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“Stop!” he yelled aloud as the room silenced. “You’re not going to die!”
Ryder must have used his power to bring us to the spirit realm the exact second that sentence left Damian’s lips. We appeared into the rainbow filled colors of a hazy mist as his thread trembled and some of the colors seemed to flicker and fade.
“Your string, the thread,” I whispered, my hand rising to my throat.
“Don’t speak, not yet.” He fought back tears as his hands cupped my cheeks. “I’m losing my will to live, my reason for existence. Your death . . . means the death ofus, too.”
Why didn’t anyone tell me this before?
Ryder pulled me into his arms as he placed a gentle kiss on my lips. “You’re cold, Cassie. I’m sorry we didn’t reach you in time.”
My head lowered to his shoulder and I sighed. “It’s okay.” Speaking still hurt so I didn’t say anything else.
“I brought you here because this isn’t the end, angel.” He tilted my chin up and placed another soft kiss on my lips. “The power and strength of your entireCosanflows within you, not to mention your ancestors. This day has done nothing more than reveal your enemies and for that, I’m glad.”
I shook my head, but he pressed a finger to my lips.
“The rogue witch will pay, and I make it my mission to find and destroy him.” Ryder’s forehead met mine. “We belong to you, Cassie, but,” he paused and smiled as he brushed a stray hair out of my eyes. “You belong tous, too.”
Tears filled my eyes as I leaned in and wrapped my arms around his neck. “Ryder.”
“We have an incredible drive to live and that includes our relationship with our beautiful witch.”
“Indeed, it does.” Gabriel’s voice was so close I jumped.
My eyes opened and I was back in my room. Ryder, Damian, and Gabriel were all staring at me expectantly. Without hesitation, I opened my arms wide and the four of us were caught up in a fierce lopsided hug.
“What would I do without each one of you?” I whispered.
‘Have less orgasms.’
“Thanks, Damian.” I shook my head but couldn’t help a small smirk in response.
‘Not going to agree?’
‘No.’
He chuckled at my quick answer.
A throat cleared and I glanced up to see Kayde standing awkwardly, his hands shoved into his pockets. “Glad you’re back.”
I nodded, wanting to invite him but afraid he would decline. I wasn’t sure what softened my heart toward the witch hunter. Maybe it was the knowledge that he saved my life in theEther, or the fact that he confessed to having feelings for me. Maybe I knew he was a good man deep down because my father would never be best friends with an asshole and ask him to watch over his daughter.
Kayde’s eyes remained locked on mine and a brief moment of understanding passed between us. “Cass,” he whispered, so low I wasn’t sure anyone else in the room was paying attention.
Gabe’s sudden kiss broke our connection as the azure eyes of my wolf stole my concentration. “My Cassie,” he murmured. “We’ll find this witch and end him.”
He was quickly replaced by Damian as he pressed a sensual kiss on my lips next. Ryder held me close as my three immortals assured themselves that I was going to survive.
“Cassie,” Gypsy’s tearful voice called out and I cried as she jumped in the middle of the guys and tackled me. “Don’t you ever leave my side again.”
I stroked her hair and smiled, knowing there was nothing either of us could do about that. “You know that’s not possible, right?”
“I know,” she sighed, “but this is too much. I want a chance to beat this rogue witch down.”
“You met him, Gyps.”
“When? I think I would know . . .” she trailed off and then sat up straight, smacking the mattress in frustration. “That guy Roman. He was the witch, right?”
