All Chapters of Bow Echo: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The anger in Ethan’s face vanished as a smile appeared on his face and a question in his eyes. “I’m all for gender equality and all that, but I’m well over six feet tall. You’re what? Five-foot five, five foot six? There is no way you can make me leave.”Zephyra narrowed her e

Zephyra stared out one of the many large windows along the wall of Angie’s, listening to the general murmur of the lunch crowd as she waited for Brady to show up. She didn’t get why he wanted to talk about their past so much. It was giving her the urge to punch him. Despite the common belief, rehashing the past didn’t always give you closure or a way to move on. Nope. More times than not, it just made the old wound fester and bleed some more.

 Though she wasn’t ready to be yelled at by another old woman, Zephyra answered the phone.“Zephyra Evelyn Callahan, what is wrong with you?” her mother demanded as soon as she answered.

Zephyra saw Ophelia sit down at a small table. An idea struck her as she saw the fae. Ophelia had the gift of foresight. She may have seen something about the animals. “Hey, Ophelia,” Zephyra said, sitting down next to her and then waving at Max, her son.Ophelia gave her a knowing grin. “What

Zephyra rubbed her forehead as she stepped onto her porch. The tension of the day was starting to give her a headache. When Zephyra looked up, she saw a scrap of paper taped to her door. It looked like an improvised note. Like the ones, people used to pass around before cell phones became so popular. The edges were jagged as though it had been ripped from a larger piece and folded in half. Zephyra pulled it off the door and opened it. It wasn’t handwritten but typed, and read:

Trap marks? Zephyra’s eyes widened. “Shifters don’t need to use traps. They have claws and teeth for that.” He nodded, and it was her turn to frown. “So who are we looking at? It can’t be poachers. Nothing was missing, right?”Brady shook his head. “Nope. Fur, meat

Zephyra and Ethan began their search, she was on one end of the clearing and he was on the other. They walked in circles that gradually got bigger and further away from each other. “Here,” Ethan called out after several minutes.Zephyra walked over to him. She wasn’t

As soon as Zephyra got home, she locked her doors and windows. She sent out a text to Ellie, letting her know she was home. Ever since the violence started to escalate, they had been texting each other every few hours just to make sure the other was okay, especially if they had to leave the house. Not that Zephyra planned on leaving the house much. She made sure that after dark she was at home. Tonight was no different; in fact, her only plan was to binge on Netflix until she fell asleep.

As the detective left, Zephyra’s parents rushed in. Her mother immediately bent over to encase her in a hug. Zephyra clenched her teeth to defend against the threat of more tears. She didn’t want to cry anymore. “It’s my fault,” Zephyra told her mom, her voice cracking. “Whoever did that to her did it because of me.”

After Zephyra stopped by the police department, giving them her official statement, she decided it’d be best if she went to work even if she would only work a couple of hours. It would keep her busy until she could figure out what to do next.“Zeph? What are you doing he