Candle Cove Percy Novels & Stories

’ Agnes said. ‘Then I go get my town back.’ *** Lucas almost staggered into Cooper’s Cove. He had lights flickering before his eyes, and his brain felt as though he’d been eating ice cream by the bucketful. His vision fogged with exhaustion. Lucas fought his way blindly towards the rocks where he knew a small blow hole lay. He knew this from his many childhood trips roaming the beaches of Dorsal Finn. The covert entrance was at the highest point of the cavern beneath, and the nearest means of access.

It turned out that he and Evelyn had been cooking up a plan to poison Rowena too. Evelyn got what was coming to her, and Rowena ended up in a psych ward. Somehow, she slipped out, tried to snatch a kid off the street, got chased down, and took a tumble into the river. When they pulled her out, she had been deceased for over a month, her body bloated beyond recognition. However, none of that mattered to me. My daughter was a sweetheart, a smart and understanding girl. Meanwhile, my career rose and got better every day. Life felt good, filled with joy and contentment.

she prompted, raising a brow. He leaned in, lips brushing the shell of her ear. “And do all the things I couldn’t do while you were drowning in textbooks.” To be continued