bring them down. Just don’t go in there trying to boss them around.”
Kevin put back on his mischievous smile, “I would never dream of it.”
“Right,” I rolled my eyes. “The tome describes the ingredients and the rites that were used put the Ancients in stasis. However, to my knowledge, the counter-spell was not written down. There is no good guess as to how long it would take to create one either. That is all dependent on the knowledge of the ones who took it.”
“Over the last two weeks, I put out some feelers to some of my colleagues around the world,” my wolf still wanted to rip into Gretchen, but I needed to continue. “There have been incidents all over of certain magical objects being stolen or sold on the black market. While this in of itself is not unusual, it is the fact that most of the items could be used to try to counter a spell of this magnitude.”
Kristoff nodded, “We received similar reports from our contacts after you provide what we should look for. Do you think they have found the location of the Ancients?”
I thought for a moment, then shook my head, “No I don’t think they have, but we will know when they do. The new Priests will need the tome to raise the protective ward over where the Ancients lay. As soon as that tome is used in anyway, my Grams will know.”
“How is that?” asked Hunter.
“When a coven leader is appointed, the tome is bound to them. If anything is used from the tome, Grams will know and she will know its location.”
Hunter looked puzzled, “Excuse me, but as the North American Coven leader, I assure you that Martha is coven leader for the Meadow Coven.”
I grimaced, “I guess this is another point where I say I am sorry? They always use a decoy leader, Grams really is in charge and uses Martha as a proxy outside of the coven. This was done to protect the true leader.”
“It seems Henrietta and I have much to discuss,” Hunter sits back in his chair and seemingly gets lost in thought.
“Well, I think that is all we can do right now,” Kristoff rises from his chair. “When is a good time to meet with your Grams?”
“Uh, can I get back with you on that one?” I say nervously. “While I am sure Michael, Kevin and Hunter meeting with her wouldn’t be so bad, she may clam up with you.”
“Why?” Kristoff throws on the handsome smirk.
I sigh, “She has her reasons for not wanting me to be involved with a wolf.”
He nods and approaches where I sit. He leans down to whisper in my ear, “Everything.” With that he straightens to hold out his hand to help me stand. “Okay, please get back to us by the end of the day. Gentlemen, you know what to do in the meantime. Come Rian I will escort you to your car.”
At that statement, I see Gretchen’s face turning an unattractive shade of red as she rises from her chair. “What the hell am I supposed to do?”
Kristoff barely glances at her, “The same thing you always do, whatever Hunter says.”
Kristoff
“I don’t like her,” Rian mumbles as we entered elevator.
I chuckle, “I don’t particularly like her either, but she is the head priestess, so I have to tolerate her. By the way that was a very impressive growl you made earlier.”
“Don’t start,” she sighs.
“Oh I am only beginning. I just wish you would let me help you by telling me what kind of paranormal you are. You seem to be struggling with an inner battle.”
“You have no idea,” is her whisper. “Let’s just focus right now on getting you to see my Grams without her shooting you first.”
“She do that with all your boyfriends?” I ask as we left the elevator walking past Tiffany.
“Did you scare Tiffany?” she throws at me after we were out of her earshot.
I grinned, “Well she was rude.”
“How did you even know?”
“Tiffany told me after she found out you are my mate. She didn’t know that you were not the type of person
Kevin put back on his mischievous smile, “I would never dream of it.”
“Right,” I rolled my eyes. “The tome describes the ingredients and the rites that were used put the Ancients in stasis. However, to my knowledge, the counter-spell was not written down. There is no good guess as to how long it would take to create one either. That is all dependent on the knowledge of the ones who took it.”
“Over the last two weeks, I put out some feelers to some of my colleagues around the world,” my wolf still wanted to rip into Gretchen, but I needed to continue. “There have been incidents all over of certain magical objects being stolen or sold on the black market. While this in of itself is not unusual, it is the fact that most of the items could be used to try to counter a spell of this magnitude.”
Kristoff nodded, “We received similar reports from our contacts after you provide what we should look for. Do you think they have found the location of the Ancients?”
I thought for a moment, then shook my head, “No I don’t think they have, but we will know when they do. The new Priests will need the tome to raise the protective ward over where the Ancients lay. As soon as that tome is used in anyway, my Grams will know.”
“How is that?” asked Hunter.
“When a coven leader is appointed, the tome is bound to them. If anything is used from the tome, Grams will know and she will know its location.”
Hunter looked puzzled, “Excuse me, but as the North American Coven leader, I assure you that Martha is coven leader for the Meadow Coven.”
I grimaced, “I guess this is another point where I say I am sorry? They always use a decoy leader, Grams really is in charge and uses Martha as a proxy outside of the coven. This was done to protect the true leader.”
“It seems Henrietta and I have much to discuss,” Hunter sits back in his chair and seemingly gets lost in thought.
“Well, I think that is all we can do right now,” Kristoff rises from his chair. “When is a good time to meet with your Grams?”
“Uh, can I get back with you on that one?” I say nervously. “While I am sure Michael, Kevin and Hunter meeting with her wouldn’t be so bad, she may clam up with you.”
“Why?” Kristoff throws on the handsome smirk.
I sigh, “She has her reasons for not wanting me to be involved with a wolf.”
He nods and approaches where I sit. He leans down to whisper in my ear, “Everything.” With that he straightens to hold out his hand to help me stand. “Okay, please get back to us by the end of the day. Gentlemen, you know what to do in the meantime. Come Rian I will escort you to your car.”
At that statement, I see Gretchen’s face turning an unattractive shade of red as she rises from her chair. “What the hell am I supposed to do?”
Kristoff barely glances at her, “The same thing you always do, whatever Hunter says.”
Kristoff
“I don’t like her,” Rian mumbles as we entered elevator.
I chuckle, “I don’t particularly like her either, but she is the head priestess, so I have to tolerate her. By the way that was a very impressive growl you made earlier.”
“Don’t start,” she sighs.
“Oh I am only beginning. I just wish you would let me help you by telling me what kind of paranormal you are. You seem to be struggling with an inner battle.”
“You have no idea,” is her whisper. “Let’s just focus right now on getting you to see my Grams without her shooting you first.”
“She do that with all your boyfriends?” I ask as we left the elevator walking past Tiffany.
“Did you scare Tiffany?” she throws at me after we were out of her earshot.
I grinned, “Well she was rude.”
“How did you even know?”
“Tiffany told me after she found out you are my mate. She didn’t know that you were not the type of person
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