My Guardian (Bewitched and Bewildered Book 6) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Alanea Alder
sure your brother knows too. Okay. Lurves you, too! Bye-bye." Meryn slammed the handset down on the phone. She looked up grinning. "I've totally missed being able to do that." She walked back over to Aiden. "We need like a new phone tree or something. Because leaving it up to the council isn't working."
Adriel coughed into his hand, gaining her attention. "What exactly did you just do?"
Meryn gave him a sly smile. "My big sister-cousin has connections in Éire Danu and Storm Keep. The units in both cities will be up-to-date within the hour."
Adriel looked over at Aiden who was grinning. Aiden caught him staring and shrugged. "Meryn seems to fall into this strange gray area when it comes to authority. She's my mate so she's afforded the respect my position demands, but she also has acquired ties of her own, placing her just out of reach of reprimand. Her actions are always brutally direct but usually the most efficient way to do something. She also doesn't let silly things like etiquette, protocol, custom, or rank get in her way. What she did in less than thirty seconds would have taken Magnus and I at least two to three weeks arguing at council level."
"Extraordinary," Magnus whispered.
Bethy smiled. "We think she is, too."
Meryn ducked behind her mate to remove herself from being center of attention. "I'm hungry again, and you promised me you would tell me how you poop."
Magnus's eyebrows shot up to his hairline. "What?"
Micah began to chuckle. "What she means to say is she is curious about the city's infrastructure, utilities, and sanitation."
Meryn peeked out from behind Aiden. "Yeah, what he said. But more importantly, I need your Wi-Fi password."
Magnus shook his head. "We do not have Wi-Fi."
Meryn gasped and nearly fell backward. Ryuu helped keep her upright. "What do you mean you don't have Wi-Fi!?" she demanded.
"Meryn, this is a stone city, the signals cannot penetrate thirty to forty feet of solid rock per level. So, no Wi-Fi and no cellphones," Magnus explained.
Meryn's lower lip began to tremble. "I can't do this." She turned to Ryuu. "I can't do this!"
Ryuu looked at a loss for words. He turned to Aiden, who looked at Gavriel, who turned to Bethy.
Bethy frowned as she thought the problem over. "Uncle, you do have internet don't you?"
Magnus nodded quickly. "Of course. We have to use wired connections though."
Bethy thought for a moment more then went to Meryn, wrapping her arm around the small woman. "Okay, this is what we're going to do. Uncle will get in contact with one of our city engineers to get you a map that shows where all the Ethernet ports are in the city. That way you'll know where the internet is no matter where you go. How's that?"
Meryn sniffled. "I guess. But it's like I'm cut off; I can't see or hear anything."
Bethy rubbed her back. "I know, darling; we'll find you some long cables and, after a while, you won't even notice the difference."
"I'm being confined! Tethered! Chained!" Meryn shouted dramatically. Then she stopped and took a deep breath. "And I'm starving!"
Adriel looked over at Declan to see the warrior had turned to him. Adriel shrugged. He had no idea what to make of the crazy human, either.
Ryuu bowed to Magnus. "Sire, if you would allow me to make use of your kitchen, I could prepare denka her afternoon snack."
"Didn't she just eat like six snacks in the Marketplace?" Etain asked in wonder.
"Don't judge me! Meryn-two-point-oh likes to eat." Meryn rubbed her belly.
Etain nodded. "Of course, I didn't mean to offend."
"No need, Sei Ryuu. I've brought tea and small finger foods in case anyone was hungry from traveling through the portals," a light male voice announced.
"Sebastian!" Bethy ran to the handsome man and wrapped her arms around his waist.
Magnus chuckled. "Gentlemen, Meryn, may I introduce my squire, Sebastian Hearthstone. Without him I would starve to death."
Sebastian ignored Magnus glib remark and wheeled the serving cart into the room. "I
Adriel coughed into his hand, gaining her attention. "What exactly did you just do?"
Meryn gave him a sly smile. "My big sister-cousin has connections in Éire Danu and Storm Keep. The units in both cities will be up-to-date within the hour."
Adriel looked over at Aiden who was grinning. Aiden caught him staring and shrugged. "Meryn seems to fall into this strange gray area when it comes to authority. She's my mate so she's afforded the respect my position demands, but she also has acquired ties of her own, placing her just out of reach of reprimand. Her actions are always brutally direct but usually the most efficient way to do something. She also doesn't let silly things like etiquette, protocol, custom, or rank get in her way. What she did in less than thirty seconds would have taken Magnus and I at least two to three weeks arguing at council level."
"Extraordinary," Magnus whispered.
Bethy smiled. "We think she is, too."
Meryn ducked behind her mate to remove herself from being center of attention. "I'm hungry again, and you promised me you would tell me how you poop."
Magnus's eyebrows shot up to his hairline. "What?"
Micah began to chuckle. "What she means to say is she is curious about the city's infrastructure, utilities, and sanitation."
Meryn peeked out from behind Aiden. "Yeah, what he said. But more importantly, I need your Wi-Fi password."
Magnus shook his head. "We do not have Wi-Fi."
Meryn gasped and nearly fell backward. Ryuu helped keep her upright. "What do you mean you don't have Wi-Fi!?" she demanded.
"Meryn, this is a stone city, the signals cannot penetrate thirty to forty feet of solid rock per level. So, no Wi-Fi and no cellphones," Magnus explained.
Meryn's lower lip began to tremble. "I can't do this." She turned to Ryuu. "I can't do this!"
Ryuu looked at a loss for words. He turned to Aiden, who looked at Gavriel, who turned to Bethy.
Bethy frowned as she thought the problem over. "Uncle, you do have internet don't you?"
Magnus nodded quickly. "Of course. We have to use wired connections though."
Bethy thought for a moment more then went to Meryn, wrapping her arm around the small woman. "Okay, this is what we're going to do. Uncle will get in contact with one of our city engineers to get you a map that shows where all the Ethernet ports are in the city. That way you'll know where the internet is no matter where you go. How's that?"
Meryn sniffled. "I guess. But it's like I'm cut off; I can't see or hear anything."
Bethy rubbed her back. "I know, darling; we'll find you some long cables and, after a while, you won't even notice the difference."
"I'm being confined! Tethered! Chained!" Meryn shouted dramatically. Then she stopped and took a deep breath. "And I'm starving!"
Adriel looked over at Declan to see the warrior had turned to him. Adriel shrugged. He had no idea what to make of the crazy human, either.
Ryuu bowed to Magnus. "Sire, if you would allow me to make use of your kitchen, I could prepare denka her afternoon snack."
"Didn't she just eat like six snacks in the Marketplace?" Etain asked in wonder.
"Don't judge me! Meryn-two-point-oh likes to eat." Meryn rubbed her belly.
Etain nodded. "Of course, I didn't mean to offend."
"No need, Sei Ryuu. I've brought tea and small finger foods in case anyone was hungry from traveling through the portals," a light male voice announced.
"Sebastian!" Bethy ran to the handsome man and wrapped her arms around his waist.
Magnus chuckled. "Gentlemen, Meryn, may I introduce my squire, Sebastian Hearthstone. Without him I would starve to death."
Sebastian ignored Magnus glib remark and wheeled the serving cart into the room. "I
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