All Chapters of Hayle Coven Novels: Chapter 561 - Chapter 570

Like most of the Sidhe realm, what seemed like an impossibly long journey from one place to the next took almost no time at all. I just considered asking Thalion how long it would take to reach the border after setting out again, heading toward the storm-of course we were-when the air itself seemed to sigh and shift, the sky dulling. A thin, wavering line of green fire appeared in the grass, separating where we stood from the continued expanse of ground. I almost asked why it hadn't looked like this before and rolled my eyes instead.More glamour. I was getting very sick of my eyes lying to me.At least the other side of the magical barrier looked more ordinary. Made me wonder if the Unseelie King was less into the fake presentation or if he'd grunge things up just to push the limits. I'd heard only bad things about the dark court. While the Seelie were tricksy and more than a little arrogant, all tales I'd heard of the Unseelie made me wince. Monsters welcome. Though, from my experi

It didn't take long for the Unseelie king and queen to assemble a large party for the ride back to the barrier between kingdoms. I was a little surprised they were so willing to step up and knew my cynicism came from dealing with Aoilainn. I promised myself if Shaylee's mother was acting like a total bitch because Ameline had somehow influenced her, I'd give her the benefit of the doubt later.I wasn't holding my breath.Oh, yes. And when I said ride? I didn't mean horses. I was quite firmly hoisted onto the back of one of the giant stone Fey, settled on his right shoulder while Gram was placed next to me with lots of space for the two of us. Quaid hitched along with the Sidhe's partner, who I supposed was an attractive troll with her lovely weeds for hair. I caught myself laughing as she handed Quaid a flower with her gigantic fingers.Someone has a crush on you.Quaid shot me a glare while Fergus settled next to him with a big grin on his face.Oh, shut up, Quaid muttered.I lo

Mom spun on the other side, eyes wide, waving at me with urgency while a crowd of Enforcers flanked her. Three familiar old faces, pinched in fury, stared at me through the wavering bubble. The board of governors had come, probably looking for Venner. Though, as far as I was concerned, he wasn't their problem anymore. If he ever was at all.Damned witch politics.Looked like it was frying pan to fire time.Bring it.I couldn't hear Mom through the barrier, probably Thalion's doing. Or the fact she didn't have Sidhe blood.Not that I did anymore either."Thank you." I turned to Thalion. "Hopefully we're not too late." Please. Please, let us not be too late.He bowed his head to me and backed away. I caught Gram hugging Fergus out of the corner of my eye and a spark of curiosity bloomed. I'd have to ask her about the little smile they shared as she let him go.Later. When Shaylee was safe and Ameline was dead.I plunged my hands into the barrier, but felt myself repelled. "I can

I resealed the entrance to the cave again before turning to watch the six Enforcers, led by leader Pender Tremere himself, bundle up the still weak and hurting Ameline in their grasp and whisk her off to prison.It wasn't until they finally disappeared, the witch girl firmly wrapped in Enforcer magic, her eyes never leaving mine with that old, cold smile on her face, that I actually let out the breath I'd been holding.So sure something would go wrong. Any second now.But I had other things to think about. Charlotte shuddered a few times, her wolf emerging in her eyes as she struggled to settle the Sidhe soul inside her. While Bronagh's spirit had gone to the weregirl willingly, it was clear the two weren't really happy with the situation.Quaid simply stared at me, in a bit of a daze, though when I reached for his hand, his magic slid over my skin, love tied to Liam's.Freaky weird.I tore open the veil and pulled them along with me, slipping through the welcoming edge of the ba

School. Wow. My dorm room felt like an alien planet. But Shenka's smiling face and an eager hug greeted me when I finally returned, so that made all the difference.She immediately began to grill me, dragging me down to sit on her bed beside her. "How's Liam?""He's completely fine," I said, tucking one leg under me. "The healers said he's made a full recovery." And from what I could tell, from what Shaylee felt, that was true. I still worried, especially now I'd decided I was going to throw caution to the wind when it came to him.When, I still hadn't settled on. I wanted to make sure he was back and life was even a little normal before trying the relationship thing.Shenka smiled and squeezed my hand. "I'm so happy for you two," she said. "You know Tippy's going to be all kinds of jealous?"Let her. "Oh well," I said. "She's got lots of prospects."Shenka laughed. "Tell me about it.""Thank you, by the way." I hugged her impulsively. Her scent always reminded me of her home in