Reawakened (Chronicles of Cas Book 1) by E. M. Moore Read Free Book Online

ordinary. I suppose there's a little more electricity to the air."
    "Maybe a little more electricity to the air than what you're used to, but this is Salem, and we've been operating with a sleepy ley line for years. This amount of energy is abnormal."
    "You think the ley line made Eddie act...funny?"
    I nodded. "Have you ever heard of anything like that happening?"
    Jake cursed under his breath and then walked away to the other side of my desk. I was pretty sure I picked up the word insane among the others muttered. I didn't care what he thought though. Who else to ask other than someone who was actually supernatural to see if they've ever heard of anything like it?
    The fae tapped his chin. "Not that I can recall. I could ask around..."
    This time, Jake all out laughed. "You're telling me you're going to help us find out what's wrong with the ley line?"
    "One, there is no us. I'm helping her, Miss Bad Ass Pink Streaks. Two, it's obvious you're not doing anything about it. All you're doing is sitting in the back looking at comics." The fae turned toward me. "Oh yeah. That's what the Elite was doing in the back. I spied on him."
    "Why would you help me?" I asked.
    He shrugged nonchalantly and tugged at my hair. "I like your spunk."
    "Good enough for me. Can you um...can you tell me anything about Damen?"
    With another scowl toward Jake, he asked, "The Elite's haven't tracked him down yet?"
    Jake's face turned redder than werewolf's blood.
    "Please...whatever your name is. What is your name anyway?" I asked.
    "Oh no. I'm not telling you my name. Absolutely not. We are definitely not there in our relationship."
    I had to laugh at that. When you knew a fae's name, you could call on them whenever you wanted. That meant even when they were doing something extremely important, didn't matter. If I called him, he'd have to come. They didn't give their names out freely. "Fine. Green eyes. That's what I'm going to call you. So, Green Eyes, what can you tell me about my brother?"
    "I honestly don't know. If I knew something I would tell you."
    Jake shook his head. It was obvious he didn't trust him, and I really shouldn't either. For some reason I couldn't explain, though, I did.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Eight
     
     
     
    After my morning shift at the library, Jake and I suited up for some rounds around the wharf. Seeing as how Salem was a port city, we got some interesting magical creatures that came from the Atlantic. Selkies. Mer-men with the pointiest piranha teeth I'd ever seen in my life. Even sirens with their wicked, tantalizing call.
    There was nothing better to do than pass the time with a hunt for magical beings acting crazy. This time, we'd subdue the creature before it got out of hand. Hopefully, Green Eyes would come back to give us information we didn't have.
    "Oh my god. I don't know why I didn't think of it before." I hit Jake in the arm as we walked down the wharf. "Maybe there's something in the old books about the ley line's energy making the supernatural creatures go ape shit."
    Jake looked out at the waves and shook his head. "Damen and I have been through those books a gazillion times. I don't remember anything about the ley line making the monsters go crazy, just that it gave them more powers. Maybe you don't know Eddie like you think you do."
    Maybe I didn't know Eddie like I thought I did. Because there was no Eddie anymore. He went poof.
    "There's something weird happening. It's more than just the ley line. I haven't seen any new creatures, creatures that are beckoned by the influx of power and energy. It's just that the creatures we already had are going nuts."
    Jake seemed to mull that over, but I could still tell he wasn't one-hundred percent on board with my revelation.
    "Listen, I know you think I'm going nuts, too. I know you've seen a lot more things to make you think the worst of all these beings, but the ones we have in Salem right now are pretty cool. We don't get