The house was huge, dark and foreboding. It was a stone mansion surrounded by trees, the high walls and multiple floors gave it the appearance of an abandoned castle. Except that it wasn’t abandoned as lights were streaming out of the windows on almost every floor. Something about it indicated the presence of ancient powers, too strong for her to contain. Every fiber in her being warned her not to go in but her curiosity overcame her and before she knew it she was stepping out of the car.She didn’t wait for the men before starting for the house.“Wait…”“This is where you wanted to bring me, right? Don’t try to stop me now.”They weren’t exactly trying to stop her, rather they were worried about the clash of powers. They went with her on the stone walkway flanked by evergreen trees on both sides. A wide field held a gazebo and another bigger structure that looked like an orangery.Maggie raised her brows amused. “This house must be old.”The men didn’t respond.“How old is it?”They

“I just asked the girl behind the counter and she said she didn’t see anyone matching their description,” Jayden said coming out of the gas station store. It was late hours and the girl working the midnight shift had been asleep since no one came around but she was alert enough to answer his questions about a brown-haired woman and a ginger head.“Then where could they have gone?” Lance asked with his hands on his waist as he looked around. There was no trace or a scent of both women even after hours of searching. Only a few people were lolling about on the streets but they didn’t want to take chances turning into wolves to sniff Cathy and Ginny out. Even the most drunken teenager would be taken seriously if he claimed to have seen a 6’5 wolf prowling and sniffing the streets.Noah was standing behind the car with his hands buried deep in his pockets and his brows furrowed in concentration. “Did we miss something?” he wondered aloud.“What?” Jayden asked coming to join him.“We are mi

“Is that my father?!” Maggie snapped as she shot to her feet, the chains around her ankles rattled silently but the weight on them was still as heavy as ever and she almost stumbled. “What is my father doing here?” She asked unable to believe it. They were most likely in some era BC or a few years AC there was no way her father would be alive for decades and no one would have said something!Jackson’s hand came on her shoulder and he pushed her down hard on the stone seat, anger and impatience evident in his eyes. “Stay down! We are using a lot of our powers to maintain a shield in this era.”“We can’t be seen here and we must not do anything to upset the flow of powers!” Olivia said from her other side.“Take it easy on her. This is all new to her.” Percy leaned forward and his eyes were gentle, imploring her to understand. “Look closer Margaret, is that your father?”Still in a state of shock Maggie blinked and did as he asked and with startling realization noted that that was not h

The dark clouds that had accompanied the sandstorm dispersed to show her face and lovely figure. Maggie dropped her fingers from her face shocked at the beauty of the woman. Or girl. Because she was so young and fresh-faced, looking no older than Ginny. It was the taller of the two girls that had been in the painting on the ceiling of the Council room in STRUKUS. Her red hair fell in a straight curtain around a beautiful face. Her eyes were flashing red but even the anger in them could not hide their beauty. Her red mouth was set into a grim line. The girl’s red hair almost blended with the red dress that clung tightly to her willowy figure.Though Maggie was in awe of her beauty and obvious powers she couldn’t believe that this young girl had so much power over the slaves who were so large in frame that if they wanted to they could easily crush her to death. In her hand, the girl held a dagger. It was an ancient silver dagger and the look in her eyes spoke volumes about how she wante

It was almost dawn when Noah brought the car to a stop at the end of 34th Avenue and 3rd Street. He shifted his gaze to the street lined with houses most of which were empty. He knew this was where Cathy and Ginny were.“How do you know we are in the right place?"“Because I know him too well, he won’t take them anywhere else.”“I don’t know if I can trust this guy,” Asher leaned in to whisper to Lance who sat beside him in the car.Lance nodded before realizing it was Asher who has spoken to him and he turned his head to the other man. “I don’t trust you!”Asher frowned. “I don’t trust you either.”“Rather than catch up on the lack of mistrust in this dysfunctional group, why don’t we test if my theory is correct?” Noah asked as he glared at both men through the rearview mirror.Jayden was laughing at Asher and Lance. He was sitting in the passenger seat beside Noah and now he leaned forward and peered out through the windshield into the street. There was no sign of life and though a