Free The Legacy: A Custodes Noctis Book by Muffy Morrigan Page A

his heart to speed up as well. He thought he could see the reflection of It on her face, lurking behind the sparkling green of her eyes. Galen pushed the chair quickly to the entrance and handed the token to the valet. Rob stood up, still a little shaky, and waited beside Galen while the valet fetched the car. “We’ll be home soon,” Galen said. 
    “Home,” Rob nodded, he smiled as the valet pulled Galen’s jeep up. “You still have it?”
    “It’s only ten years old. It was new for my eighteenth birthday, you know.” Galen walked around to the driver’s side of the jeep. He slid behind the wheel and smiled over at his brother, the bright carefree smile he remembered was on Rob’s face. “Low miles, I’ve taken good care of it. They wanted to get me something else, something new, when I turned twenty-one, but I couldn’t give this up. It was the car…”
    “Yeah, I know,” Rob said. He was playing with the tuning on the radio, flipping through the stations, stopping briefly on the classical station. “Mozart at Eight” was on, the DJ chattering about J.C. Bach.
    “It was Mozart.” Rob’s voice was soft.
    “What?”
    “That day, Mozart, ‘Jupiter.’ I remember. You put it in right before we pulled off. Right before you gave me my bracelet.” Rob looked over at him, his eyes searching Galen’s face.
    “It was. And I haven’t been able to listen to it since. I took a date to an evening of Mozart, she was mad when I left during the encore.” Galen chuckled. “Rob…” He stopped himself, not ready yet. “Did you drive?”
    “Yeah, I left my car…” Rob frowned, Galen saw the confused look on his brother’s face out of the corner of his eye. “I think I stopped for coffee? That might be it.”
    “Okay, well, what kind of car is it?”
    Rob looked over, his face turning red. “It’s, uh, a lot like this one.”
    Galen smiled, ignoring the little twist in his stomach. “We’ll get someone looking for it. I have a few friends who can find anything, anywhere.” He laughed. “Anything, anywhere. I mean that.”
    “Anything, anywhere?” Rob asked with raised eyebrows.
    “Yeah,” Galen smiled. “I have some, hmm, interesting contacts here and there.”
    “Like Dad’s and Uncle Bobby’s? Not all human, not all living?”
    “Something like that. Although I think we’ll start with the humans. They can find it, I’m sure, without bothering anyone else.”
    “Good, I’d hate to lose it.”
    Galen pulled up behind his building and hopped out of the car. Rob stepped out slowly, looking up at the building, an expression of disbelief on his face. He glanced over at Galen and then walked to the door. Galen unlocked it and they went upstairs. He opened the door to the apartment and Rob walked in, still with the look of disbelief.
    “It’s still awhile before the shop opens. Why don’t you grab a shower? I’ll find something for you to wear. You’re close to my size, I think I can find you something.”
    “Sure.” Rob walked towards the bathroom. Galen watched him go. He went into his bedroom and dug through the dresser, pulling out a change of clothes. Walking to the bathroom, he heard the shower running. He knocked before opening the door, then dropped the clothes on the closed toilet lid and quietly closed the door.
    Galen stood outside for a moment before turning and walking back to the bedroom. He got himself a change of clothes and then sank down onto the bed, his head in his hands. The emotion that was setting in surprised him a little. He could feel the tears in his eyes, an ache in his chest and a lump in his throat. “I think It’s back, that nurse, the man in the shop yesterday,”Galen sighed. “Dad? Uncle Bobby? Rob’s here, but you both know that, don’t you? He’s actually here,” he said to the quiet room. His father suddenly felt close.   “He’s really here. Does it mean something? If it does, what? I think It’sback, I need you two. We…Rob and I, need