Whispered Bonds by Tally Adams

Author:Tally Adams [Adams, Tally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SAPHIIRE SHADOWS
Published: 2019-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Four

"Well?" Empusa asked impatiently while they were still filing through the door.

"They've decided to join us," William announced once the door was closed. "They've sworn fealty and agreed to start gathering resistance in their territory, protecting it from Lycaon's growing number of wolves. While Jonathon's pack may not be dominant enough to stand against Lycaon himself, they shouldn't have a great deal of trouble with his minions. And Lycaon is chasing us, as we now know, so hopefully, he won't have time to harass Jonathon's people."

"Has anyone heard anything about Amber?" Emily asked, and an uncomfortable hush fell over the room.

"Who's Amber?" Lyric asked Empusa.

"One of Lycaon's generals. And Emily's twin sister," he muttered.

Lyric couldn't stop the surprised gasp that escaped her. Fortunately, it went unnoticed as William spoke. "No one has mentioned her," he answered the question gently.

Paoli frowned. "That may not be a good thing, come to think of it," he said contemplatively. "I wonder why no one seems aware of her yet?"

"She may be working in another part of the country, extending Lycaon's reach," Empusa said.

Everyone in the room looked at one another; their faces etched with concern as they considered the possibility of someone else wreaking the same sort of mayhem far away and unchecked.

"Would Jonathon be able to find out if that was happening?" Sekhmet asked William.

"I don't know," he answered honestly. "I got the impression alphas know the closest packs, but I don't know anything beyond that."

"Is there any other way to look into it?" Emily asked.

"I'll make some calls, put some feelers out," Empusa offered. "I know a lot of the packs from my time at the Coven. Not all, mind, but quite a few."

"Is there any chance Emily could track the packs?" Paoli asked. "I'm talking about the blood," he said in response to William's confused look. "Lycaon's blood is what connects werewolves. Emily carries his blood directly, since she's his daughter. Is there any way she could use that?"

Lyric's eyes snapped to Emily in surprise. She was staring at her and didn't even realize it. Emily was Lycaon's daughter? Why hadn't anyone mentioned that? The image of the man staring Emily down from afar swam into her mind. And her twin sister was one of Lycaon's generals? Lyric found herself wondering how Emily had ended up here; standing against her own family.

"You're thinking in terms of vampires. I don't know that it works that way with werewolves," Empusa said. "Lycaon could track the wolves, but only if he knew to seek them. It's not like an email inbox that he gets notified when new wolves are created. "

They all looked at each other, but no one offered an alternative idea.

"Now what?" Emily asked, glancing at William, who sighed resignedly.

"We've done what we intended to with the wolves here. Now it's time to reach out to Sekhmet's people," he said. "See if we can make more contacts on that side."

A strange atmosphere seemed to settle over them and the tension level increased almost palpably.

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