{"id":3935,"date":"2019-04-17T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3935"},"modified":"2019-04-16T10:40:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T14:40:50","slug":"fourteen-04-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3935","title":{"rendered":"Fourteen – 04"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This post is from Hecate’s point of view.]<\/em><\/p>\n

The weight of their gazes was heavy on her, but no gaze was as heavy as Phelan\u2019s. The shock in his eyes almost had physical weight and Hecate looked away, down at her hands. She swallowed hard, uncertain whether she should say more than she already had.<\/p>\n

Thom cleared his throat quietly. \u201cSo what does this all mean, exactly? Clearly we have another problem on our hands to deal with but that\u2019s not exactly new, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNope,\u201d Tala said, fixing a plate of food for Seamus\u2014one he\u2019d likely eat, whether he wanted to or not. \u201cSounds like it\u2019s older and deeper than any of us realized, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like this this tends to be,\u201d Marin said, shaking her head slowly. \u201cAt least it maybe solves the mystery about where to find Persephone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt does,\u201d Hecate said quietly. \u201cThat should put J.T. a little more at ease.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt should put you more at ease, too,\u201d Matt murmured. She shivered slightly.<\/p>\n

I wish it did, but it doesn\u2019t.<\/em> She closed her eyes, resting her head against his shoulder and neck.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf our theory is right, anyway,\u201d Seamus said. He took a slow sip of tea, wincing slightly as he lowered the mug. \u201cI could be wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not,\u201d Phelan murmured. \u201cYour instincts on this sort of thing are too good.\u201d He scrubbed a hand over his face. \u201cI should go find J.T. and tell him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing to tell right now,\u201d Marin said. \u201cWe only know where they are\u2014kind of\u2014but they don\u2019t seem to be coming after us yet, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will,\u201d Hecate said softly, trying to steady herself. The words were her anchor. \u201cHe\u2019s playing with fire out there, with the dirae<\/em>. I don\u2019t know how he learned their song, how to control them, but he did. There\u2019s only one reason he\u2019d be playing with that kind of power and it\u2019s to take revenge.\u201d Her gaze flicked toward Seamus for a few seconds, then over to Thom and Marin. \u201cWe know who he\u2019ll come for, we just don\u2019t know when<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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