about to turn down a little more help. The sooner we get this critter back to where she belongs, the better.

Kingsley opens the back end of the horse trailer.

“Can I ride in there with her?” asks Paxton.

“No way,” I say at the same time Kingsley says, “Nope.”

“Aww.” Paxton stares down.

“It’s not safe.” Anthony shakes his head.

She gestures at the unicorn, who is presently staring at the ramp with suspicion in her glowing blue eyes. “Why is it safe for her and not for me?”

This is the part where I try to figure out a way to say it’s not as big a deal if a horse gets hurt as it would be if a person does without setting off a storm of crying.

“It’s a horse trailer. It’s not a people trailer,” says Tammy.

Ooh. Nice. Thank you, Tam.

“She’s not a horse.” Paxton folds her arms.

Dammit. I chuckle. “It’s illegal. If someone sees you in there while we’re driving, they’re going to call the police.

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