Wilder
“Charisma stared at the place where Taurean had stood. “I wonder who told her to fetch me?”
“I don’t know.” McKenna shut the door. “But in the case of Taurean, she’s been watching the house. I tried to get her inside to have a meal, but she would have none of that. So I left food out for her. Somebody ate it.”
“It was probably her. She was very intent on reaching the kitchen.” No wonder. The kitchen was cool and quiet, redolent with the aromas of bacon, rosemary, and garlic, and in here, with th...e hum of the refrigerator and sound of water boiling on the stove, Charisma was free of the earth’s call.
Almost.
“My point exactly. She may have seen everyone arrive.” McKenna lifted the lid of a pan to stir the contents.
Charisma peered inside. Stew. She loved McKenna’s stew. “She said the Chosen Ones were expected, not that they were all here.”
McKenna lifted a hand. “I do not understand the efficiency of the underground network, but we can’t argue with its success.”MoreLess
“I don’t know.” McKenna shut the door. “But in the case of Taurean, she’s been watching the house. I tried to get her inside to have a meal, but she would have none of that. So I left food out for her. Somebody ate it.”
“It was probably her. She was very intent on reaching the kitchen.” No wonder. The kitchen was cool and quiet, redolent with the aromas of bacon, rosemary, and garlic, and in here, with th...e hum of the refrigerator and sound of water boiling on the stove, Charisma was free of the earth’s call.
Almost.
“My point exactly. She may have seen everyone arrive.” McKenna lifted the lid of a pan to stir the contents.
Charisma peered inside. Stew. She loved McKenna’s stew. “She said the Chosen Ones were expected, not that they were all here.”
McKenna lifted a hand. “I do not understand the efficiency of the underground network, but we can’t argue with its success.”MoreLess
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