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Ferguson looked over at the priestess. “What gave Hakim the idea to use the clinic? Is there some way he could trace bloodlines? Are there any Haitian rituals that would aid him in this?”
Anaisa’s forehead creased. “You are talking about dark magic. Dark spells. It is possible if he had the original bloodline to trace.”
Colton swore under his breath. “Deruthel drank from the original priestess. Could Hakim have used her blood to trace her descendants?”
Anaisa took a deep breath. “While it pains me to admit it, Hakim’s power was considerable. His choice to use the dark side of our culture to his advantage is an abomination. That being said, if anybody could have re-created the spell, it’s him.”
Steele’s eyes narrowed on the priestess. “The Bokor is dead, yet we keep blaming him for current atrocities committed against us. At what point do we accept that there is a traitor among us?”
Anaisa turned to him. “There is a traitor among you, but I can’t tell you who it is. It could be a reaper who is working for the demons or a club member that is enthralled and has no memory of any wrongdoing.”
Riley sucked in a breath. “That’s possible?”
Colton nodded. “The previous reaper leader took control of a child in the wolf clan. The fledgling was unaware he was committing crimes against the clan.”
“Is there any way to tell if someone is being influenced?” Riley asked.
Anaisa sighed. “With a shadow child, it would be quite easy since his demon wouldn’t have emerged. With an adult, especially one with demon blood, I could not make that determination.”
Riley’s face sagged. “I could be influenced and not know it?”
Anaisa nodded. “It’s possible, but Colton said you were with him when Oliver died.”
Riley took a deep breath. “But if I used the hex bag on him and then Oliver, neither would have realized.”
Anaisa shook her head. “The hex bag is single use. It could only have been used on one or the other.”
Ferguson’s eyes narrowed on the priestess. “Is there any way to tell what was used on Oliver?”
“No. I can tell the Hex bag has been used, but not on who,” she said.
Colton slipped his hand around Riley’s waist. Her fear permeated the air making him feel like a failure. “Let’s go to the clinic and see if we can track a reaper to their new hideout.”
A tear slipped from her eye as his shadow enveloped hers.
