Page 158 of Eternal Obsession

Ingrid shifted. She’d heard me.

I had to handle him with care, every word and movement measured. One misstep could spark a reflexive response, and I knew he could kill her outright.

“Get out of here,” Orpheus said, “before I kill you.”

“This ends here, now.”

“How did you know we were here? Did she warn you?” Orpheus glanced at Catherine. “I thought she was incapable.”

“Snowstrom,” I said.

“Yeah, right,” Orpheus said. “Go away, Jadeon.”

“I have something you want,” I said.

“I doubt that.”

I glanced behind him and detected the impending sunrise. “I have Sunaria’s ashes.”

“Dangerous words, Stone Master,” Orpheus said.

“One of the lords of the Stones collected the ashes after the ceremonies, and it was during the time Sunaria was here.”

“Who?”

“His name is Jacob.”

That made Orpheus pause. “I had a son called Jacob.”

Was he insinuating I knew this, that somehow, this knowledge had found me? Could Jake Rock be one and the same? Orpheus’s son?

My thoughts were locked down to him, fearing his reaction.

“Where is she then?” Orpheus said.

“She is reforming.” I stepped closer. “Soon, you’ll be together again. But I’ll only tell you where she is if you leave Stonehenge.”

“You bastard,” Orpheus shouted.

“This is what I offer you.” I pointed to Alex, Catherine, and Ingrid. “In exchange for them.”

Orpheus glared. “I should have killed you when I had the chance. Sunaria . . . lies in there.” He gestured to the pillars.

“You must listen.”

Orpheus lunged at me, throwing a punch.

I fell back.

Orpheus grabbed my throat, choking me. “I will pour Catherine’s ashes into those stones and watch you wail at their base.”

“I thought you loved her.”

“Yes, but you love her more!”

He threw me up and out of the circle. I landed with a thud. Orpheus leapt at me and thrust his foot onto my throat.

“Where is she then?” he said. “Prove it.”