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He sighed. “A lot more would go into it than a decision to take the throne and a map of his castle, but yes.”
The servant returned and handed me the map. “I need to go.”
“Wait. I have a few things for you. I’d hoped to give these to Kyla, but she was a little…wild when she arrived, and I didn’t get the chance.”
Aubrey riffled through the hall closet and pulled out a backpack. He wandered away, although I could hear him muttering. When he returned, he patted the backpack twice. “There are a few things in here that should help. You’ll know how to use them.”
“Thank you. If we don’t make it back…”
“You will. You better make it back, Evie Amana, and you better bring Kyla home with you, or I’m coming after you. And I’m not yet prepared for war.”
I nodded. Then I leaned up and kissed his cheek. His eyes glittered as he watched me turn to go.
“Good luck.”
I drove to Gary’s, where I parked my car and poked through the backpack Aubrey had given me. My mouth dropped open as my hand brushed a tiny jar of pixie dust. It could heal even mortal wounds if applied quickly enough. This jar was worth almost ten thousand dollars, although the human population had no idea it existed. If they learned of it, the next thing we knew, they’d be farming pixies for their dust.
I still had the key Entaris had given us. I shoved it into one of the inside pockets of the backpack, then popped the trunk and pulled out the first aid kit Nathaniel’s wolves all carried in their cars.
Gary watched me quietly while I stocked up on pain charms. I’d told him what had happened, and he was chewing on his gray lips with his sharp teeth. He loved Kyla too. I picked out some lapis lazuli, which was excellent for tracking spells if Kyla and I got separated after I found her.
“Thanks, Gary.”
“Good luck, kid.”
I got back into the car and drove toward the portal to the underworld. I didn’t want to return, but I didn’t have much choice.
This time, Danica was in the garden.
“Evie.” A faint smile crossed her face, as if she thought I was here to apologize or some shit.
“Kyla went after the sword. Without me.”
Danica paled. I ignored the horror in her eyes.
“I’ll forgive you if you give me Angelica’s ring,” I said.
Danica glanced down at the ring, and I saw the moment she figured it out. “You think it’ll help. You don’t need to pretend to forgive me. Kyla’s my friend too.” She slipped it off her finger. “Here. Take it.”
I didn’t bother answering. I just pushed it onto my own finger and hauled ass back toward the portal.
* * *
Nathaniel
I smiled at the mage.
He’d known I was coming and had gone on the run. It hadn’t taken much for my wolf to hunt him. In truth, the monster inside me was almost disappointed by how easy it had been.
But no one could hide from me for long.
I watched as he raised his hand and an ugly brown ward appeared.
Then I stepped through it.
He let out a choked sound that pleased my wolf. My people didn’t make it known that Alphas could call on the power of the pack when necessary. There was no point tipping off our enemies. But my pack was large. Powerful. Angry.
I could feel them, all of them. Which told me my wolf was dangerously close to the surface. Regardless of how each of them felt about Evie as a person, they all felt the same violent outrage that the mages would dare come after my mate.
