Hyacinth (28 page)

Adelaide opened
her eyes, pushing the memory of that day away and focusing on the present. On
Ramsey.

“Do you know
where she is?” he asked.

“I just talked
to her yesterday. She was in Brazil.” Adelaide jumped out of bed and grabbed a
robe. Together they headed for Selene’s room.

“Again?”

“She and Marcus
were meeting with the
Svatura
there. Still trying to convince them not
to attack the Vyusher.”

“Then something
went wrong.” Ramsey’s jaw clenched.

“We don’t know
that yet,” Adelaide insisted.

“Meet us in
Selene’s room,”
Griffin’s voice sounded in both their minds.

“Damn!”
Ramsey
swore.

Adelaide felt
fear clawing at her stomach. Together they burst into Selene’s bedroom just as
Charlotte popped in with Hugh and Lucy.

Griffin didn’t
waste time. “Something’s happened to Lila.”

“Oh God. What?”
Lucy asked.

“We don’t know,
yet. The whole damn Louisiana clan is missing. Sheila can’t locate them
anywhere.”

“Is she alive?”
Adelaide whispered.

“Yes,” Ramsey
muttered.

They all turned
questioning eyes on him. “How do you know?” Griffin asked.

Ramsey shook his
head. “I don’t know. I just feel it. She’s alive.” He looked at Hugh and Lucy.
“I’ll find her.”

Lucy left Hugh’s
side to stand in front of Ramsey. She looked deep into his eyes. “I don’t know
why you think you can, but if you really can feel my little girl, you bring her
home. Do you hear me? Bring her home to me.”

Ramsey pulled
Lucy into a big hug.

“I
promise,” he whispered. “I’ll bring her home.”

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Dear Reader,

Thank
you so much for trying out a self-published author. My readers in 2012
absolutely made my year. I would not be able to do this without readers like
Kelli Tullis who won the “Name a Character” contest, naming Desmond in Hyacinth.
My readers’ encouragement and interest inspired me to keep writing the Svatura
series. I would also not be able to do this without my editor - Wendy Schirmer,
my cover artist - Jason Vines, and a host of helpers including Elayne
Arterburn, Cindy Webster, and Mom. A huge THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU to my
amazing husband and children who support this obsession of mine.

I
loved every second of writing and publishing this book. I hope you enjoyed
exploring this little world I created that has been floating around in my head
for years. If you enjoyed this book, please look for the next installment of
this series out in summer 2013.

If
you would like to contact me, feel free to go to any of my author sites. Thanks
again!

Sincerely,

Abigail Owen,
Author

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