Page 37 of Trust the Fall

“Which are?”

“To preserve humanity. He knows that’s God’s will.”

Julian offers a small smile. “I might find I like this Luke guy.”

I grin. “He’s quite a character. I think you would absolutely like him.”

“Would you two girls stop gossiping and start planning our escape? I’m wasting away over here, and that guy’s screaming isn’t doing anything for my headache.”

I’d completely forgotten the soul undergoing torture. I refuse to look, knowing my stomach will only revolt if I see what’s transpiring.

“What do you plan to do when you get to the Fae kingdom?”

“He’s going to get Molly and get out. The Fae are not known for being welcoming,” Julian explains, and Law huffs.

“What was that, Julian? The Fae are not welcoming? Isn’t that what I told Maggie? And aren’t you the one who told me I was being ridiculous by not allowing her to go?”

“Maggie?” I ask, my head bouncing back and forth between the bickering brothers.

“Maggie is my familiar.”

“His girlfriend,” Julian coughs into his closed fist, earning himself a glare from Law.

“Familiar,” Law emphasizes. “I only want to keep her safe.”

Despite his words, I can tell he likes her. If it’s not something closer to love I see shining brightly in his blue irises. I don’t say any of that, because this isn’t the time for jesting. I want to soak up as much knowledge as possible, because something tells me this is important.

“Why was her sister stolen?”

“We really don’t know. There’s a legend, and we believe the three sisters and my brothers and me have something to do with it, but we won’t know until we bring her home.”

“But didn’t you say your one brother is at war with you?”

He nods. “We also think his revolting has something to do with Molly’s absence.”

“A broken heart?”

“Something like that. We’re hoping that when she’s back, he’ll snap out of whatever spell he’s been under.”

“Will that stop the vampire war?”

“No. There are too many elder vampires and families vying for our crown. They’ll likely continue to come for us even without our brother. But if we have him by our side, we’ll have better odds of stopping it. Regardless, a war is coming. Whether it’s the vampire war or something even greater, war’s coming. We must all prepare for it.”

“When this is all over, and I get out of here, I’ll help you in your war.”

He nods. “Thank you, Victoria.”

We sit in silence after that, each lost in our own thoughts. I’m working through various escape plans, keeping in mind what Julian said about the lesser demons eventually coming and our ability to overtake them.

It never comes to that, because River show up and starts barking his orders again. “Time to go.”

“Now?”

“Yes, now. Get a move on.”

I rush to the cell door. When it swings open, he grabs my hand and pulls me toward a wall.

“Am I missing something?”