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"Get Vera,” I said, all eyes falling to me. "It’s a Dianic witch’s spell."
"I already consulted with her," Hugo's soft tone actually nettled this time. "She took a quick look at Kree before we came back in. The spell morphed with whatever fae magic was used and your blood was involved, so it's no longer something she can simply banish. But she and Henderson are setting some spells around the fortress to block the fae from sensing it."
"Push it into me," Casimir commanded.
I fisted his shirt. "No."
"Yes," he glowered.
"We can't. I have to touch her to push my power through her." Kree held up her hands, wiggling her fingers. “The only place it has to go is back and forth between us.”
"What if I were touching her, as well?"
I didn't let Kree respond to my mate's question. "It doesn't solve the problem of the spell remaining inside Kree."
I felt terrible about it and extremely guilty. I couldn't handle being the reason everyone was in danger. I needed to find a solution, and fast.
Only, I knew the solution. It had been the solution the entire time.
I knew what needed to be done, but I couldn't bring myself to say the words out loud. Casimir would fight me on it. But if I didn't do it, who knew what could happen?
Besides, now that Kol was running loose, it seemed the best course of action.
I took a deep breath and spoke up. "There's one surefire way to get rid of a spell completely."
Everyone's attention turned to me again, waiting for me to continue.
"The original caster can undo it. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be an option since the spell has been altered into something else. Which really only leaves me with one option."
My mate's fingers dug into the flesh of my waist. "Absolutely not."
"So I just stay locked inside Embour forever?"
"Yes." He sounded almost petulant.
"My sister, too?" Lyric petitioned quietly. "You'd be okay locking her up alongside Raven? You think it’s acceptable to keep them both shackled to Embour, even knowing their histories?"
Kree's face hardened, navy eyes turning dark as ink.
Casimir had told me a little bit of her past, how she'd been kept under lock and key and bled to stabilize her powers after the horrors inflicted upon her by her mate, the former Shadow Lord.
It had been necessary, but far from ideal. Luckily, Draven and his army had ended that monster's reign decades ago.
The demon in question hooked his arm around his much smaller mate. "We'll sleep on it."
My teeth clenched, not wanting to postpone the inevitable.
His grey eyes flashed and remained on my face when he said, "Everyone needs a clear head before making any rash decisions. I’m waiting on a few messengers to return. We'll convene tomorrow once I hear from them. Hugo, as much as you loathe these meetings, I'd like you there, especially since we now have a blood spell to contend with."
"Of course," the healer agreed.
Draven nodded stiffly and disappeared with Lyric, wrapped in shadows. Just as I was about to bid a goodnight, Casimir did the same with me.
It seemed my mate needed a lesson on boundaries.
Chapter 28
Casimir
