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“I think we should talk about this, Katarina,” Aeon said, looking a little worried.
“This is the only way we can get what we need.” She looked at us like we were insane for going against her suggestion, but I don’t think she realized that we might be uncomfortable with it.
“Kit Kat, what if—”
“Do you think I would seriously bring someone here to hurt you?” Katarina looked furious.
“Yes!”
“No!”
Zev and Aeon yelled at the same time.
“Seriously?” A flicker of disappointment ran through our bond. “I love two of you and you think I would put you at risk?”
“Love doesn’t mean anything,” Zev said, rolling his eyes.
“You’re right, but they are my mates, a piece of me, a part of me. If you guys think I would jeopardize either of you, I guess you haven’t been paying attention that well.” The hurt in her voice made me feel awful.
“Kitten, that’s not what we are saying.” Aeon tried to get the situation under control.
“Then what are you saying? That you still don’t trust me because that’s what it feels like you are saying.” Her lips quivered. “I expected the distrust from this asshole but not from you two, especially not you.”
She looked right at me, making me feel even worse. Grabbing the necklace, she shoved it in Aeon’s chest pushing us aside before she walked down the stairs.
“When you’re ready to not see me die, let me know.” She didn’t even turn around. The anger in the bond was enough to keep me put instead of going after her.
“We can’t let her call her,” Zev said, looking worried.
“Do we have a choice?” I said, looking at both of them. “Is there another way for us to complete the spell?”
“The more things we substitute the further away from the original spell we get,” Aeon looked down at the necklace. “This might be the only way to get what we need and she’s right, we need to trust her.”
As much as I wanted to say no, Aeon was right. Time was running out and if we didn’t contact her sister we might as well be digging Katarina’s grave.
35
KATARINA
Ican’t believe those assholes didn’t trust me. Zev didn’t surprise me, I expected it, but when Aeon and Lucien doubted me, that hurt more than I’d like to admit. I kept away from our bedroom last night, but I had been itching to grab the necklace from them, to keep trying Serena.
As much as I was sure she wouldn’t do anything to hurt me, I didn’t know how she would react to the guys. Did Serena hate them too? Was her hate as bone deep as theirs?
I suddenly realized that I didn’t even know what Serena’s whole position was on this. Would she be mad that I had mated our enemies, or would she be happy for me? I didn’t even know if she knew I was going to die. It still bothered me that she knew as much as she knew and I didn’t.
Around two, I snuck back into our room, knowing the guys wouldn’t be there yet. As much as I wanted a bath, I wanted to look for that letter she had written me, so I could find clues on what her stance might be.
Looking through my trunk, I pulled out the letter that I had put in the corner. I opened the envelope, it made my heart hurt from missing her so much. I felt it in my soul that she didn’t have the same hate as the guys. Now I didn’t know how she would take the news of us being mated, but I knew she didn’t hate them.
I opened the letter. Just seeing her penmanship made me excited at the possibility of seeing her again.
Katarina,
I’m so sorry. When they told me what was going to happen, I was so upset. It was supposed to be me, but father changed his mind and chose you. I couldn’t tell you anything. None of us were allowed to even try to say anything remotely close to you leaving or anything that pertained to you leaving. Everytime I tried to talk about it, the spell would stop me from speaking. If I figured out a way to say something, it would cause me pain, like someone was pulling at my heart.
Father and I argued for weeks after his decision. It was supposed to be me, Kat. I had been told since I hit puberty that I had to fulfill an obligation to the family. The youngest, Belladonna, always left, ensuring we paid the price. One day, my father told me I wouldn’t be required to leave anymore. He couldn’t send a daughter who had potential.
You were a perfect candidate to send, since you had been going on jobs with him since you were younger. He taught you almost everything he knew, making you the best person to be there, but I called bullshit, because how could you be the best person when you wouldn’t be able to defend yourself against the wolves?
