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If a choice is made. It’s him. Not her, not me. Rafe. Take him, now. – Me
You can’t have him. I won’t let you have him. – Toy
My eyes swung over to her at the sound of her voice in my head. Her arms lifted slowly, palms facing out, until they were parallel with the ceiling.
Toy, what are you doing? – Me
You’re not taking him. Tell them, now. – Toy
When she turned her hands, holding them toward me, Laz growled and shifted into a wide stance, preparing for an attack on Toyin. Her eyes were wild and the pulse of magic was thrumming thickly around us.
No. Don’t fucking move. – Me
I’m not going to stand here and watch her try to destroy you. – Laz
Neither am I. – Zion.
She doesn’t want to hurt me. She thinks you want to hurt her and Rafe. Don’t fucking move. – Me
Xan… – Laz
I mean it. – Me
I kept my eyes on Toyin but hers bounced between Laz and Zion. She watched them like a hawk and I felt her thoughts. I felther. If they moved, she would attack, but not because she wanted to destroy us. She was fearful that we wanted to harm her and take our son.
“Toy…” Her eyes fastened to mine. “I can hear your thoughts. I know what you’re thinking. They’re not going to take him.”
“You told them to…”
I nodded, moving toward her slowly. Her eyes were still glowing and her hand was still lifted but I didn’t fucking care. We weren’t doing this. “Because I didn’t know what was happening. I didn’t know what you would do.”
The curse.
I wouldn’t hurt you or Rafe but you think I will. They think I will. – Toy.
Because we didn’t know what would happen. – Me
“But it was your decision. You did this…” Tears streaked her cheeks and her body trembled. She was afraid but I wasn’t. I felt her and she needed to feel me.
“It wasn’t his fault,” a feminine voice stated softly from the door, causing both Toy and I to look that way.
“It was hers.” Jo stepped into the apartment after she shoved Keerah through the door. The force of Jo’s motion caused Keerah to stumble but she gained her footing, straightening swiftly as she sneered at Jo. Laz and Zion moved quickly, building a wall between the two women. Jo didn’t need their help but I needed answers.
“What do you mean it was hers?”
“I didn’t do anything,” Keerah growled and Jo laughed dryly.
“You were outside his apartment, chanting. You had no business being up here in the middle of the night.”
“I don’t know how I got here and I don’t have a clue what you are talking about.”
“She’s lying…” Jo growled but Meriden stepped in.
“She’s telling the truth. She doesn’t possess magic, at least not her own.”
“I saw her,” Jo argued.
“She was doing a spell while under one. Whoever crafted the spell was powerful enough to use her as a vessel. They wanted it to look like it was her magic…”
