“She was here,” Jacque spoke up, hoping to calm Lucian down. “But only for a few seconds. She dropped the fae stones and vanished before any of us could stop her.”
Lucian looked at Nissa and Disir, the two high fae. “Can you trace her?”
“I can try.” Disir walked over to the wolf. He held out his arm. And before anyone could stop them, they flashed from the room.
“How in the world did he get out of that cell?” Sally asked.
Heather sheepishly raised her hand. “I might have had something to do with it.”
“How?” Andora asked.
“Well, you see…” Heather began. “People always underestimate blind chicks. Supernaturals, in particular, I've noticed, seem to view me as weak. And for some reason, they even think my lack of sight also means I have a lack of intelligence.”
Jewel huffed. “Get to the point, Helen.”
“I stole the key to the cell from one of your guards,” Heather said. “You really should remind them that those who are underestimated are often the biggest threat.”
“Every day, I love her more.” Jen grinned.
Jacque rolled her eyes at her best friend. The more devious a person, the more the blonde approved. Jen’s mind was truly a scary place.
“Okay, the mystery of Peri’s crazy mate’s escape has been solved.” Myanin stepped forward. “We have bigger things to figure out. Like the cryptic message Peri delivered.” She knelt and stared at the fae stones. Jacque had forgotten they were there.
“Does anyone even remember what she said?” Cindy Morgan asked as Nissa walked over to where Myanin knelt. She gathered the stones and held them close, staring down at them while a deep V marred her brow.
Wadim raised his arm. He held a small pad of paper. “While the rest of you were staring with your mouths hanging open, I was doing my job.”
“We’ll give you a cookie later, history boy,” Jen told him. “Please continue to dazzle us with your competence.”
Myanin pinched the bridge of her nose. “How is it possible you all have managed to save the worldonetime, let alone on multiple occasions?”
Jacque understood the djinn’s frustration. “Believe it or not, we pull it together when it counts.”
Wadim cleared his throat and then began to read what he’d written as Peri was speaking. When he’d finished, the room was quiet. Now that Jacque was over the surprise of Peri’s visit, the pain and exhaustion returned. She gave a stifled groan and leaned back in the bed.
“That’s clear as mud,” Cindy muttered.
“Let’s start with what we know.” Jacque motioned to the stones in Nissa’s hands. “She said they go where they are needed most, which we already knew about the stones. She said they heal but also reveal. Throw out some ideas. Nissa”—Jacque’s eyes rose to hers—“do you have any insight?”
“The fae stones have many powers,” Nissa said. “More than likely, we don’t know all they’re capable of. What we do know is that they can amplify the power of other supernaturals, if the intentions of that power are used for good.”
“She said they can heal,” Zara said. “If you’re saying they magnify power, then could they magnify all the gypsy chicks' powers?” She motioned toward Jacque. “Maybe that’s the answer to healing our female alpha.”
“Team history boy is up two cookies.” Jen pointed to each of the healers. “Let’s see if you gals can catch up by working your mojo and save my girl.”
“Might I suggest adding the healer sprites as well?” Andora asked.
“There goes another cookie,” Jen gave the queen a thumbs-up.
“She doesn’t really have any cookies, does she?” Heather asked.
“No,” Jacque and Sally answered at the same time Jen said, “You’re down negative one cookie. Don’t think I will have mercy on you just because your eyeballs are broken.”
Kale growled, but Heather placed a hand on his chest and smiled. “If you did show me mercy because my eyes are broken, I’d kick your seeing ass.”
Jen made a heart with her hands and fluttered her eyelashes. “My girl crush just got deeper.”
“If you two are quite done, could we please work on saving my daughter?” Lilly asked, exasperation filling her voice.
