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“No shit. The Apocalypse.” Kingston’s voice was full of annoyance.
“No... this is different. It’s fighting back. Whatever is hiding her doesn’t want her to be found—”
“Moira, look out!”
Ash’s voice reached me just as hundreds of dark blurs flew at my face. The chittering sound intensified until I had to press my hands against my ears to drown it out.
“Are those... locusts?” Thorne asked, hunched over in a mirror of my position.
Locusts.
Fuck. Wasn’t that one of the signs of the end times? I wasn’t as up-to-date on my biblical references as I could be, but I was pretty sure that one was in there.
“Everybody down!” Alek shouted as another swarm came in, circling our gathering.
With a wave of his hand, the bugs glowed neon blue for a split second, lighting up the night sky with their sheer number before transforming into gently floating bubbles. Each one popped until every last locust was gone.
The witches of my coven slowly got to their feet, bloodied and scratched from the force of the attack mounted by the insects.
“What just happened? That wasn’t normal,” I asked, gaze locked on Grandmother.
She wiped the blood from under her nose. “The spell you cast doesn’t exist, Moira. It’s been long broken. This is something more powerful than I’ve ever encountered. We can’t break it. She’s hidden by a force only a deity could breach.”
“Well, where the bloody hell do we find a deity? Do you happen to have any lying around?” Thorne asked, frustration coloring his words.
“The only god-boy I know is Thor over here,” Kingston said, jerking his thumb at Alek.
“How many fucking times do I have to tell you, Tor is Thor-blessed. I’m the fun one.”
“At least a few more, I suspect.”
Alek punched Kingston in the arm.
“Ow, fucker.”
“Maybe that will help you remember.”
Not wanting them to dissolve into a full-on tumble in the grass, I asked, “Well, do you think you’ve got what it takes, hot stuff?”
He shook his head. “This is far beyond my understanding. I wouldn’t know where to start trying to unravel whatever force is around her. Give me an enemy to fight, and I’ll do it. But mystical forces? That’s not my bag.”
“What about that angel?” Kingston asked. “The biker dude? Can he help us?”
“Gabriel?” my grandmother mused. “Possibly. If you can find him. He’s not exactly... available.”
Kingston looked at me, then at the other guys. “I know exactly where we should go.”
“And where’s that?” Thorne raised one brow skeptically.
“To the only place we’ve ever seen him.Iniquity. Lilith is a demon, and still she works with Gabriel. I bet that angel’s secretly got the hots for her. He’ll come if she calls.”
“But the question is, will she call?”
“There’s only one way to find out.” I walked toward my grandmother, working up the courage to tell her we weren’t staying overnight now that things had changed, but Kingston’s phone rang, stopping me as a sense of dread punched through my chest.
“Sorry, guys, it’s my mom.” He held the phone up to his ear. “Hey, Mama. Wha—” He stopped mid-sentence, and every ounce of bravado and cockiness left him as though a drain had been opened. He went pale as his eyes widened. “Wh-what do you mean, sick? I just saw him.” Then his knees gave out, and he wobbled.
Alek shot to his side, wrapping an arm around the usually sturdy wolf and holding him up.
