Wynter Reign by Emmy R Bennett

Author:Emmy R Bennett [Bennett, Emmy R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781950501021
Publisher: Emmy R. Bennett
Published: 2020-04-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Cory Storm

The Past:

Hall of History inside Storm River Manor

“What is it that you’re thinking?” I ask my mother, Blair, as the Iron Door of Secrets closes.

She points to the opposite entrance leading into the library. “We can see out, but they cannot see in.”

“I know. What are you getting at?”

“We need to try picking off a Storm one by one, sending them through this gate, until they are all safely through,” Blair says.

“She will catch on.”

“Yes, but we have to try.”

“Okay, I can hide out in this hall closet.”

“She’s got the compound on high alert. I didn’t want to alarm the others, but I’m not sure what to do. She has her suspicions.”

“Isalora warned us that the smell of an Iknes Shaw can be sensed miles away,” I say. “Do you think that’s what tipped her off?”

“Possibly. To be honest, I sensed Zak, myself. Nora has been around for a long time and her sent has become familiar unlike her brother.”

“What do you propose?”

“I’m hoping we can spy on the library a bit, to see if a Storm might cross our path. Moyer doesn’t know you’re here, but I’m not going to sugar coat this. She already has all the children compelled, not just for the dining room meal, but throughout the entire day.”

“What are you saying?” I demand. “That she has these orphans doing her bidding, like a Shadow Walker?”

“Something like that, yes. There's no longer a single innocent child left in this manor compound, except the ones caged below. The human children are gone, and all that is left are the supernatural ones, and she’s managed to turn them wicked. She’s either turned the children into little monsters of her creation or sold them to other covens or clans. The ones that were left sit in the cells below waiting to be devoured for essence, so she can keep her youthful appearance.”

“What do you suggest we do? Kidnap as many Storms as possible tonight?” I feel a sense of panic.

“Precisely.” She grins. “I’ll give an excuse, luring them here.”

“How will I know when you have reached them all and communicated to them the plan?”

“Nobody knows that the protection shield was broken from Wynter and think this gate is still locked. I didn’t want that knowledge to get into the wrong hands, so I never told Chad or Derek. You go back in there,” she says, pointing to the Iron Door of Secrets, “and tell them the plan.”

“What about Cole?”

“I haven’t seen him for days. Nora, either, for that matter.”

“How do you expect us to get past the sabretail prowlers?” I try to think of an alternative option.

“You let me handle that. I’m the one in charge of releasing them every morning and bringing them in, in the evening. We must strike at night to get to Red, as well as finding Cole and Nora.”

“And Chad, Derek, what about them?”

“I’ll bring them here. Meet me at the tunnel entrance under the bridge tomorrow.”

“How will I know? I mean,

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