The Waif Forward (Merlin's Waif Book 7)

Without the thread all portals fall. Without portals worlds collapse. Merritt Vale thought her biggest challenge was raising two magically-grown children while guarding New York's hidden paranormal community. Then the impossible happened: someone escaped the inescapable dragon prison and now every dimension holds its breath. The Saci once wove the thread that holds portals together. Now they're missing and without their magic the barriers between worlds are failing. As Merritt races through Ruin Guard's jade palaces and into the untamed jungle she discovers the truth is worse than anyone imagined. Someone stole more than thread from the Saci. They stole their very essence . The same someone now hunting her community. Giant poison dart frogs pyramid-dwelling monsters and a conspiracy that spans realms stand between Merritt and the one thing that could save them all: a simple red cap that holds the power of an entire civilization.