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She leads me into the kitchen and pushes a chair back. “Sit.”
Taking my jacket off, I slide into the chair and wait quietly as I was told to do. She pours us both a cup of tea and sets the cup in front of me. “Drink it.”
I do as I’m told, sipping on the tea and setting it down. She shakes her head and urges me to keep going. “Drink until there’s nothing left but the leaves.”
As I lifted the cup, her eyes landed on the tattoos on my forearm. She gripped my arm, tugging it toward her. “Where did you get these symbols?”
“An immortal gave them to me.”
The look she gave me was of motherly concern. “Which immortal?”
“He goes by the name of Serge Bastien.”
“That demon,” she whispers. “You stay away from them, do you understand?”
I shook my head. “I can’t. They have something I need to protect.”
She quickly nodded, waving her hand in the air in frustration. “Yes, yes. The bird. But you need to stay away from the succubus. You’ll meet that bitch again, but for now, you keep your family safe.
I nodded and continued to drink the tea she offered until not a drop was left. Grabbing the cup she looked into the remnants of the leaves and murmured to herself for the next five minutes.
“Your Raven is pure of heart. She’s got powers she’s not yet grown into. As the years go by, those powers will become the key to keeping you safe.”
“Years?” I asked.
“Oh, she’s definitely your future.” She went over to a cupboard and took out what looked like a hookah. She quickly lit it up and took a sharp inhale. After a few seconds, her eyes opened, and in shock I flew back in the chair. Her eyes had glazed over into a white film, and they shifted, as if she were witnessing something.
“I see a fight. Brutal,” she whispered. “Don’t let him win.”
“A fight with who?” I asked and she lifted a hand to quiet me.
“The Devil is not happy with you.”
“Yeah, I know that.”
“He’s not happy with her either.” I listened carefully to what she said next. “Her lineage dates back centuries. And there was a man who cut a deal with Lucifer once to save his family. But in order to get out of that deal he did something bad, and as punishment his wife, and every woman in his family, were given the curse of the raven. But it’s not a curse. It’s a gift.”
I nodded in agreement. “I’ve heard her gift.”
She turned to me, that silky white filter still over her eyes making her look zombie-like. “You have and it wields your soul. You need to allow it, Spectre. You hold that part of you in a cage. You need to release it.”
“Easier said than done.” I knew she was talking about my heart.
“Lucifer will always be after you. He will always be after both of you. When you least expect it, he’ll show up at your door.”
I sighed. “That’s good to know.”
“The Raven…” her voice trailed off and a deep smile came across her face. “Protect her. She has your fate and your heart in her hands.”
Her eyes continued to shift and I had to admit, she was freaking me out, then suddenly she stilled.
“Hellhounds are sniffing her out. You need to save her soul.”
“How?” I asked, desperation starting to settle in my gut.
She blinked and the whiteness in her eyes disappeared. “You need to cleanse your soul.”
“Uhhhh…okay,” I uttered in confusion.
