When they fall in love with a city, it is for forever and it is like forever. Toni Morrison. It was a Friday evening as Annie and Hugh were driving down to Edinburgh to take Brother Andrew up on his offer of seeing the relics of Menai. It was the first time Annie had left the Highlands in over a year so they going to make the most of it, they had plans to visit Pete and Sarah while they were there, they hadn’t even met Finn yet and it was something that Annie was really looking forward to. Camron was sat at his desk as Annie and Hugh entered the apartment building and he nodded his hello, smiling at them as he mind linked them both.  “Welcome back Mr and Mrs Crozier.” “Good to see you Camron.” answered Hugh through the mind-link. “The cleaners have serviced your apartment and the fridge is well stocked as you requested.” “Thank you.” replied Annie, retu

Running away was easy, not knowing what to do next was the hard part. Glenda Millard. The mini bus was crowded and uncomfortable with six wolves and all their luggage all crammed in the back but Duncan was just glad that they weren’t in Brother Andrew’s car, this was luxury compared to that. They drove for three hours up the A9 until they reached Inverness. Brother Andrew pulled into a service station to let everyone out to stretch their legs. “Make sure you use the bathroom here, we won’t be able to stop until we reach our own territory in the Highlands.” announced Brother Andrew to the group. “Won’t be able to?” asked Duncan. “Why?” “We will be travelling through Reiver territory, while we have special permission to pass through, we don’t have permission to stop, the Reiver’s do not appreciate rogues on their pack lands.” “Oh.” was all Duncan could find to say. He knew all packs disliked rogues, his

Life is filled with secrets. You can’t learn them all at once. Dan Brown. Over the next three weeks Annie and Hugh methodically worked their way around the room, reading and photographing. At the end of each day Annie would upload each photo and put all the documents in date order. Brother Andrew had arranged for internet connection in the vault and any other equipment they needed which speeded up the process no end. They had found quite a few family trees that were all mixed up but Annie estimated that 90% of it was there and readable. Once put together they gave an almost full picture of an ancient aristocratic French family which started with Menai’s children and ended with De Payens, the founder of the Templars. As they emerged from the vault one day Annie’s mobile rang, it was her colleague, the expert on Templar history so she pressed ‘accept’ and went outside to answer the call. “Miss Lovell, it’s Professor Ba

What seems threatening  is just the echo of the fear in my own heart. Haruki Murakami. Brother Andrew arrived at the apartment and as Hugh let him in to the lobby he saw how stressed and tired he looked. He led the monk up in the lift and they entered the apartment and through to the living room where Annie was already doing an internet search on white crosses on a black background. “I’ve just got back from the city to find out that two separate groups of people have been trying to either get into the vault or have been trying to dig beneath the altar.” he said exasperated. Annie and Hugh looked at him with alarm. “Luckily I had doubled the guard and the tour guides so there were plenty of people to stop them but I have no idea what in the name of the Goddess is going on. After the first break in I found the pin badge I told you about but I thought it could have come from anyone so I didn’t think too muc

  Not to us Goddess. not to us, but to your name give the glory. Templar motto. The fifty mounted Templar warriors were soon joined by fifty of their warrior clansmen who had arrived in wolf form. The mounted Templars were stood in a row just behind the invisible line that was the boundary between the Reiver and human land. Half the Templar warriors were lined up to the right of them and the other half to the left. The Reivers flanked them on both sides and if the idea was to intimidate the Magdalene Knights, Duncan was pretty sure the sight of them would do just that.  Each wolf waited in silence straining their ears, listening for the sound of the convoy. Fael was on edge and Burn was snorting and stamping his feet impatiently as the rain continued to steadily fall. Finally, they could hear the sound of car engines but not the gentle hum they were expecting, the engines were revving accom