Black Wolf (Black Wolf Series Book 1) by J. E. Martin

Author:J. E. Martin [Martin, J. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J. E. Martin
Published: 2016-11-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Seven

The kid’s body was totally limp. Something smooth and shiny had dropped out of his hand when he hit, and the object was rolling across the floor.

“Don’t touch that!” Diesel shouted, whipping his shirt off as he rushed across the room.

Everyone backed away from the thing.

Emmeline said, “Whoa.”

Normally, Lathan would have assumed she was referring to Diesel’s muscular build, but her eyes weren’t on Diesel.

The round thing on the floor was glowing, its insides a shimmery mixture of red and white. Pretty—like a peppermint candy at Christmas—but deadly.

“Is that—” Thorne jerked his head around to Lathan, then back to Diesel.

“An advocacy.” Diesel confirmed, folding his shirt carefully into a thick square, which he used oven mitt-style to pluck the ball up from where it had come to rest on the hardwood.

“Someone want to clue me in?” Grace asked.

“It’s magic,” her mother answered, her voice low. “Only certain types of individuals can make those. They’re very powerful and can be very dangerous, so stay back.”

“What does this one do?” Grace’s dad moved forward to peer at the thing.

“Only one way to find out.” Lathan looked back over his shoulder. “We need to get him inside.”

“Could be a trap,” Ren pointed out.

“Then we’ll take him as a hostage,” Lathan said heavily. He had a bad feeling about this whole situation.

Ren shrugged. “Fine by me.” He used the toe of his boot to give the kid a nudge in the ribs. “Seems out for now.” He crouched and hefted the kid easily into his arms. “Where do you want him?”

Lathan pointed at the sofa, then crossed to Grace and the others.

“I want everyone to keep their distance. Ren will guard him, but don’t make the job hard on him. Until he comes to and we can figure out what’s what, I don’t want anyone getting too close. Got it?”

They all nodded. Grace’s eyes were searching his face. She wanted answers. She deserved to know everything that was going on, not just from the eventful morning. From…well, Fate. The last fifteen years, he guessed.

There hadn’t been enough un-crazy time to talk things out. How long would she stand by and accept his world without knowing exactly what was involved, he wondered.

She smiled at him, encouraging him. It was like she could read his mind. He smiled back and gave her a look as if to say, “Sorry you wandered into my life at the worst time.”

She bit her lip, and the action made his blood run hot. Did the pack need him for all this? He could take her upstairs right now and reignite that kiss, couldn’t he?

Nope. Wishful thinking.

Diesel was still eyeballing the orb in his protected hand.

“Any thoughts?” Lathan asked, reluctantly turning away from Grace. The crowd fanned out, but no one left the living room. Breakfast was still waiting, abandoned.

“I’m not sure of its exact purpose,” Diesel said, “but I’d guess his current condition is related.”

Advocacies, created by very special members of the R & B, were entirely magical objects. Which was to say, they contained actual, concentrated, full-force magic.

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