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“Lanias.”
Lanias looked at Sabina who was busy healing her wound. “Make sure that Kahlia is well protected while I’m away.”
“I will, and I won’t break the seal until I first see what we’re dealing with.” Lanias promised.
“Yeah,” Oye agreed moving back to Lanias side, she grinned at Sabina, “Who knows, we might beat the Jackals in dealing with these kidnappers.”
Sabina could only nod, as they were swept away by the gust of wind that had brought them. The room was once more flooded with light, the candles flickering on the shelves.
Alone once again, Sabina wondered if she’d made the right decision. Ever since she’d been cursed, and learned of the disappearing witches. She’s been toddling between regretting her actions, and grateful that she’d made a move.
Damn if you do, damned if you don’t.
Since she’d been the one to save the woman, she’d be the one to end this farce. Still, her guilt remained in leaving her daughter with Lanias but Kahlia wouldn’t be safe with her. She’d be safer with her sister and cousin.
She closed her eyes, and Eliza—. She cut her thoughts off, it was too much. She needed to sleep, and recover her strength if she wanted to be of any use to her family and Raijin.
She blinked, her eyes popping open at her thought.
Why would she help him?She asked herself mentally.
He was the dog of the Council, she frowned and forced herself to push him from her mind. She was helping herself and her people. He had nothing to do with it.
Firm in her thoughts, she rolled over and went to sleep.
Chapter17
Choices
RAIJIN
When Raijin returned to the hospital, he stiffened at the strong smell of magic and flowers in Sabinas room. His eyes quickly searched it for traps or hexes, but he saw nothing. The room only held healing candles, hospital equipment and the bed which was currently occupied by the sleeping witch.
Closing the door softly, behind himself he walked over to her bed. Something in him told him to turn away immediately, and leave the room but he didn’t.
Instead, he stood, and stared down at her soft sleeping features. She was curled up in a fetal position. She moved, rubbing her face against the pillow she held.
Her scent wafted up, and his body reacted immediately. His hand tightened on his phone, as he found himself glaring down at the bothersome witch.
Apart of him resented her effect on his body. The unending craving, he experienced every time he saw her.
He’d seen his share of beautiful women, especially being in world where creatures of myth lived. He’d seen demi-goddesses cloaked in grace, nymphs running nude along the sands of oceans and enchantress toiling over their potions. And—.
A gaze filled with sympathy and lips graced with a rosy tint appeared in his memory. He flinched, shoving the memory away into the dark where it belonged. He squeezed his eyes shut, before reopening them only seeing Sabina before him.
She was so different from the women he knew. A witch of brown skin, and lush curves drew out his hunger. What was it about her he wondered that different? His hand was out before he could think through his movement he drew his knuckle along her cheek. Her skin was so soft, against his hand he turned his hand so that his fingers ran along her jaw to her ear, far tinier than his it was almost cute.
Raijin simply stood there for a time, using the lightest of touch to draw along her face in an attempt to memorize it. Her lips parted drawing his gaze, his breathing picked up.
Withdrawing his hand, he brought it to the clasp of his mask. The cold sensation of the metal clasped pulled him from his trance. He took a step back, withdrawing his hand he looked from it to the woman who continued to sleep unaware of what had just happened.
Swallowing he turned his back to her, quickly clicking the clasp back into place.
She was dangerous.
His eyes were a red gleam in the low light, his nails had grown turning black at the tips.
He glanced to the corner of the room, where he met the gaze of a grinning Alek.
