Dark Haven Found (The Children Of The Gods #49) - I.T. Lucas Page 0,2

a reply email from them.”

“I almost forgot.” Peter pulled a folded piece of paper out of his pocket. “This might help.” He handed it to William. “Eleanor and I searched Emmett’s filing cabinet, and we noticed something that looked like a ranking system. Eleanor copied it.”

“Thanks.” William put it in his shirt pocket.

“You didn’t get to the punchline yet.” Kalugal smiled at Peter. “Their supposed Dormant situation.”

Peter nodded. “According to Emmett, they either can’t or don’t know how to activate their second generation, the children born to the half-breeds and their human partners. That’s what he needed me for. He planned to take me back to his people, so I could attempt to activate their Dormants. I was his ticket back into his leader’s good graces. The email he sent was to her, telling her about me.” He looked at Kian. “I understand that she hasn’t emailed him back yet.”

“She didn’t,” William said. “The only email he got was from his office manager in Safe Haven.”

“Did he say where his people supposedly came from?” Edna asked.

Peter shook his head. “Emmett either didn’t know or didn’t want to tell me. He said that the pure-bloods kept to themselves and treated their half-human children as second-class tribe members. They didn’t share information with them. That’s pretty much all that he told me.”

“We will find out more when we interrogate him.” Kian turned to William. “Now that you have another piece of information, I want you to give deciphering the email another go. I don’t mean that as in figuring out what it says, only whether it’s an actual language and not gibberish. Before we interrogate Emmett, it would be helpful to know if we are dealing with a different kind of immortal or a madman.”

“When are you going to see him?” William asked.

“I wanted to do it later today, but I would rather wait for you to give the language another go. I’ll do it tomorrow.” Kian turned to Andrew. “I want you there. I need to know when he’s lying.”

Andrew nodded. “Of course.”

“Do you need Peter and me to come?” Eleanor asked.

“Not tomorrow, but I might need you later.” He looked at Turner. “Anything that you want to add?”

“Did you check with Arwel on how his prisoner is doing?”

“Naturally, Emmett tried to use compulsion on him and the two other Guardians. He was very disappointed to discover that they knew how to defend themselves against it.”

2

Bowen

As the door to Margaret’s hospital room opened, Bowen turned to look at the nurse, ready to deflect another attempt to send him away.

She surprised him by handing him a cup of coffee. “I thought you needed this.”

“Thanks. You are an angel.” He removed the lid and took a sip. “And this is the nectar of heaven.”

The nurse smiled. “The doctor will be here shortly. Don’t tell her that we let you stay the night.”

“Mum’s the word.”

It hadn’t been their fault. Whenever they tried to persuade him to leave, telling him that Margaret was in good hands and that there was no reason for him to be there, he’d refused, using a barely-there thrall to convince them to let him stay.

His concern for her was illogical, Bowen was well aware of that, but he just couldn’t bring himself to leave her.

Margaret needed him.

Throughout the night, whenever she’d opened her eyes, they had immediately darted in his direction, and when she had reassured herself that he was still there, a soft smile had lifted her lips and she’d fallen asleep again.

It had been priceless.

According to the doctor, the surgery on Margaret’s knee had gone well, and she could go home today. Well, not to her home, but to the cabin.

Anastasia had put her foot down and forced the issue.

He was to bring Margaret to the cabin so she could take care of her.

That should have put his mind at ease.

Margaret wasn’t returning to Safe Haven, where he’d feared there would be no one to look after her. Anastasia and Leon would take good care of her, and he could drop her off at the cabin, leaving her there with a clear conscience.

There were several problems with that, though. The lovebirds were working on deepening their bond and on Anastasia’s transition, and the last thing they needed was to play nursemaid to Margaret.

What would they do once Anastasia started transitioning? Leaving Margaret alone in the cabin was a no-go. Someone would have to come to be with her or take her back to Safe Haven, which would result