Guardian Of The Grove by Bradford Bates

Author:Bradford Bates [Bates, Bradford]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Sarah

So far the trip back home hadn’t exactly gone the way I planned. My son had been arrested in a very public way, forcing me to break off negotiations with the area pack leader early. He was none too pleased by the sound of the voicemails that he left. Going back there now would be a huge risk, but one I had to take if the Ascendancy was going to succeed.

Last night had been a pleasant surprise, when Jackson’s friends had come right away to help with our new Fae problem. The bond between them had grown so strong, it was almost as if I could see it connecting them to each other. Alby had found a way to meld almost seamlessly right into what they were creating together. It was as if they were meant to be here in this moment, united against whatever was coming.

The problem with the grove concerned me greatly. Something like what was happening shouldn’t be possible. Shalana controlled the tree that tethered their grove to Faerie. Nothing should be able to enter this realm unless she opened the portal. She would only do that if she had been commanded to by the Seelie Queen, or had opened it to let someone return to Faerie. The fact that something had been able to subvert her control of the veil was disturbing. At the very least, it meant that either she or the magic controlling the veil had been corrupted.

Either way, today we would find the answers. I pretended not to notice when April slipped out of Jackson’s room. It was good that they had found each other. Something between them had grown, and it felt like the love I once had with John. I hoped Jackson knew what he was doing with Britta. A scorned lover would bring him an entirely new set of problems. A set of problems I wasn’t entirely sure he was ready to deal with.

In the next hour or so, I was going to have a house full of hungry kids. The kitchen called to me anyway as my belly rumbled at the thought of food. It took me awhile to find everything I needed to get started, but once I did, the kids slowly started coming out of their comas. There was one thing that seemed almost universal—if you wanted a teenager to get out of bed and into the kitchen, all you needed were two things: bacon and coffee. The kids dug into the food, almost faster than the pack children, and then they sat around, talking and sipping their coffee.

“All right, guys, get your gear on. Full weapons. Today you represent the Ascendancy when you speak with Shalana. Don’t let us down.”

They all made sounds of agreement and headed off to get ready. Alby stayed behind, looking nervous. “What is it, Alby?”

“I’m just not sure how my uncle is going to react.” She frowned. “Ok, that isn’t true. I know how he will react. He is going to be furious that I brought outsiders into our business.

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