Part 17
Kestrel wasn't in the farm house, no one had seen her leave, no one had any idea where she was. "She could have gone hunting," Jade offered. "She's always hungry these days."
Mary-Lynnette had noticed that as well. Kestrel had never been an angel, that was no secret. She was loyal to her sisters, but that didn't mean she was nice. She teased the humans at the school, drove the boys nuts over her. She never acted on any of the promises she made, and it drove them wild with desire for her.
Apparently it was a trick she'd learned from one of her witch cousins. Mary-Lynnette didn't find it amusing, herself. "Can you call her telepathically to find out where she is?" She guessed they could look in town, but there weren't all that many places she could think where Kestrel would go.
And they had Midian to watch as well. She was still unconscious, but could come round at any minute. Ash had gone to look for Aether, if the guy really was around and get some answers from him. Penny was upstairs with Midian. Rowan was still watching the TV, seeming oblivious to what was going on around her. She, Mark and Jade sat in the kitchen trying to figure out what had happened to Kestrel.
"I've been trying but she's been ignoring me," Jade answered, leaning back in her chair.
"That's because she's gone to the city with Alana and Blake," Rowan told them, sitting down and smiling.
"*What*? How'd you know?" Jade didn't bother hiding her alarm. "And why aren't you yelling at us for using our powers, anyway?"
Rowan shrugged. "Who was I trying to kid? We need them, and anyway, Alana told me."
"The creepy girl who's a bitch?" Mark asked. "What's her deal, anyway?"
Mary-Lynnette nodded. "Can we really trust her?"
"Yes, she and Kestrel are going to start our revenge plan."
"Revenge plan?" Jade asked doubtfully.
"On *Blake* of course. He's an arrogant snob who takes pleasure in hurting people. He should be given a taste of his own medicine." Rowan's smile was strange. Mary-Lynnette agreed that Blake should suffer for what he had done to Midian and Rowan, and to who knew how many others? From her understanding, revenge plans had a nasty habit of going wrong. They didn't know if Alana or Kestrel could even handle Blake. The phone on the kitchen wall was ringing. Rowan went to answer. "Oh *good*." She seemed very pleased with herself as she stood there, listening into the hand piece. "That's even *better* than I expected. I'll be there as soon as I can." She hung up, grinning.
"Do we really want to know?" Mark muttered.
"I need a lift," Rowan said, turning a pleading look on Mary-Lynnette.
Mary-Lynnette knew she'd probably regret what she was about to do, but it was the only way she could think of to find out what Rowan was up to, and maybe to her. "Sure."
"Great," Rowan said. "Just give me a few minutes." She headed upstairs.
"Are you *nuts*?" Jade hissed, grabbing her arm.
"Maybe, but we need to know," Mary-Lynnette answered, shaking Jade off. "Call Circle Daybreak and Ash, then follow us."
"With what? We don't have a car, and I only *just* passed Driver's Ed," Jade protested.
"Penny came with a car, maybe you can borrow that, or maybe Midian has one you can use."
Mary-Lynnette left the kitchen, forcing herself to smile politely as she and Rowan headed out to her jeep. "So, where are we going?"
"A house just outside the city," Rowan answered giving her the directions.
"What's there?" she asked glancing at Rowan.
"A nasty surprise for Blake."
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Kestrel wasn't in the farm house, no one had seen her leave, no one had any idea where she was. "She could have gone hunting," Jade offered. "She's always hungry these days."
Mary-Lynnette had noticed that as well. Kestrel had never been an angel, that was no secret. She was loyal to her sisters, but that didn't mean she was nice. She teased the humans at the school, drove the boys nuts over her. She never acted on any of the promises she made, and it drove them wild with desire for her.
Apparently it was a trick she'd learned from one of her witch cousins. Mary-Lynnette didn't find it amusing, herself. "Can you call her telepathically to find out where she is?" She guessed they could look in town, but there weren't all that many places she could think where Kestrel would go.
And they had Midian to watch as well. She was still unconscious, but could come round at any minute. Ash had gone to look for Aether, if the guy really was around and get some answers from him. Penny was upstairs with Midian. Rowan was still watching the TV, seeming oblivious to what was going on around her. She, Mark and Jade sat in the kitchen trying to figure out what had happened to Kestrel.
"I've been trying but she's been ignoring me," Jade answered, leaning back in her chair.
"That's because she's gone to the city with Alana and Blake," Rowan told them, sitting down and smiling.
"*What*? How'd you know?" Jade didn't bother hiding her alarm. "And why aren't you yelling at us for using our powers, anyway?"
Rowan shrugged. "Who was I trying to kid? We need them, and anyway, Alana told me."
"The creepy girl who's a bitch?" Mark asked. "What's her deal, anyway?"
Mary-Lynnette nodded. "Can we really trust her?"
"Yes, she and Kestrel are going to start our revenge plan."
"Revenge plan?" Jade asked doubtfully.
"On *Blake* of course. He's an arrogant snob who takes pleasure in hurting people. He should be given a taste of his own medicine." Rowan's smile was strange. Mary-Lynnette agreed that Blake should suffer for what he had done to Midian and Rowan, and to who knew how many others? From her understanding, revenge plans had a nasty habit of going wrong. They didn't know if Alana or Kestrel could even handle Blake. The phone on the kitchen wall was ringing. Rowan went to answer. "Oh *good*." She seemed very pleased with herself as she stood there, listening into the hand piece. "That's even *better* than I expected. I'll be there as soon as I can." She hung up, grinning.
"Do we really want to know?" Mark muttered.
"I need a lift," Rowan said, turning a pleading look on Mary-Lynnette.
Mary-Lynnette knew she'd probably regret what she was about to do, but it was the only way she could think of to find out what Rowan was up to, and maybe to her. "Sure."
"Great," Rowan said. "Just give me a few minutes." She headed upstairs.
"Are you *nuts*?" Jade hissed, grabbing her arm.
"Maybe, but we need to know," Mary-Lynnette answered, shaking Jade off. "Call Circle Daybreak and Ash, then follow us."
"With what? We don't have a car, and I only *just* passed Driver's Ed," Jade protested.
"Penny came with a car, maybe you can borrow that, or maybe Midian has one you can use."
Mary-Lynnette left the kitchen, forcing herself to smile politely as she and Rowan headed out to her jeep. "So, where are we going?"
"A house just outside the city," Rowan answered giving her the directions.
"What's there?" she asked glancing at Rowan.
"A nasty surprise for Blake."
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