Wylder nodded. “Let’s go find our mate.”
Chapter Two
Theo
His entire body ached as Theo opened his eyes and took a deep breath. At least he could breathe now. The weight holding him down, Garrett’s weight, was gone.
“Hello, friend Theo.” Garrett leaned down into Theo’s face with a fanged grin. “You are awake.”
Pushing himself up to his elbow was about the best he could do at the moment. “What happened?”
Garrett sat back, crossing his legs in front of him. “The pixie venom made you sick. And sleep.”
Pixie. Yeah, Theo remembered those mean little things. “Will they come back?”
Garrett shrugged. “Maybe. They get bored easily. But they do like to chase things. We would be fun to chase.”
Looking around, Theo spotted Steve sitting against a tree. Theo scowled. “You left us.”
Steve’s head snapped up. “Sorry! I couldn’t help! I couldn’t!”
Really? Theo opened his mouth to send Steve on his way. They didn’t need his help. But Garrett patted his back hard.
“It is true, friend Theo. Pixies kill dryads. Steve could not help,” Garrett told him.
Theo huffed. Fine. But he would keep his eye on Steve. The kid had lost his trust. “What are we going to do now?”
“We need help,” Garrett said. “It is late. More things will come out of the forest. I can already feel eyes watching us.”
“My mates will come.” He still had no doubt about that. Except it was concerning that his mates hadn’t found Theo yet. Peering out across the field where they had landed, Theo could tell too much time had passed.
How long had he been asleep?
How long had he even been there?
“They will come,” Garrett replied.
At least the gargoyle sounded sure. “Do we stay here?”
Garrett looked over to Steve.
Theo followed the gargoyle’s gaze. He had a really bad feeling that he was not going to like what the kid had to say. “Steve?”
“We’ve been here a long time already,” Steve said.
“Okay? And?” Theo pressed.
“The pixies aren’t the worst creatures in this area.” Steve wrapped his arms around himself. “Not even close. Your mates haven’t shown up yet. They might be in the realm already, but who knows? If I can get home, we can get the help that we need.”
More danger? Yeah, that would pretty much be Theo’s luck. And he still didn’t know who had summoned him to this realm or why. If someone had gone to all the trouble to get Theo into the fae realm, then what did they want? Theo was pretty sure he didn’t want to know the answer to that. And at least Steve was giving him a better option than just sitting there like prey.
Fae.
Theo wished he’d paid more attention to the pages of the journal that described the other realm and the danger inside them. If he had an idea what he was up against, Theo would feel a little better.
Slowly, Theo pushed himself up until he could stand.
Resting a hand on a thick trunk of a tree, Theo peered closer to the wood. Was it wood? It didn’t feel like his tree back home. His tree. It was gone.
