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His hand gripped mine and held on tight. “Yeah, we are.”
I studied his face. “Very few people in the history of mythology have ever defied the gods and survived.”
His mouth shifted to one side. “Then they’ve finally met their match.”
My love for him blossomed even more. He truly believed beyond a shadow of a doubt that I could do this.
I told him how I’d tapped into my power and relived Momma’s murder. I stood and paced while I spoke, too antsy to sit still.
When I got to the part about finding my mother on the floor, he stood and pulled me into a hug. “Oh my God, Ellie. That’s horrible. No wonder you forgot. You were traumatized.”
I leaned back. “No, I forgot because that selfish asshole Ahone didn’t want me to remember. He stole my memories from me.” I told him the rest of the story, and then we stood in silence for several minutes.
“David, there’s more.”
“Okay…”
“Tsagasi told me I needed to call Collin and tell him about his father and our plan to go to Charlotte.”
“And did you?”
“Yes.”
His left eye twitched as he searched my face. “And what happened in your conversation?”
I stood and took a deep breath. “He claims he didn’t know the truth about his father until a couple of months ago. He put it all together the day we got the cup back.”
He looked skeptical. “And you believe him?”
I resisted the urge to turn away from his scrutinizing gaze. “Yes, I completely trust him in this instance.”
He stiffened and turned toward the sink.
I followed him. “He’s the other Keeper, David. Tsagasi’s right. I can do some of this on my own, but at some point, I’m going to need Collin.”
He pulled a glass out of the cabinet and filled it with water from the faucet, refusing to look at me. “He doesn’t want to help you, Ellie. Have youforgottenthat part?”
“He wants to come to Charlotte.”
“Of course he does. He wants to see the collection.” His face lifted. “What did you tell him?”
I paused. “I told him yes.”
His eyes hardened. “And what if I disagree?”
While I presumed David wouldn’t be happy with Collin’s involvement, it had never once occurred to me that he would try to prevent it. “Why would you disagree?”
He set the glass on the counter with a loud thud. “He’s using you, Ellie. Just like he’s used you every step of the way since he walked into your restaurant and purposely put you in danger.”
Could I really argue with that? “So you want just the two of us to check out this collection? We’re in over our heads. Two people have died for it, someone close to both of us. We both know how dangerous this is. Do we even have a plan other than just show up at ten?”
He slammed the cabinet door shut, anger radiating from his body. “Yes, I realize it’s dangerous, but your solution is to add another dangerous element. Collin is not to be trusted. He’s proven that time and time again. Why would you want to involve him?”
“He’s betrayed me and deceived me, yes, but he would never try to purposely hurt me.”
David rested his back against the counter, looking out the window over the sink. “Are you even listening to yourself right now? You just admitted that the wanker deceived you—” he suddenly turned and grabbed my right hand, jerking me toward him and exposing my palm, pressing his thumb to the scar from the knife wound Collin had inflicted, my wound from the blood oath ceremony still fresh “—that he bloodybetrayed you, Ellie, and yet you say he would never purposely hurt you.” He dropped my hand and looked into my face. “No.”
My eyes widened. “No?”
