\u201cMarin, wait.\u201d<\/p>\n
I glanced back toward Matt, though I didn\u2019t stop walking. \u201cWalk and talk, Matty.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the hell\u2019s gotten into you?\u201d My brother jogged a few steps to catch up, clearly trying to keep his voice low. \u201cYou didn\u2019t need to put it like that, y\u2019know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you think Pippa wanted something other than the truth?\u201d I asked him.<\/p>\n
\u201cDamned if I know, but either way, you didn\u2019t have to say it the way you did.\u201d His eyes narrowed. \u201cAnd this\u2014this!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou, charging headlong, pregnant<\/em>, toward some unknown danger,\u201d he snapped. \u201cDo you have any idea what Thom will do to me if something happens to you while he\u2019s gone?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNothing is going to happen to me,\u201d I growled.<\/p>\n \u201cFamous last words,\u201d Matt fired back.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat happened to waiting for me?\u201d Phelan called from behind us. I stopped dead in my tracks.<\/p>\n Dammit anyway. Where the hell is my head?<\/em> I turned toward Phelan, who met my gaze with a level one of his own.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is it?\u201d he asked, his voice soft, more gentle than I probably deserved.<\/p>\n \u201cNot the Greys,\u201d I said. \u201cBut maybe the Greys. There\u2019s a fog out there, but it doesn\u2019t feel right.\u201d<\/p>\n He frowned. \u201cDo we know where Leinth is? Neve?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNot sure where Neve is. Leinth was by the fire\u2014surprised you didn\u2019t see her there. She said it\u2019s not the Hecate. I\u2019m on my way to the wall to prove that to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s not there now,\u201d Phelan murmured, glancing back over his shoulder.<\/p>\n \u201cShe might have gone with Jack to keep an eye on the ravine,\u201d I said. I turned to start walking again. Matt stopped me, his hand on my arm.<\/p>\n \u201cLet us go first,\u201d he said, glancing between Phelan and I. \u201cOr at least let me go first. I\u2019ll have a look.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMatt\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLet him,\u201d Phelan said. \u201cLet him go first, le\u00e1nnan<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe won\u2019t\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWon\u2019t know what I\u2019m seeing?\u201d Matt gave me a wry smile. \u201cWeren\u2019t you insinuating the other day that I remember more of what C\u00edar\u2019s life was like than I let on?\u201d<\/p>\n That stung. Gnawing savagely on my lower lip, I glanced at my feet.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going first,\u201d Matt said. He dropped a kiss on my temple and slipped past me, headed for the wall.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope he knows what he\u2019s doing,\u201d I whispered to Phelan without looking up, fingers tightening painfully around the haft of my bow.<\/p>\n \u201cHave faith, Marin,\u201d the Taliesin said softly. \u201cHe does. He absolutely does.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cMarin, wait.\u201d I glanced back toward Matt, though I didn\u2019t stop walking. \u201cWalk and talk, Matty.\u201d \u201cWhat the hell\u2019s gotten into you?\u201d My brother jogged a few steps to catch up, clearly trying to keep his voice low. \u201cYou didn\u2019t … Continue reading