Page 74 of Lunar Desires
Arsehole hadn’t put it in his diaries.
The fae Bramble took a big gulp of tea. Both his sisters patted him with reassurance.
“You got all that from identifying them?” Isaac wondered.
Aaron nodded. “Handy skill to have.”
“Very.” My brother glanced at me, then dipped his head again. “So, how do we stop our beloved fucker of an uncle? Break these stones?”
“I wouldn’t,” Aaron replied. “There’s something I’m not quite seeing. A secret like a pin poking at the surface of my skin. Refrain from breaking them for now.”
Drake stepped in to tell us about his strange encounter with a fae.
Erm, what the hell? This was a thing of nightmares, my entire epidermis breaking out in goosebumps.
I shuffled closer to him, taking his hand, terrified at the prospect of this woman being able to summon him at will.
Erin’s eyes narrowed in thought. “Aaron?”
“Blue Orchard is a place us fae rarely speak of.” He stroked his chin. “Behind the queen’s wall, a place of evil is contained. Do not think of it. Do not concern yourself with the darkness beyond.” He sniffed. “Or so it’s said.”
“Our papa told us about it once,” April chimed in.
The Brambles had a fae dad and a witch mum.
Alice nodded in agreement. “Freaked me out. Hated it when he told us creepy stories.”
Aaron looked at Drake. “Did you get any sort of read on this woman at all?”
He shook his head. “Nothing. I’ll keep trying though.”
I traced my thumb across his knuckles, wishing I could wrap him up in cotton wool, be his knight, protect him from everything.
Andbehis everything.
“Then she’s the deal maker,” Aaron said. “That version of Jonathon you saw must be the leverage part.”
God, this churned my stomach to no end.
“If there are only three active parts of him left,” Erin spoke, “then Jonathon is desperate, which will make him dangerous.” Her lips curled into a small snarl. “Can you locate him, Drake?”
Waves of anger practically rippled from Erin.
Drake searched, his fingers turning blue. “Blue Orchard. The other three are here in Coldharbour. At Ashwood Manor.”
An empty, dilapidated house in the west of Coldharbour. Smaller than Aurora Mansion, but with bigger gardens. There’d been talk over the years of leveling it and turning it into a zoo.
“He really is desperate,” Ollie contributed. “Putting all his eggs in one basket. You’d think he’d split himself up and be smarter about this.”
Good point. Hopefully Uncle Jonathon wouldn’t think of it himself, his arrogance too much of a hindrance.
Erin got to her feet. “He means to end this tonight.”
Isaac stood next. “And so do we.” His eyes locked onto me, his chest puffing up. “Ready to do this, little brother?”
Talking to me now, are you?“I am.” I stood, adrenaline kicking in. “Let’s end this.”
Isaac came over, pulling me into a hug. “I’m sorry for being a moody bitch,” he whispered. “I’m not mad at you.”
