Chapter 66: Chapter 66

Nathan and Jim sat in silence a moment before Nathan finally spoke. “It doesn’t matter. The Gatehouse is a good idea. We just have to be careful. Dark fae don’t tend to go there, but regular fae do. And seals. Even if Alex says there aren’t many around, we better keep an eye out.”

“Of course,” Sasha said.

Jim was scowling in his seat, but he didn’t make any further dissensions.

“I don’t know if I like this idea, Nathan,” Walter said, appearing in the seat beside him. “You know the power of the Gatehouse doesn’t allow me to go inside. You will be very vulnerable there.”

“Yeah, Walt, I know you can’t go inside,” Nathan said aloud, for Sasha’s benefit. Then he caught Sasha’s eye in the rearview mirror. “We’ll just have to rely on our resident seal here to look after us. Right?”

Sasha smiled widely in the glass. “I got your back,” he said. “One night in the Gatehouse, that’s all I’m asking. We’ll be in and out before you know it.” 22