“All right, we’ve got a plan for now.” Constance looked around the room. “But everyone needs to be as rested and well-fed as possible at all times. We need our strength. This is probably going to be a lot like Salem in October. It’s early as hell right now, so no reason for us all to be awake. As Tegan said, this was just a little talk. Go back to bed. I’ll have breakfast ready in a couple hours.”

CHAPTER SEVEN

FRANKIE

I wanted to talk to Cooper about my dreams. If he could bring Deacon out of dreamland and into reality so that his unconscious mind could play with us . . . then maybe he could understand what was happening to me in my dreams.

There were so many questions. So many things I still didn’t understand. The two people who knew most about astral projection were now unconscious. Henley apparently had a knack for it, but I’d never even met her because she’d been in a coma since before I woke up from mine. There was definitely some research to be done, but first I wanted to see if Cooper could just take a look around, to see if there was something I was missing.

To see how Everest was always lurking in there.

But as much as I adored my Coven-mates, I wasn’t really wanting to voice my concerns to everyone just yet. They were respectful with people’s emotions, but they were also a curious bunch—dangerously curious, especially when it came to magic. But even more if they felt there was a puzzle or riddle to figure out. It made them damn good at what they did but a tad intrusive when you were the riddle, so I stayed put with all the dogs around me, waiting for everyone else to leave the room. Constance and Timothy went around the corner to the back room I assumed to have a meeting about strategies. Kenneth and Landreia stood at the front door with Daniel, making a plan to meet up in a few hours to handle the school stuff.

“Call me when you’re ready, Landreia,” Lennox headed toward the stairs leading down to the guest rooms for non-Coven members. “We’ll get started when we wake back up.”

Warner walked backwards after her with two thumbs up. “Nap time first.”

Easton dragged Lily up the stairs, but she wasn’t fighting him. Willow just rolled her eyes as she followed them. Thiago stood at the base of the stairs watching Royce who was staring at Deacon with tears in his eyes.

Deacon sighed and patted his cousin’s cheek. “I am not dead, Cousin. Go focus on staying alive yourself. Please.”

Thiago walked over and followed Easton’s lead by dragging his boyfriend up and away from Deacon. “Come, my little flower. Deacon has work to do.”