Wolf Pact: A Wolf Pact Novel by Melissa de La Cruz

Author:Melissa de La Cruz
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Teen & Young Adult, Children's Books, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Atom
Published: 2012-09-24T22:00:00+00:00

TWENTY

Arthur Beauchamp insisted on staying behind.

The four boys and Bliss were packed into his beat-up van. The old warlock looked frail but resolute in front of his cavern. The woods were quiet and all was still in the middle of the night, with no sign of the battle that had raged.

Lawson felt his wounds healing underneath his bandages, but his chest hurt for a different reason. He remembered seeing the old man at the park bench a year earlier. How scared they had been, and how relieved to find help at last, shelter, education, guidance. Arthur had been more than their guardian, he was a friend. “Come with us,” he said again.

“No, my boy, when they realize what happened, the hounds will return in greater numbers. I will hold them here for as long as I am able,” Arthur said. “Besides, I am not without reinforcements.” He removed a wand from his suit pocket. It was ebony and made of bone. Dragon bone, the warlock had explained to them once. An ancient magic, older than the underworld, made before the earth was formed. It shone in the dim light, gleaming with sparks. “I think it is time I broke my restriction.”

“Arthur—I can’t ask you to do this,” Lawson said.

“You did not ask me. Someone else did,” Arthur said with a wry smile. He turned to Bliss. “I owe your mother a favor. Yes, I saw the resemblance. You have her eyes.” He held up the wand, making an arc in the air. “I failed her once, long ago. In Florence, when she needed a friend. I told her I would make up for it—I told her to ask me anything, and I would do it. This was my promise. That I would keep you boys safe, and I will.”

“Goodbye, Arthur,” Bliss said. “Lawson—we should go.”

Lawson revved the engine. Malcolm waved. Edon and Rafe nodded their goodbyes.

Arthur waved his white handkerchief. “With luck, we shall cross paths again one day. Lawson, don’t forget what I told you about the passages. Now leave me to it.”

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