“Emma’s in the Underworld,” Gretchen broke in. She might have felt badly for them if there was any space left inside her body not currently devoted to fear for her cousins and brother. “You have to get her out.”
Ewan paused. The air around him seemed to shiver, so cold was his expression. Blue lighting arced between his antlers. The portal wavered, starting to seal itself. “I’ll be back for you, princess,” he said to Theodora, bowing his head to her before stepping back into the portal. The fissure closed behind him.
“No!” Theodora yelled, crawling brokenly toward him. “Take me with you!”
Gretchen turned away, mind already racing with plans and plots.
Tobias’s hand was warm on her shoulder. “We’ll get her out,” he promised.
Gretchen lifted her chin. “We’ll get them all out,” she corrected.
Author’s Note
The witchcraft in this book is purely literary. It is not intended to represent modern or ancient belief systems.
Also by Alyxandra Harvey
The Drake Chronicles
Hearts at Stake
Blood Feud
Out for Blood
Ruling Passion
(Bind-up of Hearts at Stake, Blood Feud, and Out for Blood)
Bleeding Hearts
Blood Moon
Blood Prophecy
Haunting Violet
Stolen Away
The Lovegrove Legacy
A Breath of Frost
Copyright © 2014 by Alexandra Harvey
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Harvey, Alyxandra.
Whisper the dead / by Alyxandra Harvey
pages cm—(The Lovegrove legacy; [2])
Summary: In 1814 London, Gretchen must put aside annoyance at the constant buzzing caused by being a Whisperer, concern about her twin brother, her growing feelings for a member of the Order of the Iron Nail, and the boredom of being a debutante when a new menace threatens Mayfair.
[1. Witches—Fiction. 2. Magic—Fiction. 3. Love—Fiction. 4. Brothers and sisters—Fiction. 5. Twins—Fiction. 6. Cousins—Fiction. 7. London (England)—History—19th century—Fiction. 8. Great Britain—History—George III, 1760—1820—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.H267448Whi 2014 [Fic]—dc23 2014005626
ISBN: 978-0-80273-751-9 (e-book)
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