Chapter 60: Another Mission
Ynda woke up lying beside Ian in bed. Her brain to a moment to catch up to the fact they
used an apartment in the packhouse. Rather than going back to their cottage. Once her heart slowed a
little, Ian finally got to the rm and turned it off. “Why do I feel like I haven’t slept yet?” She mumbled
to herself as much as to Ian.
“Because I think we’re running on about five, maybe six hours of sleep. Let’s get this show on
the road. I feel we’re in for a rough patch if he’s asking for us.” Ian climbed out of bed and hit the
bathroom for a fast shower. “I’ll head down for food. What do you want me to bring up?”
“Whatever going is fine. Thanks, I’ll be quick.” She rushed through her routine and met Ian in
the main room. “Thanks. I’m really curious about what he wants us to do.”
“We won’t know until he tells us now eat so we can head out. Sorry, but all they had were a few
lunch specials left.” They ate, knowing if the mission took ce immediately, that eating would take a
backseat for a while.
“You won’t hear mein about eating a grilled bacon/cheddar with tomatoes sandwich.
Now we’ll need to make sure everything is up-to-date with armoury. Because who knows how long this
mission will take.” Ynda sighed and bit into the crunchy sandwich.
“We’ll figure it out. Don’t worry about it.”
“Yeah.” She looked at the other half of her sandwich like it’s the saddest thing she’d ever seen.
“Okay, I can’t eat another bite without knowing what he wants. Let’s go.”
“Fine. I’ll just finish my coffee and I’ll follow you.” Ynda wrapped the leftover sandwich up
and slipped it into her jacket pocket. If she couldn’t eat it now, then probablyter. After the boom came
down on what Gregory wanted.
They left the apartment and moved through the packhouse back to the main lobby. The smells
of brewed coffee and toasted bready heavy in the air. The main door frequently opened these days,
so the lobby’s temperature was several degrees lower than the rest of the house.
“We really need to figure out something better if this goes on too long. The heating bill will be
insane for this ce.”
“Well, it’s not as if you can just whip up a building in no time. Using magic to do that would
cause questions about permits and where did ite from.”
“Hm… but it would be nice if ournd returned to us soon.”
“This is the most protected location in the world from the Fae. Think about it. Thesends have
the best chance ofing through this unscathed.”
“Yeah, but it still doesn’t invalidate my feelings. I can appreciate their presence and resent
them too.” Ynda tried to lighten the conversation by uttering this outrageous statement with a flourish
of her hair. “If I don’t, I might try to kill something.”
“Good to know. I sincerely hope I’m not the thing you want to kill.” Ian hadn’t seen her like this
before. It’s not like he’d known her for long. “You’re fine. Come on, his office door is open. Let’s get this
done and over, shall we?” Ian’s hand waved toward the door and offering to let her enter first.
“Yeah, I guess.” They entered the office to find several people working in there along with their
Alpha. “Gregory? You wanted to talk to us?”
“Good, you’re on time. Find a seat and I’ll fill you in on everything that’s going on. I need the
two of you to do something.” Gregory waved them to the sofas to sit. A pile of filesy on the coffee
table between them. Mages studied documents and papers in the corner at desks, quietly ignoring the
small group.
“That sounds intriguing and mysterious at the same time. However, it sounds like you want us
to go to Ikea for you.” Ynda leaned back on the sofa, her armid across the back of the sofa behind
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Ian’s shoulders.
“When I’m done, you’ll wish it was a trip to Ikea. No, it’s more than a mere shopping trip.”
Gregory didn’t pick up the joke, or he ignored it. That was a toss-up of which he did.
“But why us?” Aria asked from where she perched on the edge of a sofa.
“Well, it’s the makeup of your group, actually. The others should be here soon, then we’ll get
down to the brass tacks of it.”
They settled in to wait, but it didn’t take long. For the others to arrive. “So, we’re considered a
group. What does this mission hold for us?” Asked Ynda as everyone sat down.
Gregory paced at one end of the sofas as he spoke to the group. “Good, now that everyone is
here. I’ll exin what we’re doing. We’ve been studying the situation. We need you to get into the midst
of the Fae. ce a trap and get out in time. The thing is, you must ce the object in this realm and
the dream realm.”
“How are we going to do that? I have so many questions. What does it do?” Desire blurted out
in her need to know what would be their next challenge.
“It’ll cause the Fae to be trapped in this reality without ess to the Dream Realm. We
have troops that will go in and draw them out of the dream realm. Once they are within this realm, we’ll
activate the device, effectively cutting them off from the Dream Realm. Then we will go in after them
seriously. That means thedies will enter the Dream Realm while the men will work to get the device
to the correct location here. We must do this, or we won’t block their ess to the Dream Realm, and
they’ll be able to escape.”
“If it must be done, then let’s get it done. Howrge is this thing? How’s it activated?” Jaxon
said from his end of the sofa.
“It works like a bomb. It’s temporary and it won’t destroy the Dream Realm as it is. But you will
need to get out of the Dream Realm before it goes off or risks being trapped within the Dream Realm
for an unknown amount of time.”
“I gather you want us to drop the bloody device into the middle of the Fae horde?”
“It’s a hunt, but close enough. I’m afraid that’s what we need you to do. As if the device isn’t
dangerous enough. Both groups must move through enemy lines. Therefore, I’m using this group. You
are all highly trained and most likely have the best skill set for this. Dean left folders for each of you.
We’ve chosen your teams. Before you ask. We’re keeping the groups small to attract less attention
from the Fae. Timing, maps, exnations are all within the files. Please look at them and we’ll meet
your teams within the hour. Questions?”
“Why did you choose humans for this?”
“Simply put. Your friends are part Fae. They won’t immediately attract attention with their
magic. You, as a human, don’t carry magic and they’ll assume you are the servant or ve of your
friends. With their attention on our attack, find a way into their midst and out before the device goes off.
Please, we have little time left. Try to study quickly and we’ll return to this in an hour.”