Daeton's Journey (Wiccan-Were-Bear Book 10) Read Free

communicate with them.  Instead of writing the full-length novel that was begging to be sent to her family, she penned a few paragraphs that explained, at least in part, what had happened and why she couldn’t come home.
    “Dear family, I hope the carrier finds you as well as I am.  I am living safely and happily in the Medes Realm.  Although only a few months have passed here for me, I know that years have passed for you.  I will not be able to make the journey to the Mortal Realm for many more years, but I’ve been given permission to send you updates by carrier.  It should arrive every two years and will fly directly to Elizabeth, as she is a Wiccan and it can communicate with her.
    “I have found my mates in two males named Perseus and Ekho.  The white-haired wizard was defeated and the danger to my life is over.  Circumstances prevent me from returning to the Mortal Realm to live and I will be staying in the Medes Realm with my mates.  Although it pains me to know that time passes so quickly in the Mortal Realm, I will not be able to visit until ten years have passed for you.
    “Know that I love you all and am sad to be missing so much of your lives.  Send a message back with the carrier.  He must return to this realm within two of your hours.  I love you.  I miss you.  Daeton.”
    The hour was up quickly and they hurried back to Barnabas’ home.  Just outside, Elabb and Barnabas stood, Elabb holding a wooden cage with a large white and gray spotted bird.  It reminded her of a seagull.  Perseus rolled up her note and tied it with a scrap of leather which Elabb slid into a small pouch tied to the bird’s leg.
    Elabb spoke words in a language she didn’t recognize, and the bird cocked it’s head as if it were listening.  It squawked once and then Elabb opened the top of the cage and the bird took flight.  It flew upward and then arced gracefully toward the waterfall, where it disappeared from view.
    Ekho hummed in his throat and she turned to ask how soon the bird would return, when Elabb said, “There he is.”
    She blinked in surprise as the bird flew straight for the cage, flapped its wings to slow down, and slipped right inside.  “It’s already been and come back?” she asked in surprise.
    “Oh, yes, Daeton,” Barnabas said with a smile.  “It was in your former realm for two hours, but time is different here, as you’re aware.”
    She was still amazed at how different things were between the realms, but thrilled to see the pouch on the bird’s leg was stuffed full.
    Elabb opened the pouch and pulled out a thick roll of papers, which he handed to her.  The bird squawked and chattered at Elabb and he said, “Neis said to tell you that your sister is very lovely and powerful and your family is happy you are safe.”
    “Neis?” she asked.  Elabb nodded.  She looked at the bird and said, “Thank you, Neis.”
    He cawed once and settled down as Elabb set the lid back on the cage and said goodbye to them.  They thanked Barnabas again, and walked back to the house.  She opened the tightly rolled papers as they sat down at the table in the house.
    Her parents’ note told her how much they missed her and wished that they could see her sooner.  They were happy and healthy, and things were good in the den.  Her brothers Lynk and Tavian had married a healing nymph named Shaylee and were still living in the den.  Griegs had come home, having been captured and forced to fight by some very unsavory characters.  He had a mate now, a vampire named Sabrina.  And her twin brothers Ash and Axe and their wife, Elizabeth, had one-year-old twins named Setimika and Bodaway, and were living in a home above ground on the den’s property.  They’d included pictures and her eyes teared up again as she looked at her family.  They looked so happy.  Life was moving on for them, the same way it was moving on for her.  She was glad they knew she was safe now and that she had a way to contact