Mirror of Shadows (23 page)

Soon after the arrest, Jeremy moved back into the house with Ella. Jeremy forgave her for the hurtful accusations, realizing they’d been made when Ella had been influenced by Matt. Marlin joked that Matt should have been a lawyer, since he had such a natural talent for persuasion.

In time, Jeremy renovated the Grey Manor to its full glory. The deed that Ella found was official and binding and with the document proving who Peter O. Grey was, the city was forced to withdraw the Mortons’ claim to the property and give it back to its rightful heir
—
the last Owens, Ella.

Ella had an elegant headstone made and placed it on Willow’s grave. It read:
Here Lies Willow Owens. Loved by her children and revered for her bravery by her great-great-great granddaughter.

*****

A year to the date after Ella moved into Grey Manor, in the stillness of a moonless midnight, the black shadows stirred behind the reflection of the mirror on the wall. They collected and merged into blackness as they had so many times before. A green light emanated from behind the shadows, which moved to the edges revealing a message illuminated in blood red letters—
Help Me
.

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About Author

Born and raised in Silicon Valley, T. Lynne Tolles is a stay-at-home mom, part-time bookkeeper and writer. In the summer of 2009 she wrote
Blood of a Werewolf,
which turned into the Blood Series and includes five titles. Unrelated to the Blood Series is Somber Island.

Website:

http://tlynnetolles.netfirms.com

Other books by T. Lynne Tolles

Somber Island

Blood Series Titles

Blood of a Werewolf

Blood Moon

Blood Lust

Bloodstone Heart

Deadman’s Blood