Dahlia's Shadow (Puatera Online Book 6) by Mountifield Jess & Chapman Dawn

Author:Mountifield, Jess & Chapman, Dawn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Getting into the estate wasn’t hard after Taegen put his mind to it. I literally mean that. He stood, placed his hands on the doors, a soft feint glow spread out from him, and then the main doors just opened. The grand mansion of Hanson’s estate spread outwards and upwards. The gardens were immaculate. Low-cut grass, trimmed bushes and trees of all colours, shapes and sizes. It must have been lovely to live here… till today, of course. It was visually stunning.

The walls were painted white to reflect the sun. There wasn’t a chip in sight. Two large main doors sat in the middle of the property. Ornate, and carved. But… there was a hint of technology. A light above the door screamed ‘electricity’, and then there was a blinking glass panel to the side. They almost looked too high-tech to be in this world. Was it fantasy, tech or some weird combination of both? I was interested to find out… and really wanted to get inside the main house now.

A few staff were still coming out of shock, and one walked over to Taegen, his eyes wide, cheeks tear-stained. I felt so sorry for these people.

“Why?” he asked Taegen. “What brought them here?”

Taegen didn’t speculate, but someone else came running through the gates just then, screaming for all to hear.

“Hanson’s been hiding it all along. There’s no food for the Tromoal! We’re doomed. Run, run while you can!”

The truth was, I was breathing heavier. My heart pounded in my chest. I turned to Jarvin. “Will they come back?”

He nodded. “They’re used to coming to his lands for food each season. So yeah, I would imagine they’re not far away at all. If there’s no food where they usually find it, they’ll come here first. We should leave, now.”

“I still need to find a message station or lab. Something must be here to organise all this.”

“If we can get inside, see Hanson, maybe...” Jarvin prodded Taegen.

We walked farther onto the estate property, then up to the front doors. When prompted for entry or a password, Taegen didn’t know any, so he knocked. I let him and then I tried to see if I could get in any other way. If I had to, I’d probably break in. There would be a window or something we could smash if we had to, right?

The more I thought about it, the easier that decision was for me. We’d broken into my mother’s lab, technically, we’d gone in and accessed equipment that had been her life for many years, and somehow, we’d broken it. I was sure it was all our fault. Oh God, we’d be in so much darned trouble when we got home.

I swallowed and slinked off around the side of the massive large mansion walls. There, I saw a side door slightly ajar. I backed away and shouted to the others. “Come on, we can get in here.”

Taegen wasn’t letting me go in first; he put out a hand to stop me.

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