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Fuck. I ran a hand over my hair and shook my head. Charisma it was.
Leaning closer, I rested a hand on his shoulder and took a deep breath; the scents of moonlight and fallen leaves mingling with my charm magic, along with the twinge of Kaiya. I let them coalesce, savoring them a bit as I added in more charisma.
The monster inside me grew restless at the change, but I still had more than enough charisma to suppress it.
I refocused on Tye …
While I couldn't make him forget about Kaiya, I could give him a little peace.
I breathed out softly, and for a moment, his pupils dilated and his shoulders softened beneath my hands.
But then it was as though a switch flipped inside him.
His yellow eyes widened, and his nose twitched as muscles rippled across his shoulders and chest.
He sprang away from me to the other side of the room in what seemed like a single, inhuman leap.
Saints! I held my hands up in front of me as he stood there, hunched and shaking. Eyes wild with fear and rage.
I'd seen a lot in my years, but I'd never seen charisma do something like that before!
I felt a prickling sensation at the back of my neck, and I reached a hand up to rub at it.
My jaw dropped.
There was no way he could be a mage. Like every citizen in the Empire, Seekers must have tested him a few dozen times over the years, and unlike Kaiya, he had no strange ring to hide his affinity.
Yet there he stood, muscles rippling, eyes nearly glowing as he shook his head to clear it of my charm.
"What the fuck, Jaiel? Did you just try to charisma me?!"
"I —"
"Can I trust no one?!" He roared as he stormed out, slamming the door behind him.
I stared at the closed door, mouth agape. First my charisma didn't work on Kaiya, then Lynk. Now Tye pushed it away?
What the fuck?
I tugged at my earrings. So much for trying to help!
Did I dare warn Dimiri?
I hated adding to the pile of shit Tye was already dealing with, but who knew what he might do now that he'd been pushed into a corner?
And with the way my neck had prickled when he'd leaped away, I had a feeling there was a lot more to the situation than a little anger.
Picking up my tea, I strode to my desk and pulled out a paper and a pen.
Dimiri would surely step in before something bad happened.
Chapter 10
Kaiya
The sun peeked sleepily over the horizon, and I picked up my pace, almost running along the cobblestone path toward the Fae district. I popped the last bite of roll in my mouth and withdrew the note with the dock number.
Anaire Shipyard: Dock 007. Ship leaves at 0900 sharp.
