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“No!” I say, voice hard.
They look me over and take in my body language. I’m stiff and clenching my hands, clearly pissed, and they seem confused by that.
“What were you asking for?” My mom asks carefully, sensing she’s losing her chance for forgiveness here.
“We need help getting an amulet for her that will block the sire bond. It’s an ancient artifact, and we have no way to remake it,” Nic cuts in, sensing I’m too angry to speak.
Their saving grace is the fact that they don’t ignore Nic or glare at him in disgust like they did before. If they still treated my mates like they were nothing, then there would be nothing left to salvage here.
“How do we come in?” Dad asks.
“The person who has it is a hunter, a Mr. Johnson. We want you to get it from him, is that possible?” Jax asks.
They think about it for a few minutes before responding and I appreciate that they’re taking this seriously.
“Mr. Johnson is a collector in our world, a very well-known one. If word of our traitor status hasn’t reached him yet, we may be able to borrow it for professional research. That’s a big if though,” Mom says.
“And he may be hesitant to part with it,” my dad warns.
“Are you willing to try?” Jeremy asks, voice hard, clearly he thinks they’ll say no.
They make eye contact briefly before determination sparks in their eyes.
“If Aly wants it, yes we will.”
“Great, unfortunately we don’t completely trust you but this could change things,” I say, looking for Nic to continue.
“We have charmed objects here that will tell me if your intentions to help us change. Are you willing to wear them?” He asks.
“Mage magic?” My mom asks hesitantly. I can tell this makes her nervous, but she didn’t outright say no, so that’s progress. Right?
“Yes, I made them. One of us is willing to test them in front of you so you can be sure it’s not malicious.”
My mom nods, looking a little unsure but trying to be confident. I know this goes against everything she was ever taught.
Nic comes over to put the hair tie on me but my mom’s voice stops him.
“Not Aly!” She sounds genuinely concerned for me.
“Don’t worry mom, I completely trust him. Plus, I’m the only one who could put on the earrings to test. Trust me.”
She slowly nods and I can tell she doesn’t want to, but she’s trying.
Nic puts the hair tie on and passes me the earrings, so I can put them on. I wait a second, then turn to my parents.
“See? No issues.”
I lean towards Nic, so he can remove them, and he quickly does.
“We can’t remove them ourselves,” dad surmises.
“Correct,” I say, “so, do you trust me enough to do this?”
Their reply is instant and it calms something in me.
“Yes.”
Nic steps forward and hands them their charms.
