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She began to levitate steadily to the center of the long space. While she moved, she captured a future image. Grant, the third arched opening. Now. Do the same thing.
Grant flew again in a straight line. He blocked the entrance and once more shoved both hands forward and hit the invisible wizard. “Jesus. I’m going to break my arms doing this.”
Natalie chuckled. “I feel so bad for you.” Fly in a circle around me. This time, you’re going to crash into Landris.
Got it. Grant whipped in her direction and did exactly as she’d see in the future. When he hit Landris, he brought him down. It was strange seeing Grant lying on top of something ‘not there’.
As Grant levitated slowly, Natalie could see he was keeping his hands pinned tight to Landris’s arms.
Landris returned to a visible state as he stood upright.
But Grant didn’t release him. “Will you help us now, asshole?”
Landris laughed. “Fine. You’ve proven some minor ability and whatever else I am, I’m a man of my word. But this won’t be simple.”
He turned to Natalie and continued, “I’ll offer no guarantees. It will be hell accessing futurism and holding the invisibility spell at the same time. Even if you master it, you have no idea yet how powerful Kryder really is or the team he’s built around him against you and Grant. I give you a fifteen percent chance of survival.”
“Yes, but tell me what you really think?”
He chuckled again and turned to Grant. “If you decide this lovely fae-wolf doesn’t suit you, I’ll be chasing her down.”
Natalie watched Grant’s nostrils flare as a growl left his throat. He took a step toward Landris, but the wizard vanished.
Grant reached for him, but he was nowhere to be seen.
He turned to Natalie. “Access the future.”
But Natalie shook her head slowly. “Not until you calm down.”
“I’m fine.” But his teeth chattered in his anger and his chin shook.
“Right. Whatever, wolf.” She then grabbed the front of his black tank top, twisted it tight and drew him close. She planted a fat kiss on his lips then drew back. “Better?”
He released a deep sigh. “Much. Aw, fuck.”
“I know. We’re in it on all fronts. But let’s focus on the invisibility spell and would you please try not to let Landris’s flirtations get to you? I can handle him.”
A considering light entered his eye. He even frowned. “Yes. You can.” He huffed another sigh. “All right.”
He turned in a slow circle. “Are you ready for us, Wizard?”
~ ~ ~
The kiss had helped, maybe more than Grant wanted to admit. He’d become damn possessive of his fae-wolf, more than he ought to be. He could feel the alpha part of him demanding more not just from Natalie but from life. Whatever was happening here, with Landris, had ignited something inside Grant.
His heart pounded in his chest.
The entire time he and Natalie had worked to stop the wizard from leaving, he’d felt like he was riding the heavens. He’d never moved so fast, never wanted to prove himself more than in that moment.
Kryder had become an unstoppable force in the Meldorin Pack and in Savage, more than Grant had understood until now. The only clue he’d had was the certainty that unless he advanced in ability and power, he’d never be able to defeat Kryder.
That Natalie had been a counter-force Kryder had created then monitored for years, spoke not just to the inherent danger of the situation, but to their combined potential.
They could make a difference in Savage and in Five Bridges.
He stared at Natalie for a long, penetrating moment.
“What is it?” she asked.
