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“It wasn’t.”
“So you say. I still don’t trust her,” Jo made clear.
“What spell?” I cut in. The hows and whys didn’t matter at this very moment.
“The one that caused you to seal the bond.”
“How do you know that? And why the fuck are you here?” I stepped closer to Toyin, so I was at her back. There were too many moving pieces happening right now.
“I asked her to stay. She was at Toy’s place.” Jo shifted her eyes to Meriden.
“Why?”
“Because someone tried to fucking kill you, Xan. We can’t do shit with magic but she can. Iraina would have stayed too but Izan needed her.”
My eyes landed on Meriden. “If that’s true, then why wouldn’t you stop this if you knew it was happening?”
“I tried. Something powerful kept me from leaving the apartment which is how I know she’s not lying. Even if she had done the spell of her own free will, she wouldn’t have the type of magic that would stop mine. This was the work of someone powerful and dark.”
“Why?” Toyin stepped forward but I hooked her waist and brought her back to me. When she angled her head up, her eyes were brown again but flashed gray. I narrowed mine in warning. I didn’t give a damn. She relented and remained close.
“My guess is that whoever it was hoped the two of you would kill each other which would have left Rafe alone…”
“Unprotected.” Toyin cringed. Her muscles locked but I tightened the grip on her waist.
“But they didn’t,” Zion said, looking at the two of us.
“How long does it take? When would we know…”
If the curse worked.
“It didn’t work,” Jo stated, with hope laced in her words.
“You don’t know that,” Laz argued and looked at Meriden for answers. “How long?”
“Immediately. His heart is still in his chest so we were right…”
“What the fuck does that mean?” Zion queried.
“It’s how they kill if overcome by the curse. With the flick of her finger, Toy would have telekinetically removed my heart from my chest.” A calmness settled over me when Toyin’s hesitant eyes lifted to mine.
“Then it’s not happening.” Jo’s voice was still laced with hope.
“No, we were right. Having Rafe changed things for the two of you or she was never cursed.”
“Good, then get the fuck out of my way so I can leave. All of you are insane,” Keerah said.
Jo blocked Keerah’s path. “You’re not going anywhere. I’m still not convinced.”
“Jo, let her go. Meriden’s right. There’s no magic. If there was, I would feel it and I don’t.”
“I don’t care. Even if that’s true, she could be working with someone. She’s going to the basement until I am sure.”
“Jo…” I warned but Laz shook his head. This was getting out of control.
“She’s right. A risk we’re not taking.” He turned to Keerah who looked at me for help. Help I couldn’t offer. No matter what I felt, Jo and Laz were right. We needed to know for sure. They would question her but so would I.
“I’m going…”
