The Covenant of Shadows Collection by Kade Cook

Author:Kade Cook
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781775368663
Publisher: Theo Publishing
Published: 2019-05-13T06:00:00+00:00

23

EXPLODING HEADS

After receiving a very odd and unusual telephone call from Rachael, Ethan pulls on his favourite Yankee’s ball cap and heads for the Shadwell’s main house. Not yet understanding what the statement ‘new development’ actually entails, he is not sure what to expect when he gets there.

Pulling up into the crushed stone driveway, he passes the garden gate and the usual cold rush of silent warning rakes across his soul—like he had crossed through an invisible barrier. Ethan has a feeling that this was the ward that Cera had placed upon her home so many years ago to protect the child she would never know. Feeling a twinge of sadness begin to plague his heart, he hurries his trek and throws his truck into park at the edge of the stone steps that lead to Gabrian’s front door.

Rapping lightly against the wooden grains of the entry, he is met with an overly-excited crimson-haired Rachael. Not even barely getting the door open, she thrusts out her tiny hand and grabs on to the front of Ethan’s East Coast grey T-shirt, hauling him into the entry with conviction.

“You are not going to believe this,” she says, continuing to drag him by the arm across the house, and almost face-planting him into the closed French doors leading onto the patio.

“What is going on, Rachael?” Ethan twists his head away from the small pane of glass that he’s being pushed into and crosses his arms across his chest. Then with a lifted eyebrow, he focuses on the short fireball bouncing at his heels, waiting for him to explain what is going on.

“Look.” She tugs at his arm to refocus his attention on what is happening on the deck and points her finger to where Gabrian sits.

“What exactly am I supposed to be looking at?” Ethan sighs and does as he is told. He sets his sights to his young Borrower friend and colleague to find out what all the huff is about. But he doesn’t notice anything unusual other than the way she stares at her beer.

“I don’t understand the problem here, Rachael. All I see is someone sitting in the sun on a beautiful wooden deck, overlooking the harbour and enjoying a beer.” Ethan unfolds his arm and rubs his chin with a freed hand, then squints his eyes at the tiny titan beside him and chuckles. “If this is what you consider an emergency then I think I need a few issues myself.”

Rachael growls at his lack of observational skills and snarls at him. “Look...harder. Don’t you see anything that seems a little peculiar about the table in front of her?”

Ethan halts his playful banter and revisits his survey of the crime scene. There is nothing too unusual about it—except for maybe the dark patch on the decking just below the table. His eyes climb upward for the culprit of the mess. He spots a glimmer as the reflection of sunlight sparkles on the surface surrounding Gabrian’s beer—littering halfway across the table.

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