Page 50 of Prey It Ain't So

The royals hold a hand up, and the king reaches out to touch the bubble carefully. “I believe we have enough time if you make haste. Once it disappears, you will need to go back to speaking as we did before I touched my amulet.”

Nodding, Dolly continues for the gargoyle, “We found that a lot of historic sites across the continent and in the UK have been closed suddenly, ostensibly for repairs. However, they are all linked to Fae or vampires, which Rennie has sensed at our current institution. They have been away from the nest, he says, and we are wondering if they are helping the magicals loot specific items needed for something important. We have no ideawhat, of course.”

The queen’s eyes widen, and she looks at us with a worried expression. “You have less time than you think if they are gathering items and artifacts scattered throughout the globe, son. Many things were hidden to prevent anyone from re-opening the Veil in the future. If they locate everything they need, war is not only a foregone conclusion—it’s imminent.”

“Looks like we’ll be staying here until we figure out what and where everything is,” Aubrey says with a deep sigh. “We’ll have to contact the others with updates and hope they can keepeverything under wraps, until we come home at the beginning of the semester.”

“Why is that?” I frown as I look at my family curiously. “What is so damn important here that ties us to Ren’s clutch?”

Dolly grimaces as she answers, “We will need to use their archives to research every single bit of the history of the mythicals and the magicals, including things that have been left out of the libraries in our world, Fitz. If they open the Veil and let out everything that has been stewing in another realm for centuries without preparation—they’ll burn everything to the ground before we stop them.”

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that when Dolly Drew and fam take a vacation, it’s a precursor to Armageddon, but somehow, I still am.

Happy Summer vacay, bitches.

The End….for now!!!

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