I perk up at that, that would be great and less dangerous. I hope. Would it?
“How do we find someone with the book?” Kiran asks. Good question.
Nic thinks about it for a minute before saying, “I think we could ask people who have been around as long as the book has. I checked when we were at the library and the publication date was two thousand years ago.”
I stiffen and so does everyone else, that can only mean one thing.
“I don’t know if that’s a good idea,” Jax says.
“It’s the only way to avoid the library chamber. It’s safer than that. We should at least try.” Nic is standing strong but I can tell he isn’t even one hundred percent confident.
“Do you have someone specific in mind?” I ask.
He shakes his head, when I check with the other guys they say no as well.
“My parents might have someone they can put us in touch with,” Jeremy says. That would make the most sense since we are looking for a type of demon.
Supernaturals have abnormally long lives but for someone to be around two thousand years ago, they can only be one thing, a vampire.
“Do it,” Nic says staring at Jeremy intently.
Jeremy grabs one of the burner phones and leaves the room to talk to his parents. I can’t believe Jeremy is being so agreeable but I imagine he’s going to try to convince me to stay behind.
A vampire who has been alive for two thousand years or more would be incredibly strong, practically indestructible. With time, vampires become stronger and stronger. All of this came back to me from my parents’ lessons over the years.
“So if this vampire has the book, we just ask to see it?” Jay asks skeptically.
“I imagine we are going to have to pay or trade something for it,” Nic answers, “a problem for later. Let’s see if we can even find someone first.”
Jeremy comes back in the room with the phone in his hand. “My parents are going to reach out to someone they know. If he’s willing to speak with us, he’ll call us on this number so keep it safe.”
He hands the phone to Nicoli who places it on the TV console.
“What now?” Kiran asks.
“Now we wait, and while we wait, Aly should keep training. She needs access to all of her magic to be able to protect herself to the best of her ability,” Nic answers.
Unfortunately, he’s right. I would much rather get acquainted with the hot tub I saw outside. An image of all my guys shirtless pops into my head. Yum.
Laughter breaks out around me and I glance up confused. What did I miss?
“You accidentally projected your thoughts to the pack bond, don’t worry it’ll sometimes happen while you get used to it,” Jax supplies.
I can feel a blush forming but that’s stupid, they all know how I feel, so I roll my eyes instead.
“Tell you what Aly, you train, and we can hot tub after. Deal?” Nic offers and I immediately take him up on it.
“Deal.”
We move the furniture around, so we have some space in the living room. There’s definitely no training room or gym here to use.
Nic steps up, taking control of the situation. “Everyone can spar while Aly works on her powers. Whoever’s powers most likely translate to hers can help Aly.”
He stares at me expectantly while the other guys pair up to do some light sparring. I can tell they’re only half focused on the fighting as they listen in on Nic and I. I’m not sure where he wants me to start, I had an information dump from my parents but I’m not any closer to using one of my powers because of it.
He must see the uncertainty I feel reflected on my face, or he can feel it through the bond but Nic takes charge.
“Why don’t you just pick one, and we can start there. You won’t be learning them all tonight, we will take things slow.”
