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Nic doesn’t leave my side, instead Jay comes forward with the book from Ryan and hands it to his elder. We had identified she might be an ally before this meeting and it would make most sense for whoever had the book to hand it to their elder.
We hope she will actually examine the book instead of tossing it aside.
They all start arguing around us but I notice Eve is looking at the book. I still have hope.
We stand here quietly, letting them burn off some of their anger.
What do we do?Jay asks in our minds.
Let’s give Eve another minute.Nic says.
That pays off when she looks up from the book and examines us. She stares at us before speaking up.
“This book says it’s true,” she speaks loudly, gaining everyone’s attention. She smiles hopefully as she stares down at us.
“They could have made that book themselves!” Joka claims.
“No, it’s incredibly old and powerful. They couldn’t have made this.” She’s strategic too as she passes it to the demon elder who is also more likely to believe us.
He starts looking it over while the other elders either glare at Eve or stare at us.
“There is a way to know,” the light fae elder speaks up. Her voice is soft but it carries.
I don’t miss the way Eve grimaces, but she doesn’t say anything. The elders all stare at each other, weighing this mystery option up.
Do you guys know what this is?I ask through the bond.
A chorus of nos comes back to me and now I’m nervous. What could this be that they don’t know about it.
Finally, the light fae elder speaks again, “there is a signal fated mates have that chosen mates do not. If you have… it, it would prove you are fated mates. For me, that would be enough proof the information in this book is correct.”
“It would give the world hope to find their fated mates, something more precious than gold to us,” Eve adds. She sounds hopeful it’s true.
“What is this test?” Nic asks and his voice doesn’t betray how nervous this makes him.
That doesn’t help me feel better.
“It won’t be easy but this is the only way,” Eve starts, but she’s interrupted.
“We can’t tell you what the test is until it’s complete, it could skew the results,” Joka announces.
The other elders look conflicted but don’t contradict him.
I don’t like this.Jeremy says.
I don’t either but I don’t see another choice.Nic says.
I don’t either. We need them to believe us, if we have to go through a test, then that’s what we will do.
We don’t say anything to contradict them, so they take that as agreement.
“Let’s begin then,” Monit says.
Eighteen
Aly
One second, I’m with the guys in the chambers, the next, I’m alone in an empty room. Monit must have cast a spell that separated us.
