creepy hollow 03 - faerie war by rachel morgan

Author:rachel morgan [morgan, rachel]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: teen, Young Adult, Magic, faeries, Fairies, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, adventure, creepy hollow
Published: 2013-10-16T22:00:00+00:00

“Oryn?” The woman lowers her bow and arrow but doesn’t let go. I don’t move mine an inch. “Ryn, it’s really you!” With a smile, she steps forward. “Where have you—”

“Stop.” A knife appears in each of Ryn’s hands. “Show me your palm.”

She hesitates. Her smile slips. “Ryn, honey, I’m so relieved you weren’t hurt. We need to talk about—”

“Show me your palm.”

Her bow and arrow disappear, but she doesn’t raise her hand. “It isn’t what you think, Ryn. It isn’t what any of you think. Draven isn’t this evil overlord everyone is making him out to be. He wants the best for our world. He wants everyone to be united, both Seelie and Unseelie.”

“You’re marked, aren’t you?” Ryn says, his voice hitching slightly.

“I’m loyal to Draven, if that’s what you mean.” She raises her right hand so we can see the open circle inked into her skin.

Ryn sucks in a deep breath, and I hear it shake slightly as he lets it out. Guilt washes over me. Why didn’t I think to ask Ryn about his family? I’ve been thinking of no one but myself.

“We have a cure you can take, Mom. You don’t have to serve Draven.”

She frowns. “But I want to. And you should too. You and Violet can come back with me and—”

“No.” Ryn shakes his head. “We’re not going anywhere with you. We’re going to cure you of the delusion Draven has placed on you. Then you’ll know the truth.” I see his hand move slowly toward his pocket.

Ryn’s mother looks over at her companion, a large man holding a sword in one hand and a sparkling metal disc in the other. Shadows make it difficult to see his face. The bow and arrow return to Ryn’s mother’s hands as she looks back at Ryn and says, “I don’t want to hurt you, but if that’s what it takes for you to come back with me, I’ll do it. I won’t lose my son again.”

Ryn shakes his head again. “Don’t make me fight you, Mom.”

“I’m sorry . . .” She raises the bow—then jerks forward and slumps to the ground. Unconscious. Em stands behind her, arms outstretched. The man in dark blue spins around and flicks his wrist. The metal disc sails toward Em, but it strikes an invisible barrier and disappears.

Max and Fin step out from behind the trees and move slowly toward the man, their hands raised as though pushing something through the air. “We’ve got a shield bubble around him,” Fin says. “Give your mom the cure.”

“You stunned my mother?” Ryn shouts as he dashes to the fallen woman’s side.

“Yeah.” Em rolls her eyes as she reaches inside her jacket. “Never mind the fact that she was about to shoot you, Ryn. And it was barely a stun. We didn’t have time to gather enough power for that. She’ll be awake in a few minutes. Here, give her the cure.” Em opens the pouch in her hand and removes a small glass vial.

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