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Bram’s eyes narrow. “Did you teleport to the States and bring him here?”
“Texas. What else was I to do?”
Sabelle materialized across the pond and back in a matter of seconds? Despite the grim situation, I’m totally impressed…
“You should have waited for an escort!”
She sighs. “I’m perfectly capable—”
“Caden could be compromised. Or dangerous.”
“Dangerous how?”
“For all you knew, he was in transition frenzy.”
“I’m not, thank God,” drawls an unfamiliar man behind Sabelle. “Where is my brother?”
I turn as the newcomer steps into the bedroom wearing gray sweatpants, a wife-beater, and nothing else. No surprise since it’s the middle of the night in the States. Light brown waves frame blue eyes so like Lucan’s they break my heart. They’re built alike, too—lean and ripped with more than a hint of good breeding.
“Caden MacTavish. How do you do?” He thrusts his hand toward me.
“Olivia Gray.” I shake it.
“An American girl, here? Magical?”
“Not yet.”
“Keep it that way. Nasty business, magic. I’m hoping I escaped the gene.” He turns back to Sabelle. “Thank you for the escort.”
She nods tiredly, her golden hair hanging limply around her shoulders. All that teleporting must have consumed a lot of her energy.
“Sabelle has to find a partner to recharge now, right?” I whisper to Bram as the other two approach Lucan’s bedside.
Bram recoils. “We’re not talking about this!”
Sabelle giggles. I take that to mean yes, and Bram’s horror is typical big-brother stuff.
I wander closer to the bed.
“Lucan?” Caden murmurs close to his dozing brother’s ear.
The wizard thrashes to life, opening his wild black eyes and howling until the ceiling rattles.
Horror bleeds into Caden’s expression. “Dear god. Where the bloody hell is Anka?”
“We don’t know.”
“What’s been done to find her? Sabelle said you believe she’s neither injured nor dead. She must have been coerced into breaking their bond. She and my brother were inseparable…”
“Except by Mathias, I fear,” Bram answers. “Do you know who he is?”
Caden’s jaw drops. “A monster. We must recover her immediately before…”
“As you can see, it’s too late. I’d like to send someone to search for her, but Mathias and the Anarki are an imminent threat to all of magickind, especially if he gets his hands on Olivia. We need trained soldiers now. Even if we locate Anka, Lucan may be lost forever. I can’t spare the time or wizard-power—”
“My brother is more than a pawn in your bloody war!” Caden snarls.
“You’re right. He’s my best friend, but that changes nothing. We fight a foe with an army much larger than ours. If I stop preparing for this bloody war, there will be an annihilation of magickind. Thousands will die.”
