Redemption: Alchemy Series Book #4 by Donna Augustine Read Free Book Online

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    As I settled f arther into my shadowed corner, I waited as the few people watching me slowly forgot my presence and went back to their idle chatting and dining.
    I scanned the entire room, taking in as much detail as I could. The very first thing that struck me was that we lived together and struggled as one, but were more divided than ever.
    Fae sat with Fae, humans with humans , and Keepers with Keepers. Changed , whose numbers were growing almost daily now, sat in their own spot. The wolves...well, nothing new there. No one ever really mingled with them. They were the big smelly bullies on the playground who the other kids avoided.
    I waited, hoping the divide wasn't as bad as it appeared. I watched, looking for any interaction, but nothing. What kind of life would we build if we couldn't even speak with each other? Would we have anything left to rebuild if we couldn't get along, or would we be picked off by the senator, one weak link at a time? Or maybe we'd start picking each other off. I couldn't place blame when I was no better, guilty myself of wanting to shed some blood.
    Once again, I wondered at the person I'd become. I was as bloodthirsty as the wolves these days, with maybe even more suppressed rage. Keeping our numbers healthy was the only thing that kept me from exacting my own revenge. That and the fact I didn't have the names of my mother's murderers.
    Losing my appetite, I stepped out of the shadows and handed my plate to a changed passing by, who willingly took it and thanked me. You didn't leave uneaten food on your plate, and offering a share of your meal was actually considered a gift. I waved off the thanks and left. 
    I took the stairs two at a time as I headed up to the conference room where we were having our meeting. I paused at Dodd's floor ; I desperately wanted to see Sabrina but I wouldn't push. She hadn't left Dodd's rooms since the night we'd gotten back and word had it that even Colleen and Dark, who were in the same suite, didn't see her.
    I'd feel out Dodd tomorrow on whether Sabrina was up to visitors yet. I got it, she ’d been through an ordeal; but at some point, regardless of what happened, she'd have to join the living again.
    I walked out onto the stone floor where the conference room was located. Like almost everything else in this place, it had morphed into some sort of medieval strong hold. I pushed the solid wood of the door open and the full volume of the room hit me as everyone bickered amongst themselves.
    Kaz was already there. I guess he decided not to push me any further by coming late, or worse, pulling a no show. Vitor leaned against a wall and was looking better than he had in months, probably due to his sister being here, one of the many refugees who had survived. Burrom was half sitting on the side table and looking, God forgive me for saying this, pretty damn hot. The idea made my skin crawl a bit. I never thought I'd ever view Burrom as attractive. It just felt wrong. Adam was there as the humans’ main spokesperson. And Colleen. A little tingle of pride made me smile that Colleen was there as the changed representative.
    And then there was me, currently in charge of this chaotic and quite often disobedient group. I stepped over to the head of the table and leaned a hip on it. When I'd first stepped into Cormac's shoes, everyone assumed I'd try to copycat him - cold, aloof, all business and badass. I'd kept the badass part, but that was all.
    Where Cormac had been cold, aloof and all business, I was casual, and nonchalant...until you crossed me. That's where my temper took over and kicked into the badass. Occasionally, that same temper blocked out the logical thought process and I went from badass straight to dumbass. So far, I'd been able to keep those occurrences to a limited amount and the dumbass part of my persona was still, for the most part, flying under the radar.
    "As everyone here knows, with the new additions and the continuous stream of