บททั้งหมดของ The Clandestine Saga: บทที่ 401 - บทที่ 410

The lights were bright, and since Vampires didn’t generally care for illumination anyway, Bonnie resumed her position, hiding her head in Cassidy’s shoulder. Cadence assumed she felt most comfortable that way anyway. The remaining female Guardian opened the door and Cadence walked in, followed by Cassidy. The rest of the women stayed in the vehicle.Cadence had no idea where she was going, so she was thankful when Aaron began to guide her without even having to be asked. He told her how to get to the intake center from there and to ask for Faye once she reached it. Cadence also didn’t think it was likely a coincidence that all of the other Guardians they encountered along the way were women.Eventually, they came to a set of double doors that had “Intake” written on the glass in the same sort of black bold letters one might expect to see at a doctor’s office. The butterflies in Cadence’s stomach, the kind she always felt when V

The ladies walked into the conference room silently and in a somber mood, all of them exhausted except for maybe Hannah, the only Guardian of the bunch. The scent of coffee infiltrated Cadence’s lungs immediately—not the burned variety she’d noted in Mina’s RV when she’d stepped in to help Cass—but the kind that promised revitalization. It was a shame she hated the stuff. Still, she noticed a lidded disposable cup sitting in front of her chair and assumed she looked as weary as she felt. She made her way over, managing a smile at the gentlemen assembled around the long connected rows of tables shaped like a large rectangle with an opening in the middle, and took her spot, waiting for the rest of her crew to find a place to collapse.Aaron reached over and squeezed her shoulder as he began to address the team, his way of greeting her without making everyone else feel uncomfortable, and she touched his hand lightly before he moved away. She w

Once again, Cassidy’s voice drew their attention, though she’d been yelling for at least ten seconds before everyone heard her. “Listen! LISTEN!” Once the rest of them were quiet and looking at her, she said, “I know who came through the portal. I know where they are. I just… just have to… remember.”Over the sound of Shane’s guffaw, Elliott asked, “Cass, what do you mean?” and rested his hand on her shoulder.“I mean—I saw them. I saw both of them. There are two. Mina said she also saw it. You all heard, didn’t you?” She glanced around briefly, her face fraught with worry. “She also said I already know everything. I just have to find it. So… let me figure it out.”“And how long will that take?” Shane asked. “How will we even know we can trust you?”“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Cadence asked, sudde

The moon was waning, and while Asteria preferred it full as it had been on the night she’d come back, as long as it’s twisted light rained down, tugging and pulling and wreaking havoc on those who came out long after the sun was set, she was pleased to be alive—or as close to it as she had been in a thousand years.The fortress was nearly complete. It was amazing what could be accomplished in a few weeks’ time if one put the right minions in place. They’d come from near and far, across the oceans, from the deserts like the one where she’d first appeared from the highest snow covered peaks, and they would keep coming, those she beckoned anyway. The others had their calling cards as well, and once everything was in place, she would unleash her banshees in waves across the earth, sure to cause utter chaos wherever they tread.“What are you thinking about, love?” Perses asked, reaching across the bed and gently stroking her p

Cadence was proud of herself. Even though the hunt the night before had completely exhausted her, she still managed to make it into the gym by 10:00, only an hour later than usual. She was surprised how deserted it looked, however, but when she walked into the room that housed her favorite treadmill, she had to do a double take. “Christian? What are you doing here?” she asked, clipping her water bottle into the holder and tossing her towel across the frame as she fastened herself to the dead man and started up.“Well, I usually run in the middle of the night, while you’re fast asleep, but since we were up most of the night trying to figure out what the hell is going on, this is the first chance I’ve gotten.” He was on the machine two away from her, and a quick glance at his screen let her know that he had only been here about fifteen minutes.While she wasn’t particularly fond of him, it was nice to have someone to chat with th