Page 20 of Let Go My Gargoyle
If they thought it was an odd question, they didn’t let it show. Antoinette said, “One, which was more than enough.”
So they didn’t know about Sofia. Or at least that she was Darius’s sister.
“What happened to Darius’s mother?” Griffin asked.
“I assume you know that dragons have fated mates?” Antoinette asked.
He hadn’t realized that, but he nodded at her to continue.
“According to Trennon—that’s the previous reeve—he never mated with Darius’s mother. Darius was six when she found her fated mate and moved away to be with him.”
Where did Sofia fit into this picture? Was Trennon her father, or did she and Darius share the same mother? He had so many questions, and most he could not ask.
“Hey.”
He glanced up at the softly spoken word. Sofia stood before them, Penelope on her hip. She wore a pair of pale blue capri pants and a white-and-blue striped shirt, and her dark hair was mussed as if she maybe fell asleep during the movie.
“Hi, Sofia,” Antoinette said, waving and smiling. “And look at you, Penelope. You’ve gotten so big. Or, more likely, I haven’t seen you in forever.” She shifted her attention to Sofia. “You need to bring her over to have a playdate with Henri.”
Sofia paled, and that fear Griffin had seen earlier flashed in her eyes. He hopped up and moved to her side. “Hey. Is the movie over already?”
She nodded.
“Wait, you know each other?” Antoinette asked. “How?”
Griffin grimaced. “This is the waitress who I caused to spill those drinks last night.”
Sofia groaned. “Man, rumors spread quickly in this place.”
“Actually, I just told them,” Griffin explained. “I take it you know Antoinette and Ketu.”
She waved at the two dragons. “Yes, Antoinette and I know each other. I don’t know Ketu, though. Nice to meet you.”
She did not know the reeve’s mate? What was her connection to Antoinette then?
He must have looked confused, because Antoinette said, “Ketu lived in Detroit for the past decade. He only moved back here in January.” She frowned. “This is probably the first time we’ve seen each other since then, isn’t it?”
Sofia nodded.
Antoinette said to Griffin, “I used to bartend here until I became reeve. Although even then Sofia and I didn’t see each other all that often. I worked days, and she usually works nights and weekends. Are you on tonight?”
Sofia shook her head. “I was supposed to be, but I asked Mitch to find someone to cover for me. I, uh, I need to take care of some things.”
As far as excuses went, it was pretty lame.
“We need to go talk to the gargoyles because I’m a god,” Penelope announced.
Sofia gasped. “Penelope, baby, we aren’t supposed to tell people that.”
“Why not?” the little girl asked.
“It’s, ah…”
“She’s a god?” Antoinette asked, peering at the child. Her eyes widened and she darted a glance at Ketu. “Gods above, Ketu, is she another Daughter of Light?”
Ketu studied the little girl. “I don’t know how to tell. We’d have to ask Argyle, except he’s in Asia with Becca right now. That would be pretty cool, though, because I’m sure they could use the help destroying those warlocks.”
“You’ve met another Daughter of Light?” Griffin asked.
