I jumped up and lunged at him, swinging blindly, missing his jaw by a fraction of an inch. "Oh, a feisty one. You surprise me, Troy. I always thought you'd end up alone, or with Keaton's sister–""F*ck him up, Maeve. For the love of the Goddess–"I screamed in frustration as I charged at Hayden, th
"Tasia will destroy the stones. Once she does that, and kills both you and your mother, the Moon Goddess will have no physical tie to our world. We'll be free of her, and Lycaon's descendants can finally rule what is rightfully theirs.""Why trick Damian and Romero into saying the powers had indescr
I swallowed and lowered my gaze, shaking my head. "No. Troy would rather die than carry on without us, Tasia. I will not tell you where the stones are. I will not let you have them.""I'm sure your father will be more apt to tell me. That is, if he survives whatever battle is taking place on the sur
TroyHayden was sitting on a rock, chewing loudly as he snacked on what looked like a piece of jerky. I grimaced at the sound, shifting my weight to sit more comfortably on the cold dirt floor of the tunnel."You're welcome for the clothes," Hayden quipped, "I figured I could offer you one last kind
"We have to find Maeve and Hanna. They're likely with Tasia. Are… is everyone safe? The kids?"Robbie nodded, clapping me on the shoulder as he led me away from the grisly scene taking place between Keaton and Hayden behind us."They're fine. Safe."I took a strained breath.We hadn't gotten far in
"Oh, shit. Are you okay?""Get this motherf*cker out of his clothes," Keaton hissed, trembling as we reached down and began to undress Carl. Another scream ripped through the tunnel, followed by a rush of chilled wind. Whatever was happening in the endless darkness wasn't good, not at all. "Just l
HannaEnough was enough.Tasia was tiring; I knew that much.I was watching how she used the powers that we shared, trying to make sense of what exactly she was doing. She was moving in and out of consciousness, dipping into the dream realm, the spirit realm, to harness the powers she had there to b
"I will."She seemed pleased and gave me another tight-lipped smile as she looked at me almost as though she was trying to mesmerize my face."I won't remember this," she said, looking even more pained than before, "but I want to remember it. It seems unfair to me that I won't.""Why won't you remem
The entire family had gathered in the dining room and was chatting amiably over a very impressive spread that had been laid out by the kitchen–two prime rib roasts, a honeyed ham, and three roast ducks were the centerpieces of the table, all of which were being enjoyed liberally by everyone.George
RowanMom ran her fingers across Selene's head, admiring her fine white hair. She looked every ounce the doting grandmother instead of a ball of uncertainty, like Maeve. Maeve was pacing back and forth near the fall wall of my bedroom, her arms folded across her chest and her head bent as she tried
Kacidra joined in the conversation. "Maeve is right, Rowan. We need to know what's happening with you and Hanna, or else we'll never be able to help."Rosalie's voice was calm and supportive as she asked, "Is it Hanna that's troubling you, son? Is she doing all right?My first instinct was to tell t
Gemma and Ernest had flown down with my parents and their son George, who was just two months older than Maeve's sons.A moment later, the library door opened and more of our family members poured in, as if they were fully aware of the thoughts I'd just had and I'd summoned them. I pushed aside my n
RowanThe castle was abuzz with its usual day-to-day activities. Servants and maids passed me in the hallway carrying baskets of laundry and trays of tea. I could hear the clattering of cookware as I left my office and walked toward the grand staircase off the foyer, seeing the door to the servants'
"Who? What happens?""There's so much more out there," Mara said dreamily. "So, so much more.""Maeve!" Troy called from down the beach.I turned to look at him, and when I turned back to Mara, she had taken off. "Wait!" I called after her, but she had already made it out of earshot, her footsteps l
Best of all, Troy was happy. He was at peace and at home. But there was still much work to be done.We were spending several weeks jumping from island to island, taking stock of the wellbeing of the inhabitants, and making a list of what was needed. Most of the islands were in need of medicine, inf
Maeve–Four Months LaterSuntra was not what I was expecting. I had become accustomed to the seemingly endless white-sand beaches of Avondale, where the sand grit was so fine it felt like powdered sugar as you walked barefoot in the surf. Suntra's sand was coarse and golden and dappled with tidepool
I straightened up a bit, shifting Oliver's weight in my arms as I narrowed my eyes back at him, sizing him up. A man roughly my father's age came bounding out of their house, waving at me apologetically as he leaned to whisper harshly in the ear of the man I assumed was his father.Whatever his son