Siren's Song: The Gray Court, Book 5 by Dana Marie Bell Page A

Victorian farmhouse the Dunne family lived in, but apparently he’d been wrong.
    Hell, he hadn’t even driven up the driveway. He’d shifted, using his raven form to fly to the farmhouse and perch on one of the peaked rooftops. He shifted back to his human form, confident no one could see him. Despite his father’s words, he wanted to be certain there were no surprises waiting for him.
    He was wrong, but not in the way he’d expected.
    He decided to answer, curious to see how the female would respond. “Raven.”
    “Really?” The window opened, and a woman with dark red hair and shining brown eyes smiled at him. “You’re Robin’s son, aren’t you?”
    He blinked, surprised. “Yes?”
    She giggled. “You don’t sound too sure.”
    He cocked his head, intrigued by the bubbly young woman. “I am.”
    “Good. I’m Ruby Dunne. Robin’s a good friend. He’s told us all about you.” She gestured for him to come in the window. “Come in. We’ve been dying to meet you.”
    “You have?” He would have thought Blackthorn would have warned the Dunnes against him.
    “Of course. We adore Robin and Michaela. They’re family.”
    Cute little Ruby was becoming more and more intriguing by the moment. “Is that so?”
    “Come meet the family.” Ruby took hold of his hand and began dragging him into the room of the room. She opened the door, and Raven saw a tall, dark-haired man with blue eyes on the other side. “Sean? You were right. He was on the roof.”
    Raven stared at the fae, certain this was the Dunne patriarch. He should have remembered a leprechaun ruled this land, damn it. “Lord Dunne.”
    Sean’s brows rose. “Raven Goodfellow.”
    Raven twitched. He really had to get used to being called that. He glanced around. “I’ve been sent by my father to speak to Jaden Blackthorn.”
    “He’s in the kitchen with his mates.” Sean grinned lazily, and Raven fought the urge to push Ruby behind him. That grin was full of challenge. “Don’t hurt my family and we’ll get along fine.”
    Ruby patted Sean’s chest, obviously startling the man. “Don’t worry, Sean. Robin wouldn’t send someone who would hurt us.”
    Intriguing. This woman trusted the same way Michaela did. “Are you mated?”
    She laughed. “Leo Dunne is my truebond.”
    Damn. He had no luck with women lately. “Then lead me to him, my dear.” But that didn’t mean he couldn’t flirt, did it?
    Ruby took his arm. “You’re going to like it here.”
    “Am I?”
    She nodded happily. “You’ll see.”
    And Ruby Dunne led him into the kitchen, and warmth he’d never before known.
    “This brochure says we can rent a boat at Del’s Boat Rentals.” Cassie flipped through the brochure, frowning as she went over the fine print. “But we’ll need to use a credit card.” She’d need to check her balance, but she thought she might have enough to cover the boat rental for a couple of days.
    “No. If we try to charter a boat a human captain will go with us, possibly even a crew. We can’t drop our Seeming if they’re there.” Oberon stared out at the ocean from their little veranda, the doors behind him open to let in the breeze.
    She could scent the saltwater, hear the waves and the call of the ocean creatures. The power tugged at her senses, had her yearning to fly beneath the waves once more.
    He continued, but she could barely hear him over the sound of the sea. “We could purchase a boat, but if we do that, we run the risk of alerting our enemies as to where we are. Either way we’d still need to use your credit card.” He glanced over at her. “I’m sure that redcap has already informed the Black Court that a siren is my companion. It probably wouldn’t be difficult for them to figure out who you are.”
    She winced at the mild accusation in his tone. “Then let’s just swim out to where we need to be.” She’d need to go a fair bit away from the shore, which was why she’d thought of the boat.
    “Easier said