The Rebel Queen (Outlaw #1) - Lexi Blake Page 0,48
be the one to kill Myrddin. Dean hadn’t argued. They were already talking, Lee telling him about his newfound vampire status as the slight hint of brimstone that accompanied Eddie’s teleportation wafted through the air.
“I don’t like leaving things with Evan like that.” Dev had an arm around my shoulders.
“You’ll have time to make it up to her,” Daniel promised. “They’ll be back in a few days, and it will be good to see Trent again. Maybe go easier on Fenrir. Those two have a lot of obstacles to get through. Don’t be another one.”
“Well, they have obstacles because it will be difficult for them,” Dev argued. “At some point Fen will need to take his throne. It would be far better for all of us if he did. He can control the wolves. Well, for the most part. I don’t know that he can force them to accept Evan as his mate. Any children they have won’t be full-blooded wolves.”
“We don’t know what will happen. Our job as her parents is to give her good advice and support her.” They needed to understand that not accepting Evan’s relationship with Fen wouldn’t break them up. It would break them off from our family, and then they would be alone. “I need to get ready for Neil. He’s supposed to come by this afternoon.”
I couldn’t wait to see my old friend. It wasn’t the first time he’d aged and I hadn’t. Once he’d spent thirty years in Hell while a few days had passed here. I had to hope these years had been far happier than those.
There was a clanging sound and the ground shook slightly. I saw Lee start to run our way, Rhys at his side.
“What is that sound?” Daniel asked.
“It’s the alarm.” Lee had my elbow in his hand, starting to guide me away. “Someone is approaching the base. From the sound of it, a lot of someones. It could be an attack. I have to get you to safety.”
It looked like the war was already beginning.
Chapter Eleven
I pulled against Lee, trying to see what was going on. There were two groups moving. One was headed further into the base and the others were heavily armed and moving the opposite direction.
Guess which way my husbands were going.
“Is it Myrddin? Can he get in?” It did not escape my notice that our only way out had recently teleported to Atlanta.
“We’re heavily fortified, but I don’t know what Myrddin could do if he’s at the gates.” Lee didn’t let up and frowned my way. “We have protocols in place, Mom. Don’t make me carry you to the safe house. There’s a house deep in the mountain that has extra protections on it. Myrddin shouldn’t be able to find it, and if he gets close, you’ll be able to sneak away via a set of magical portals. There’s one that only opens from this side and leads to a cave where we keep a ship that will take you out to sea.”
It was good to know they had a plan in place, but I wasn’t sure how I felt about hiding when my husbands and sons were going to battle.
“I don’t need to go to the safe house, Rhys,” Shy insisted.
It looked like Shy was having the same problem I was. Rhys had picked her up and was striding resolutely our way.
“You do if we have an army at our gates,” Rhys replied flatly. “Until the dead you can talk to can also hold a sword or wield some battle magic, you go to the safe house.”
Shy stared up at him. “It’s not a damn army. It’s the wolves, and they’re the ones who lost pack members. My dead might not be able to physically fight, but they can give me information so you don’t hurt our allies.”
I dug my heels in. “The wolves? Neil’s pack? They’re the ones on the outside?”
Rhys stopped, too, and suddenly Shy was on her feet. “You’re sure?”
Shy nodded and pointed to her left at something…someone we couldn’t see. “Unless this wolf is lying to me, which he assures me he is not. They were attacked this morning. They need help. Every second you leave them outside the mountain is another chance for them to be found. They have a witch with them who is giving them cover, but she’s dying. She won’t be able to hold out for long.”
Lee’s hand came off my elbow and I took the opportunity to turn and run for the