Spiro. Shaking his head, Spiro returned his attention to Audric .
Ramiro walked into the foyer flanked by two more vampire guards. “I got here as soon as I could.”
“You’ve been at court?” Neo asked.
“Yes. King Kildare summoned me. An entire coven in Scotland has been decapitated while they slept.”
“Fuck!” Neo spat, running his fingers through his hair. “What the hell is going on?”
Spiro ignored his brother and turned to Audric . “Get me to Haig.”
Audric closed his eyes and concentrated on giving Spiro the exact location of the hotel room. After a brief feeling of pressure, he opened his eyes to find himself in the room with Spiro but no Haig. Pulling the phone from his pocket, Audric called Kern.
“We’re almost there,” Kern answered.
“I have Spiro here.”
“Tell him to pull over, and I’ll go to him,” Spiro interjected.
“I heard him. Flick, pull over,” Kern ordered. “Okay. We’re stopped along
Seamus Quirke Road
right before you get to the Browne Roundabout.”
Audric delivered the location to Spiro. “We’ll be right there.” He hung up and pulled the comforter over his head once more. “Let’s go.”
* * * *
Spiro stepped out of his private lab and beckoned for Kern and Audric . “I think he’ll be okay. Right now he’s still in and out of consciousness, but I managed to rid his body of the poison the ward infused.”
Neo stepped up to stand beside Kern. “How was a ward able to do so much damage? Usually they’re used to block entrance, but not harm.”
Kern was caught between a need to be with his mate and the desire to figure out what was going on with his old pack. He felt Spiro’s hand on his shoulder. A simple touch and Kern’s anxiety level dropped immediately.
“ Audric should go in and sit with Haig. I need to speak with you.”
The touch of worry evident in Spiro’s pale eyes told Kern more than words could. Kern looked down at Audric who was pressed against his side. “Will you go sit with Haig?”
Audric pulled Kern’s head down for a kiss. “Find out who did this,” he instructed before walking away.
Their small group had already determined fae were helping the were pack, but who and why remained mysteries. Kern watched Audric until he disappeared into the lab before turning to Spiro. “What’s really going on here?”
Spiro’s gaze roamed the group. “As you all know by now, this was no ordinary ward. I’ve only heard tales of two beings with that kind of power, and only one of them was ever found after the decimation of the dragons.”
“ Morwyn ,” Neo ground out, his hands fisted at his sides. “But how is that possible? With the collapse of the dragon species, Morwyn was banished to Tartarus .”
“I don’t know.”
“Who’s Morwyn ?” Kern asked, confused by talk of a species he didn’t even know had existed.
“ Morwyn and his brother, Nialo , were conjoined twins born to Gaia. Cronus , their father, who is also the father of Zeus, took one look at them and cast them from The Realm. They managed to survive with help from the fae and were infused with magic through the love the fae had for Nialo . According to legend, Morwyn grew jealous of the way people responded to his brother. One night while Nialo lay sleeping, Morwyn took his sword and severed their bodily connection. The results of the separation weren’t what Morwyn had expected. He was left with no heart. Gaia stepped in to help protect Nialo from the wrath of Morwyn who had become obsessed with reclaiming the heart he believed belonged to him. Gaia gave Nialo the ability to breathe fire and thick scales to protect himself. The gift of flight came from the fae who were determined to do everything they could to see that good triumphed over evil. Nialo became an entirely new species…dragons.”
Spiro stopped talking and suddenly a glass of water appeared in his hand. He drained the contents and the glass disappeared. “The fae who chose
Ramiro walked into the foyer flanked by two more vampire guards. “I got here as soon as I could.”
“You’ve been at court?” Neo asked.
“Yes. King Kildare summoned me. An entire coven in Scotland has been decapitated while they slept.”
“Fuck!” Neo spat, running his fingers through his hair. “What the hell is going on?”
Spiro ignored his brother and turned to Audric . “Get me to Haig.”
Audric closed his eyes and concentrated on giving Spiro the exact location of the hotel room. After a brief feeling of pressure, he opened his eyes to find himself in the room with Spiro but no Haig. Pulling the phone from his pocket, Audric called Kern.
“We’re almost there,” Kern answered.
“I have Spiro here.”
“Tell him to pull over, and I’ll go to him,” Spiro interjected.
“I heard him. Flick, pull over,” Kern ordered. “Okay. We’re stopped along
Seamus Quirke Road
right before you get to the Browne Roundabout.”
Audric delivered the location to Spiro. “We’ll be right there.” He hung up and pulled the comforter over his head once more. “Let’s go.”
* * * *
Spiro stepped out of his private lab and beckoned for Kern and Audric . “I think he’ll be okay. Right now he’s still in and out of consciousness, but I managed to rid his body of the poison the ward infused.”
Neo stepped up to stand beside Kern. “How was a ward able to do so much damage? Usually they’re used to block entrance, but not harm.”
Kern was caught between a need to be with his mate and the desire to figure out what was going on with his old pack. He felt Spiro’s hand on his shoulder. A simple touch and Kern’s anxiety level dropped immediately.
“ Audric should go in and sit with Haig. I need to speak with you.”
The touch of worry evident in Spiro’s pale eyes told Kern more than words could. Kern looked down at Audric who was pressed against his side. “Will you go sit with Haig?”
Audric pulled Kern’s head down for a kiss. “Find out who did this,” he instructed before walking away.
Their small group had already determined fae were helping the were pack, but who and why remained mysteries. Kern watched Audric until he disappeared into the lab before turning to Spiro. “What’s really going on here?”
Spiro’s gaze roamed the group. “As you all know by now, this was no ordinary ward. I’ve only heard tales of two beings with that kind of power, and only one of them was ever found after the decimation of the dragons.”
“ Morwyn ,” Neo ground out, his hands fisted at his sides. “But how is that possible? With the collapse of the dragon species, Morwyn was banished to Tartarus .”
“I don’t know.”
“Who’s Morwyn ?” Kern asked, confused by talk of a species he didn’t even know had existed.
“ Morwyn and his brother, Nialo , were conjoined twins born to Gaia. Cronus , their father, who is also the father of Zeus, took one look at them and cast them from The Realm. They managed to survive with help from the fae and were infused with magic through the love the fae had for Nialo . According to legend, Morwyn grew jealous of the way people responded to his brother. One night while Nialo lay sleeping, Morwyn took his sword and severed their bodily connection. The results of the separation weren’t what Morwyn had expected. He was left with no heart. Gaia stepped in to help protect Nialo from the wrath of Morwyn who had become obsessed with reclaiming the heart he believed belonged to him. Gaia gave Nialo the ability to breathe fire and thick scales to protect himself. The gift of flight came from the fae who were determined to do everything they could to see that good triumphed over evil. Nialo became an entirely new species…dragons.”
Spiro stopped talking and suddenly a glass of water appeared in his hand. He drained the contents and the glass disappeared. “The fae who chose
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