Page 86 of King of Knights

“Kendrick, the stone is gone. He knew where it was.”

My hands begin to spark with electricity. After our temple was disturbed all those centuries ago, we decided to never keep our source stones together in one place. We removed them from our swords and placed them with those we trust.

Bradan has been best friends with the Lycan king for years. He chose to leave his stone with the packs. It should have been safe. The brothers and their father are the only ones who knew it was with them.

“Bradan, go to the holy land. See what you can find out,” I say as this all sets in.

“Should we alert the others?”

“I’m still thinking. I don’t want to lead anyone to them if this was a stroke of luck.”

“I feel you, but if they were able to keep Ace from shifting, we don’t know what we’re up against. This could be those hunters.”

I grunt, knowing he’s right. Bradan has already interjected himself in Taylor’s life. She spends her nights here at the clubhouse, but when she’s not sleeping or training, she does attend her classes. Bradan makes sure she’s safe while she does.

The same goes for Ardan and Billy. The problem is this should be handled by us. We don’t need the stones to fall into the wrong hands. I don’t see how we can stretch ourselves any further.

“For now, let’s find out what happened on the Sapphire grounds. Go to the holy land and see if you can find out what happened. We will move from there.”

The stones are useless without the one sword. No one will find it. And if they did, they couldn’t get to it.

Book of Paths

“Hey, I don’t have long before Reilly comes looking for me,” Lee Ann says and rolls her eyes while she enters the kitchen to join me and my other sisters.

I asked them to meet me here so we could talk. I also need to figure out what fae babies eat. Blossom should be on her way to help me.

“Okay, is it just me? What’s that all about?” Billy asks.

Lee sighs. “I get it. He has a logical reason, but it’s becoming irrational.”

“What’s the reason?” Taylor asks.

“It’s personal. I don’t know how he would feel if I shared.”

“Don’t you have that fundraiser? What’s he going to do then?”

Lee rolls her eyes. “I have no idea. He’s not trying to listen to a word I have to say about it. Ugh, he’s driving me crazy.”

Avionne begins to cry in my arms. I lift her onto my shoulder and bounce her. Blossom walks in right on time.

“I’ll take her,” she offered.

“Can you help me feed her?”

“My mom says she used to give me goat’s milk mixed with dragon fruit.”

I smile and nod. “One goat’s milk and dragon fruit bottle coming up.”

“We take it cold. Not warm like humans.”

“Got it.” I wave my hand and the bottle appears.

I give it a little chill and hand it over to Blossom. Avionne quiets right down as she begins to suck the milk down. Blossom hands her back to me and rubs my arm as she smiles down at the baby.

“I need your help,” I say as I look up.

“With what?” Billy asks.

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