Chapter 39: UnderstandingMarianne stepped closer, looking incredulous. “Lucas?”
Lucas smiled grimly. “Marianne, you must get Conal back, he needs to understand there was nothing untoward going on.”
I was still staring at the door, tears streaming down my cheeks. Striker followed Marianne across to where we stood, intently focused on Lucas.
Marianne reached out, touching Lucas's arm tentatively, as if she expected he wasn't real. She seemed surprised when his arm was solid beneath her hand. “I can't believe it.”
Lucas's image shimmered as I began to lose focus and he spoke quickly. “Charlotte got a call from Epi, explaining how to bring us back, in preparation for the meeting with the Fae. She tried initially with her mother, but couldn't manage it. The connection between her and I is t
