Now or Never by Michele Bardsley

Author:Michele Bardsley [Bardsley, Michele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781101577028
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2011-12-31T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

At the noon meeting that took place at Ember’s tea shop, it was decided that Taylor would bring Banton’s gun to Dallas as well as do the research on its history. Gray needed to stick around for his mother’s impending arrival the next morning.

“I think Norie should go with you,” said Gray. “I think she’s the link to why the protections on the town are failing.”

Taylor glared at his friend. “What is that supposed to mean?”

“She was at the nemeton and the house.” Gray shook his head. “Ember and I did a quick check around the perimeter. The spells weren’t broken.”

Ember nodded. “Whatever came through was allowed inside Nevermore.”

Norie pointed to herself and shook her head fiercely. Taylor took her hand under the table and lightly squeezed. She sent him a grateful look.

“She’s not a resident,” Taylor pointed out, “so she can’t be used as an entry point.”

“Now, now,” said Ember soothingly. “Dis isn’t about hurtin’ her, Taylor. We just tryin’ to find the source.”

After a while, it was determined that Norie would go to Dallas with Taylor. Gray had theorized that removing her presence from Nevermore might confuse the Ravens who might be honing in on her, but doing so might also give Gray and Ember a chance to seal whatever portals had been opened and to reinforce protections. As an additional insurance, Ember put more protections on them, and Gray had handed over some kind of woo-woo crystal that would summon the Guardian if needed. Taylor felt all tingly from the magical “overcoat,” as Ember had called it.

No one had anything new to offer about the situation regarding Norie. The debate about the nemeton, the Ravens’ intentions, and Norie’s role were hashed and rehashed until theories reached the ridiculous.

“My mother might be able to give us better insight,” Gray said. “And I’ll run it past Grit, too.”

Grit was Gray’s grandfather. He was actually deceased, but he had authorized his soul to be imprinted on a book. Along with his pal Dutch, another soul-imprinted book the old man had befriended in the Great Library, Grit resided in the Calhouns’ private library. And he was still an ornery ol’ cuss.

When the meeting adjourned, Taylor pulled Norie aside. “You okay with going to Dallas with me?”

Norie nodded, and he could see the wariness in her eyes. He didn’t blame her for wanting to find some kind of safety. Still, he wasn’t exactly comfortable leaving the town behind while it endured yet another crisis, and this one appeared to be even worse than what they’d gone through in March. But if Norie’s presence really was the cause of the Ravens’ being able to get through Nevermore’s borders, then it was probably best that they get her out of town, at least until Gray could determine for sure what was allowing demonic ghosts and evil wizards into town. Still, it irked him to admit there wasn’t a whole helluva a lot he could contribute. What needed to be done in Nevermore required magic.

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