The crown. Beau felt his breath catch in his throat. If she was correct, it was a major find for the gargoyle race. Their ruler's regalia, the four sacred artifacts that had once protected the well-being of his clan, had been lost more than a century ago. Since that time, their race had dwindled to dangerous proportions. Babies were rare, adolescents were dying at their first change and disease had invaded the population. Unless the regalia was recovered and soon, the seers were sure that the entire clan would perish.
Of the four objects, only two had so far been found - the belt, which Damien's bride Katie had returned to them and the cup, which Remy and his fiancée Marina had recovered in Atlantic City in March. That left the crown, imbued with the elemental power of air and the ring, t
