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magickal and medical persuasions. Tracy winked and headed to the
door trying somehow to put her boss s mind at ease.
That must be the favor my father was calling in Nathaniel.
Sitting next to Bo, Raven tried desperately to reach him. They
were always able to communicate without words, but this time he
wasn t responding. For the first time she feared she might lose him.
Forever.
She knew of only one way to help him and that was to find
Jade. She was the key to this whole mystery, and if Raven could
enlist her aid, then maybe he would have a fighting chance.
I ll be back as soon as I m able, meu dragoste. She leaned
over and kissed his lips. He lay there unmoving. Her heart fractured
into tiny pieces. She couldn t lose him.
Maureen, they know how to get in touch with me. I ve got to
try to find whoever did this to Bo and the others.
Maureen nodded with a sad smile. Be careful, was all she
said.
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The festivities had ended for the night. It was approaching two
a.m. Raven stood at the Three Maidens Marina dock waiting for
Caleb Gosling, an old family friend. Uncle Caleb, as she called him,
used to take her fishing when she was a little girl. So when Raven
called and asked him to borrow a boat, he simply asked, Where and
when do you want to meet?
Raven knew she could count on him.
You headed far? Caleb asked, wiping the sleep from his
denim blue eyes as he walked toward her.
He handed a set of keys to Raven. Caleb was one of the few
humans on the island whom she trusted.
No, not very far. Thanks, Uncle Caleb.
Untying the line around the cleat, he asked, You re going
alone? That detective going with you?
No, I m going alone. She hopped into the twenty-five-foot
Boston Whaler, tossing her bag onto the passenger seat.
He hurled the rope to her. I don t suppose you d tell me what
you re up to?
Raven laughed. You know me too well. No, Uncle, I wouldn t
tell, but I ll be all right. Despite her laughter, worry lines creased
around her eyes.
He let out a hopeless sigh. You remember how this all works,
missy? He winked in the moonlight.
She saluted. Aye, captain. I do.
Just leave the keys in the boathouse when you return& and be
careful. The waters should be calm tonight. But then again, even if
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they weren t, you d convince them to settle down. He turned with a
wave and walked back to his waterfront home.
Raven smiled and turned the motor on, then headed out to the
open waters.
As the boat sliced through the ocean, Raven honed in to her
newfound sister s energies. Like the depth finder that aided her in
the journey across the waters, her preternatural abilities acted as an
echolocation device. Rather than sending out a sound, Raven sent
out an energy vibration on the same frequency as her sister s.
Hannah s Vineyard was approximately four nautical miles
from the island of Mirabelle Cove, and Raven started to pick up on
Jade s energy at two miles out. It came from the southwest corner of
the smaller island. Steering the boat in that direction, she pushed the
throttle down.
The closer she got to her destination, the stronger the signal she
received. Against the night sky s landscape, Laroque s home
glowed an eerie neon green. A protective shield, no doubt,
constructed by the bokur. She cut the engine and let the vessel drift
to the docks.
Raven quickly tied the boat to the pylon, took her bag and
crouched as she made her way to the house. A light shone through
the windows of a room located on the northwest side of the house.
Steadily she slipped through the vegetation and peered through the
window.
A fire blazed in the fireplace. On the mantle were a dozen
photos. Raven could see with her preternatural sight all the pictures
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looked like Jade at various stages of her life. A cat lay sleeping next
to a wingback chair where Jade sat staring into the fire.
There was neither a sign of Laroque, nor a boat docked. Maybe
he s out, Raven thought.
Walking around toward the back of the house she tried to sense
if there were any guard dogs lurking in the shadows. There were
none. Laroque must have relied on his magick for protection.
Locked doors stood between her and Jade as she tried to slip inside
the house undetected. Continuing her search for a way in, she
noticed a stairwell leading to a cellar entrance at the rear of the
house. She tiptoed down and gave the door a nudge. It opened with
a creak.
Her eyes adjusted automatically to the dark like a feline s.
Boxes stood all around the perimeter of the room. Some were
marked Nicki s Personal Items. At the far end was a staircase.
Carefully, she placed her foot on the bottom step. She listened for
any voices coming from the upstairs, but all was silent. She
proceeded up the stairs, almost floating.
Raven pushed open the door at the top of the stairs and headed
into a kitchen area. She stealthily walked through a small mudroom
and into the kitchen. There were no lights on except for in the den.
Raven followed the sound of the crackling fire. Standing against a
china closet in what seemed to be the dining room, she reached into
her bag and took out a syringe of morphine.
She stood behind the chair where Jade relaxed, the syringe
ready to plunge into her arm. Her arm moved with such speed, it
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was a blur. Raven would have surprised her sister if it were not for
that damned cat.
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Shit! Jade screamed. The feline jumped, all four claws
extended, lunging toward Raven, hissing and spitting. With one
swift move, Raven grabbed Jade by the arm and shoved in the
needle, emptying its contents.
Jade went limp within a few moments. Raven caught her before
she fell. Raven s form shimmered somewhere between human and
Lamai. Her strength had tripled. She backtracked down the stairs
and out into the night.
Gingerly placing Jade on the floor of the boat, Raven untied the
lines and pushed off. She turned on the ignition while the boat
drifted into the open sea. Jade would be out for a few hours, which
was more than enough time to get her back to town. As Raven
hurried back, she could see in the distance another boat heading
toward Hannah s Vineyard. A Porsche Fearless.
Laroque.
Tracy& Raven said into her cell phone against the wind. She
prayed her phone reception was strong enough.
Tracy sounded as if she were talking into a tin can. Raven,
where are you?
How s Bo? she yelled above the wind.
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We ve given him the transfusion, but thus far, no change. No
results back from the tests yet, either. His temp s up a bit and he s
still unconscious plus we ve got another patient in with the same
symptoms. Another shifter one of Solaris s employees.
Raven s head began to throb. Damn. I ll be there in half an
hour.
Your father is out looking for you, Raven.
I ll see you soon. She signed off.
After mooring the boat and leaving the keys for Caleb in the [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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