Keeper of the Lost Cities: Book 6 and 7

by BlackSwanGirl

Sophie is looking into the eyes of everyone and seeing different colors. Everything's falling apart. The world she knows can't hold on much longer. So maybe it's time for a new plan•War is coming. Elves of all shapes and sizes are choosing sides and making bad decisions. Sophie and her friends are crumpling under the pressure as feelings arise and loved ones switch sides.

25. Meeting Lily

Chapter 23: Meeting Lily

Sophie stared at the little piece of paper in her hands, her eyes burning.

No.

No.

They would not get Grady and Edaline.

P.L was warning them again. The Neverseen was not going to win.

No.

Sophie heard herself scream and the paper was being ripped to shreds.

They were not going to get her mom and dad.

Bex's planting ceremony had been yesterday. The council had searched for Juline as long as they could. The Dizznee's were refusing to give her a tree.

But she was still gone.

Juline, Lord Cassius, Bex. One dead. Two missing. Tons injured.

Stupid Neverseen.

Stupid life.

Stupid world.

Stupid Sophie.

This was all her fault.

But she had a way to fix it.

Moments later, she was at her door, telling Edaline and Grady what had happened. Amy was to be kept safe too.

The door opened and the Songs were there.

"Lets go."

They met Lily in the park near Atlantis. She was wearing silky black pants and a silver shirt with sunglasses. She was around eighteen, and tall. Her black hair was in a ponytail to her waist, and you couldn't see her eyes under the sunglasses.

"Lily," Linh said.

Lily stiffened.

"Linh. Tam." She said roughly. There was a sadness in her voice. An apology wrapped in the two words.

The twins did not accept the apology.

"We need to talk."

"About what?" Lily sounded harder now, anger seeping into her voice. She seemed scared, too.

Sophie didn't see Linh's reaction. She just heard her voice. "No. About...the Black Swan."

Lily sat down on the bench. "That was faster than I thought. C'mon. Let me tell you a story."

Sophie walked home later, shocked.

Lily Moon used to work for the Black Swan. She retired a while back. She had a collection of Starstones. The Neverseen had been after those. Starstones held a property called Cycer, which generated a special kind of power, which could do different things, depending on the circumstances.

Lily's best friend was spying on the Neverseen. Lily and her BFF were trying to get more information. But the Neverseen were after Lily and her best friend Piper, and they needed to warn someone of what was coming. So they sent notes.

The Neverseen was using the hostages at bait.

They wanted Sophie.

Sophie opened Havenfield's door and was greeted by a familiar face.

"Elwin!" She cried.

"Sophie!" He said. "We have a huge discovery on our hands."