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Callie, I knew you’d come back.
Osiris’s voice echoes through my head and I finally let myself think about what happened.Uriel was here and I made a desperate run to grab the scarab.My fingers wrapped around it as I chanted the incantation, and in just the blink of an eye, I was there, projecting myself into the ancient, underground tomb.
“I didn’t have a choice,” I told him.
“We always have a choice.”
“Not this time.I’m not losing my family.Not again.So I’ll do it.”
“Do what?”His lips curved into a smile, knowing fully what I meant but wanting to hear me say it out loud.
“I’ll consider forging an alliance with you.Because you’re right,” I admitted, hating it then as much as I do now, “Together we could be unstoppable.And from what I’ve seen so far, you’re not a bad person.Not anymore than I am.”
The blue hellfire lighting the torches on the wall grew brighter, and the heat felt good.Welcoming.Like home.
“You know what it will take,” he went on.
“I do.”Our eyes met and he nodded and he extended his hand.My heart skipped a beat and I repeated it over and over in my head: this is the only way.
“Uber’s here.”Jacob slowly gets to his feet, voice startling me.
“That was fast.”I inhale, fingers gripping the railing so tight it hurts.If I had vampire strength, I would splinter the wood in half right now.“Thank you again for bringing those documents to us,” I tell Jacob with a fake smile.“You really went above and beyond for the King family.”
“Of course,” he says and beams back, proud of himself for thinking he really did go out of his way for us.I walk him to the Uber and then slowly make my way back inside.
Eliza is in the living room, doing a terrible job pretending to read one of my dark romance novels.Eamon is in there with her, with two photo albums spread out on the coffee table in front of him.One is my wedding album, and the other was a birthday gift from Kristy from a few years ago.It’s full of pictures of us from our Academy days, and we both had a good laugh flipping through the pages, reliving the memories.
Fuck, I miss the days when accidentally marrying a poltergeist was my biggest problem.
“Don’t even,” I start, holding up my hand.
“Not even was IClick here to enter text. going to,” Eliza quips, flicking her blue eyes from the book to mine.She has on her famous smug smile, but I can see the worry behind it.Everything that happened was scary, really fucking scary, even for her.She was attacked, unable to defend not only herself but Kristy and Juliet as well.That feeling of helplessness is enough to leave anyone rattled.
“I’ll wait until the morning,” Eamon says, doing only a little better than Eliza at hiding his feelings too.But I knew his mind just got fucking blown, having come here thinking he was the biggest bad in town.
Hah.If only.
“Speaking of,” he goes on, pointing at the windows.“You don’t have blackout curtains.”
“Didn’t we already go over this?”I ask, pinching the bridge of my nose.I’mthis closeto losing it.“I don’t remember.Just…don’t worry about it here, okay?”
Eamon’s eyes flit to Eliza, who’s looking more smugClick here to enter text. than normal knowing something that he doesn’t.
“Pick a guest room.Preferably one at the opposite side of the hall than my room.”I let out a sigh and go upstairs, heart starting to beat a little faster as I near my room.The door is closed and no light comes from under it.Scarlet, Binx, and Pandora are hanging out in the room with Kristy, giving me space.Thanks, guys, I mentally tell them.
Never in my life have I been scared of Lucas, not even when we first met and I was fairly certain and was a serial killer targeting witches.And I suppose right now, I’m not scaredofhim, but rather of the disappointment I’m going to see in his eyes when I tell him everything.And I will tell him everything, and it will be a weight selfishly lifted off me when I confess, putting the burden on him as well.He’s already sacrificed enough for this family; now it’s my turn.
Slowly letting out a breath and trying to steady my racing heart, I reach for the door and feel that odd yet familiar prickle down my spine.Now’s not the time for wings.Another weird feeling threatens to take over, just like how it did when I was at Novel Grounds talking to Kristy.I really need to get my angelic side under control.Because if I somehow figure out how to fly away from here, it’s going to be really difficult getting back.
Hah.Maybe I should keep my passport and credit card on me at all times just in case I take myself to that beach my dad likes so much.Though as long as I could talk to Lucas, he’d help me get home.My heart swells in my chest thinking about him.He’s my rock and my comfort and I know without a doubt, no matter what, I can always count on him.Fiery passion aside, Lucas is the best friend and companion I could ever ask for and I’ve never once doubted his love for me.
Blinking rapidly, I clear my head and go into our bedroom.Lucas, who was sitting on the bed, narrows his eyes ever so slightly and then gets up, zooming over with vampire speed.He closes the door behind me and then grabs me, pinning me up against the wall.
“Lucas,” I pant, lips parting as I watch the darkness take over his face.“I can explain.”
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“Don’t,” he growls and then puts his lips to mine.I melt into him, desperately reaching for him and hooking my arms around his shoulders.I pull him close and he steps in, hips against mine.Heat floods my body as he deepens the kiss.
