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"More like a bloody fool," Stacey said, pressing her lips into a pout "I try to care for you, my lamb, but you si with the strain of standing "I want to lie down and go to sleep so bad right now, it’s not even funny Butto die if I don’tAnd I don’t plan on taking chances" I took a step and alritted ainstabout Harry Shelton?" Meghan asked, her eyes going hard

"Yeah He’s kind of a jerk, but besides my mom and you, he’s the only sorcerer I know"

"And how do you know hi us in for a bounty Then he ended up helping ue vampires who kidnapped hi her brain around would help her understand the situation Even I had issues figuring out how in the world han went into the kitchen and returned with a cup "Drink this," she said

I gave it a suspicious look and sniffed It stank like sewage "You better not be puttingyou and kiss you until you barf"

Her eyes ide as she leapt back from me, her wand held defensively She took a breath to calm herself "It’s only a painkiller"

"Woive you spawn cooties, I prohan narrowed her eyes at both of them "Don’t mockfro on the bloody scrap of paper What did it mean?"

"I don’t know My mom…" She took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a second "She was giving it to Alice The information on the paper hy your mother came by that day She seemed to think it was very important"

"What did it say?" Stacey asked

"It was like the last three letters of a word and ended in ’ance’ with the nuht of burning tingles in han said

I tried to shrug and failedelse Heck, han, I want to thank you for helping Stacey Thanks for everything" I held out a treit "You’re welco in a rush "But there’s so you should know about Shelton"

"You know hier "My seeker discovered Shelton also worked with the spaho devoured my father’s soul"

Chapter 13

"What?" I would have fallen over if not for the steady grips on both my arms "What else do you know about him? Is he a con artist?" My dad was alone with hi hi us for fools? A wave of fear overcah to link him not only to my father’s murderer, but to other bad elements in the Overworld com an eyebrow "How interesting"

"’Interesting’ isn’t the word I’d use," Ryland said

"I don’t kno deep the connection goes," Meghan said "But be careful"

I groaned I wasn’t sure if I should rush back to Dad or go on to meet Smith I tried to reach for le frorips on et ht pocket?" I asked Stacey

A rin spread on her face

"Come on, this is serious," I said She seemed abashed which surprised me since I didn’t think she ever felt asha

She withdrew ot his voice to talk with Shelton For all I knew he could lie to me about whatever I asked

Dad answered "Justin?" Static crackled in the earpiece

"Hey, Dad, how are things going?"

"Can’t hear you well Bad reception" Or at least that’s what I think he said as the connection faded in and out

I repeatedspell Going…and feed," I heard through the static

I al to ain "…careful, son"

"I will" I hung up and Stacey tucked s okay?" Ryland asked

I nodded "Well as they can be, all things considered"

My lihan’s painkiller, I hoped, as opposed to worse alternatives I took a tentative step and wasn’t han handed Ryland car keys<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>