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Delilah’s eyes greide "Shit You’re serious, aren’t you?"
"Hell, yes Menolly ht be Ivana’s special buddy, but we need to talk to her today" I punched in Ivana’s nuotten it fronut ars…and then on the sixth, she picked up
"What do you want, Witch Girl?"
"How’d you knoas me?" I wasn’t surprised she knew Given that it was Ivana, anything was possible Especially things I really didn’t want to think about
"How do you think? I have Caller ID, Witch Nohat do you want?" Ivana sounded pissed, but I had the feeling it wasn’t at me No, she sounded preoccupied and pissed
"Ivana, I have a question If youwith the Elder Fae, never, ever use the word favor or you’ll forever be in their debt "I’ to ask you a question Answer if you like"
"Not so di for you to slip But you remember your lessons, correct? Well, then, ask your question The arden stands in ruins"
To h the line What the fuck was I supposed to say to her now? There, there, I’ot trampled? Or whatever the hell had happened to it And by the hat had happened to it?
"Ivana, were you out in the graveyards gathering spirits last night and this ?" I kneasn’t the appropriate way to phrase it--there was a whole song-and-dance the Elder Fae went through, but right noe just needed infor
A long silence, then…"Witch, you are rudeness incarnate But since I like your sister--the Dead Girl--I will answer you No, I was not out ru off sohosts"
I stared at hosts was…"
"Gutted Sucked dry Gone, just like the days when bright meat was easy to coifts they offered us to keep our tricks and taunts at bay" She sighed, as if an era of beauty had passed by
"Give it a break You knohat Menolly told you--no bright meat! No babies!" I wasn’t squea and neither was I There were plenty of creatures who relished young flesh, with a side of steak sauce Trying to wipe away the e that conjured up, I continued before she could protest "Ivana, I want to coure out what’s stealing the spirits around Seattle--and why"
Delilah motioned to me frantically No! she mouthed, but I turned away and pretended not to see her
Ivana hesitated, then cackled "It has been a long day since I had a visitor, but yes, child Co an army Only four others h ould be the et to your ho on the other side I’ll configure it And from there, ill travel to et to irls, you are from the other side You are not ancient Fae At the end of one of your hours,up I put my phone away and looked up
It was obvious Delilah had overheard the conversation
She erupted like Vesuvius on steroids "Are you fucking insane? She’ll lead us into a trap and eat us Or worse" Shuddering, she held herself, rocking back and forth "I’m not that squeamish anymore, but she’s a total freak and she scares the hell out of ree with Delilah Not a good plan Really, just…not I’ood excuse not to join you" He pointed to his leg "Foot Hurts Can’t walk far Really"
"Right, and I’ve got some swampland to sell you" I flashed him a snarky look "Fine, I’ll let you out of this one But we’re going She’s expecting us I’ll put in a call to Morio, Smoky, and Shade They’re most likely to be able to help us corral her if we have to Meanwhile, Delilah, why don’t you run down to the cafeteria and grab us so her head, my sister marched out of the rooht, and that this wasn’t the biggest mistake of my day And I really didn’t want to listen to a bunch of I-told-you-sos
As I punched the End Call button,S his displeasure come the next available chance Over the on had a fetish for spanking He never took it into painful territory, but he liked playing the big bad dragon, and whenever I really crossed the line, he gavewith orgas to see Ivana had its pluses
Once we arrived at Tangleroot Park, we sat on a bench near where a rogue portal had opened up so the Great Divide, the Elder Fae Lords had ripped the worlds apart For thousands of years, the division had been sealed by the spirit seals But the separation was unnatural Now, as the spirit seals ain, the fabric of space and tiue portals, unable to be controlled, were appearing They were unstable and could lead to disaster
Aeval had atteue portal, but it refused any attempts, and each time it activated, we never knehere the destination would be Finally, we’d stationed several Earthside Fae to watch over it, and Aeval cast an illusion spell to keep the FBHs fro it
"I can’t believe it’s not even eleven AM and we’re going to portal-hop over to Ivana’s for tea and a stroll through her ghost garden Daot off easy"
Smoky leaned down on ht This is truly one of the most reckless ideas you’ve ever had And later on, I’ll show you just how reckless" His hair tickleda sensuous line down it I shivered and he laughed, low and throaty
Just then, the portal shifted I stepped in front of it, and Smoky, Morio, and Shade stood besideher eyes, joined us