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To harbor that much hatred for another was evil.
To whip and mutilate and destroy.
I thought of Helene. My beautiful Helene.
To even think of doing something like that to her was evil.
And it was up to me to stop it, any way I could.
I lifted my face from the earth, brushed the bits of rock from my cheek, and rose. The sky was growing darker as I turned around and slowly made my way back down the mountain. With each step, I grew my focused. I was a fighter. Before, I’d fought with prayers, but now I fought with fists and weapons.
Either way, I’d rid this earth of one evil at a time. By the time I made it back down, the others had returned from the city. Riven’s four-wheel drive was in front next to Kane’s Audi. My brothers had their own paths. Now I had mine.
Their voices reached me as I neared the house. But my mind wasn’t on them anymore. It was waiting for the message…and a new sign from God. One I was ready for, more than ever before.
I paced the floor of my bedroom, my focus divided between the clock on the bedside dresser and my damn cell. I’d waited all day, sat with my family last night after I returned from the mountain, and spent all day listening to Hunter strategize with his men. But now it was evening…and I’d had no call.
My boots muffled my steps, but still, I couldn’t quell the thunder in my head.
Should I call?
I lifted my cell and pulled up Caleb’s number, then my thumb hesitated over the icon. If I called him and he was with Ryth and the others, what then? I winced and lowered my cell, turning my focus to the room.
Buzz.
I wrenched the phone up.
Caller ID Caleb.
I answered it instantly. “I’m ready.”
“Well, this is better than last time. I was worried you weren’t up for the task,” he murmured.
My focus shifted to the statue of the cross standing in the middle of my dresser. “No, I’m ready.”
“Good. Then leave now and head to 105 Marketplace. I’ll meet you there.”
My hands were shaking, making it hard to grip my cell. “Okay, I’m leaving now.”
“I don’t need to remind you how important this is?”
“No,” I murmured. “You don’t.”
“See you there, Thomas, and Priest…”
“Yes?”
“You might want to keep this to yourself. Just until we know what we’re dealing with.”
I gave a nod. “Okay.”
I lowered my hand, the call now disconnected. This didn’t seem real and yet, in my soul, I knew this was where I was always meant to be. I was now a messenger in the most brutal way. One from God.
I turned around, grabbed my jacket from the end of the neatly made bed, and headed for the door. Voices reached me from downstairs. The others were in the living room. The bitter, comforting scent of a fire made a pang in my chest. Still, I made my way downstairs, the thud of the last step hitting harder than I wanted.
“About time you joined us!” Riven called out as I stopped in the middle of the landing.
But I wasn’t headed for them. Instead, I turned, grabbed Riven’s Audi keys off the entry table, and headed for the door. By the time I stepped out and locked the door behind me, they’d know tonight would be different.
