The Haven High Book Series (Wattys2017)

Chapter 50

Lauren woke up in her bed at home not knowing how she got there and for a moment she thought she was back in her nightmare of earlier, until Zach came rushing forward from his spot where he sat on the floor.

Everyone came forward then. They were all in her room, all of them including Xander, Liv was back too.

Marley had her arm around Liv apparently their fight of earlier was forgotten.

Lauren frowned when she realized that everyone was looking at her like she was a dying kitten, and she said,"What? Why are you guys looking at me like that?"

"OMG!" was it real!"

Lauren went to jump out of bed to check on her mother, but Zach held her back.

"Your mom's fine if that's what you're worried about. We just have something to tell you. And we've been debating how to do it for over an hour now."

"Wait how'd I get here?" Lauren asked.

"We called Xander and he and his Domovoi butler came to pick us up in his stretch limo."

"What's a domovoi?" Lauren asked.

"Apparently, it's a protective Slavic house spirit that hates kids." Zach chuckled.

"Yeah Brah he was none too please when we all piled into the car." Kyle added.

Lauren suddenly remembered the contact she went to meet.

"What happened to the revenant?

Quinn stepped forward and said, "Well he's still dead, but maybe a little deader than before," he finished with a shrug.

Shit, how was she going to find out about her brother now?

What about the bouncers, they weren't killed, were they?" All of sudden Lauren was counting heads to make sure the gang was all there.

She let out a huge sigh of relief when the count added up to all her friends.

"Nah," CJ said, "they were a little tied up, but otherwise aside from being extremely pissed they were perfectly fine.

"The vines," Lauren guessed.

"Who was that guy anyway and how'd he get so powerful?"

Everyone seemed to quail at the question.

Lauren's eyes narrowed and she gave a cold stare to all in attendance before asking:

"What are you guys not telling me?"

Zach sat on her bed then and took her cold hands in his, before clearing his throat.

"Enough! She growled impatiently, "Just tell me already!

"Lauren," Zach said, "That really powerful Fae is your brother."

"What!" No way that can't be right!"

She stood straight up in her bed pacing over her crumpled covers staring down at the faces of her friends, and they all stared back at her with pity in their eyes.

Then it hit her . . .

"Oh em effing Gee! it's true, isn't it?" She sputtered in utter disbelief.

Her friends all nodded solemnly.

"What are we going to do?" she said dejectedly; then she seemed to switch gears before saying.

"Never mind that -- How are we going to bring him back from this -- he's killed people? Innocent people!"