Free Chosen (The Chosen Few Trilogy #1) by David Leadbeater Page A

located the seventh Destroyer yet , Trickste r . I would like to continue spelling the text here in the library.”
    Cheyne was a true beauty, with the bearing and appearance of a model , but nothing could take my attention away from her nose. More like a beak, it was nearly double-jointed and crooked. It was as if God had said okay, I’ll give you all this power, I’ll make you a true witch, but you’re gonna have to live with this in return. And bam! She’d gained a conk only a shade shorter and slightly less crooked than the Grand Canyon.
    I heard Lucy stifle a giggle-cough beside me.
    “Don’t say a word,” I lea ned towards her . “I don’t want my daughter turned into Shrek.”
    Cheyne now folded her tanned legs beneath her, and sipped from a crystal wine glass at her side. “I want more specifics about this last battle. And I’d bet my ribbed broomstick that we can discover more about Gorgoroth. He is the coming world-ende r, of whom we know nothing .”
    That made me frown . We knew nothing ? Myleene and the gang had kept that little fact quiet.
    Felicia found her voice. “I offer the services of Hugo’s pack. They hunt not an hour’s run from the Library.”
    “And I offer Eliza’s help, and that of her shades,” Tristran said around a choking cough. “Eliza…is our best… by far.”
    I heard Ceriden whisper, “ Do you think I should offer the services of David Beckham?” and blessed him for lightening the moment. The guy was an odd card, sure, but was he a Joker? Or an Ace?
    Belinda said, “I wouldn’t mind being offered the services of that ribbed broomstick,” under her breath.
    “Good enough,” Myleene said, taking Giles ’ silence as affirmation. “Now, I know this will cause contention,” she paused. “Marian Cleaver.”
    Felicia surged to her feet. The small lycan looked out of place, but her words carried true conviction. “He should never have been left to face this alone. Never . “
    The Aegis leader held his hands up as if in surrender. “Fine . I was wrong, you were right. I m ade a mistake leaving Cleaver vulnerable. I wanted to… g ive him a righteous goal, if you like. But it was a decision we all took, and something he wanted. Needed even,” Giles said carefully. “And I will not take all the hits for it.”
    The Aegis leader l oosened his tie.
    “A mistake that can be rect ified,” Ceriden put in . “Now.”
    Felicia nodded so hard I thought her masses of blonde curls might fall off.
    “I hear you,” Giles pulled on his shirt collar for ventilation. “ Eldritch will meet up with him soon.”
    “ And s ince we know Gorgoroth will make his appearance in Miami,” Ceriden said. “Perhaps we should start to congregate more than just a few teams there,” his bony hands were steepl ed together on the table .
    “Later,” Giles told him. “I want to know more about Gorgoroth and his Destroyers before we take any major action. Also, it might draw attention to you ,” he flapped a hand generally. “To Ubers, I mean.”
    “Agreed,” Tristran overruled Ceriden. “ Unfortunately, t he only clear facts are that we must protect the Eight a nd we must learn more about this Gorgoroth.”
    “And what of the new threat?” Cheyne asked between sips of wine. “What of the Hierarchy of Demons?”
    Myleene looked confused . “New threat? ”
    “Dementia has surfaced in San Francisco, and she is a demon ,” Cheyne spoke with care. “Not a Destroye r. Something is not right there. . .”  she trailed off .
    There was a long silence. Cheyne, it seemed, had raised a point no one else had considered.
    Cheyne was scratching at her chicane-like nose. “ Summoning Dementia is an act without reason. I mean, demons are demons, loyal only to Lucifer- the Devil Himself. I’ll be burned at the stake if I can’t figure out why they would ally themselves with this Gorgoroth, this world-ender.” Cheyne ran her fingers through her dark, curly tresses. “ And m ore pressing