Chapter 750: Home

I passed us through the veil, felt Mom reach for me the moment my feet touched down in the back yard. Liam wasn't home, I could tell immediately, felt his presence pulse at the wards to the Sidhe cavern. He was safe, at least.

Our reunion would have to wait.

Syd. Mom's power hugged me, desperate before releasing me again. What happened?

Quaid and the Zornovs gave me space, Max an immobile statue watching me as I turned away, eyes locked on the park beyond our back yard, mind focused on my mother.

Long, crazy, you'll never believe it story, I sent. Is everyone okay?

Yes, of course, she sent. Frightened and shaken, but whatever happened was over so fast we didn't have time to react between feeling like our magic was gone to everything snapping back into place again.

Whoa. What felt like forever to me had been an instant to them. Probably a good thing. Though knowing time literally held its breath while I made up my damned mind gave me the willies.

Short version, I sent, we won. Th