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“Take it and run,” he gasped out.
It took everything in me to leave him like that, but I knew I only had moments.
He flew at me, and I flinched as he slammed face first into my ward. He roared, smashing into it again and again. Hurtling down the stairs, I aimed for the front door, hoping, hoping Kyla had gotten my message.
And then she was there.
“Go,” I sobbed. “Go, go, go.”
Her expression was grim, but she didn’t hesitate. Snatching the book from me, she sprinted away. She’d get it to Finvarra.
My heart raced. I made my way back up the stairs, hoping, begging the universe that it was okay. That he’d be okay now.
I found him in wolf form, blood still pouring from his wound. Icy eyes met mine.
“Shit,” I said. “I’ll get a healer.”
“No, mate,”his wolf said in my head, and I jumped.“We just need you.”
I sat on the bed. Slowly, he made his way toward me. I caught the barest shadow of his pain as he jumped onto the bed, but then it was gone as he hid it away from me once more.
Leaning my head against the headboard, I let the tears come. Nathaniel rested his head on my thighs, and I stroked his soft ears before burying my head against him.
“I’m sorry,” I said. “I’m so sorry.”
* * *
Finvarra
The summoning waslike an itch beneath my bones. I let out a growl. How had I forgotten the wolf still had the ability to summonme? I’d given her the blood stone when I helped remove Fenrir from this realm. And the sly little wolf had kept it.
I would ensure she never used that ability again.
With a thought, I was standing in wolf territory. Howls sounded from every direction as they realized I’d appeared out of thin air—regardless of their wards, their sentries, and their Alpha.
The idea of the expression on the Alpha’s face when he learned of my little visit was enough to dull the fine edge of my rage. Infuriating him was pleasing.
“Hi,” Kyla said.
She was barefoot, wearing thin sweatpants and a tank top. She was also holding the book.
I ignored the urge to tear that book from her hands and throw it in the nearest river. My ancestors had attempted to burn it, bury it, even crush it. Spells had been created, power had been sacrificed, but it always returned.
Kyla cleared her throat. “Evie managed to get Nathaniel to hand this over.” She curled her lip at me. “No thanks to you.”
I ground my teeth. “You forget yourself, wolf.”
Her eyes flashed, and I had the sudden urge to fist her hair, to pull her to me and make her apologize for her sharp tongue.
Appalled, I almost took a step back. Something about this woman, thiswolf,brought out the worst in me. From the malice in her eyes, the feeling was mutual.
I held out one hand, forcingherto come to me. Wolves understood dominance games more than most creatures. Butthiswolf sauntered toward me slowly, her hips rolling in a way that made me clench my teeth.
She likely walked toward her lovers just like that.
The book was in my hand a moment later. I watched her. “And the stone.”
Surprise flashed through her eyes as she clutched the stone tighter in her hand. I’d given it to her for one purpose and one purpose only. The fact that she had used it once more could be forgiven, considering how dangerous the book was. But no more.
