Stone of Destiny(59)

Aodhan didn’t say much while the decoys, who’d taken back their own appearances, filled us in. He was just a silent presence in the corner, watching and listening.

Ethan walked me home and stopped at the bottom of my porch steps. “You’re awful quiet,” he said, giving me a tired smile.

I nodded. “I know, and I’m sorry. I’ve just been trying to keep control of my thoughts.”

His eyebrows knitted. “What do you mean?”

I smoothed my T-shirt. “I didn’t want Niamh to know what I’m thinking, so I’ve been trying to think about things like sunshine and flowers.”

“And what are you really thinking about?” he said.

I stood up straight and met his gaze. “I think I’m going to kill Aoife, or die trying.”





A great big thank you to my family for putting up with me when I go for days without coming out of my book-writing fog. To my husband Kevin and four kiddos— I love you even if I ignore you!

A special shout-out to my Super Sekrit Ninjas for their undying support through the last year. I love that I can always count on you!

I’m so grateful for the book community we have on FB— authors, bloggers, editors, etc. Thank you for putting up with all my random questions and rants!

And thank you last, but not least to my editor Becky Tsaros Dickson for helping me to write more and write better.