Oak & Mistletoe by McCauley J.Z.N

Author:McCauley, J.Z.N. [McCauley, J.Z.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: White Moon Press
Published: 2016-10-10T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

DANNY WOKE WITH a splitting headache, and soon realized he was bound to a stone fence. He saw strange-looking men and women everywhere he looked. Then he remembered his blind chase for Síne. He needed to find her quickly, to get back to his sister. He knew Catherine would be safe with Bowen, but he also knew she would be worried sick about him. He didn’t like the way he left, but he needed Síne to lead them to Conall when they were ready to enact the curse. When he returned to his normal life, he needed her so he could keep his promise to the Gardai. But he couldn’t find her, no matter how hard he tried. He couldn’t be sure he was tracking her. Days and days with hardly any food or water and sleeping without shelter had left him shaky and unwell. The last thing he remembered was feeling relief when he suddenly spotted Síne and stalked her movements before she snuck up and clubbed him from behind.

Grimacing as he tried to shift against his binds, he bitterly regretted leaving his sister on this foolish attempt to recapture an ancient druid woman who was clearly more intelligent than he was.

Suddenly, noticing that Danny was awake, some men stopped in their tracks. They spoke in an unknown language. The conversation ended abruptly and they came over. Danny tried to brace himself. But to his surprise they freed him. Still, Danny’s hopes of escaping were quickly dashed when he realized there were too many of them for him to sneak around, even if he could struggle enough to remove himself from the men. He was too weak from hunger and illness to even try.

The men brought Danny to a clearing where what looked like an army of wild-looking men and women were gathered. They seemed to be separated into two contentious tribes. In the middle of the two groups stood three men, who were clearly unhappy with something. Danny couldn’t hope to figure it out. His two captors carried him towards the middle, and waited patiently for a break between the three men.

A swift kick from one man to another caused an uproar from all around. The perpetrator gave a barbaric growl and sneered menacingly. He turned his angry glare on Danny.

The hateful man approached them, leaving everyone behind to wait. He looked Danny over like he was a captive animal to be surveyed. The men were clearly speaking to the man about him, and so he waited, hoping to be released. He suddenly spotted Síne in the crowd. She was walking towards them, apparently called on by this evident leader. An explanation followed.

The leader stood with one arm wrapped around himself, and the other propped so he could massage his cheek with ease. Danny felt uncomfortable, being forced to watch the man disrupt the healing process of a large cut near his left eye. Suddenly the leader punched Danny in the gut, and his legs collapsed under him.

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