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If he did, I couldn’t guarantee that I wouldn’t go to extreme measures to make sure we got that ward up as soon as possible, and I knew Lucien would be on my side in a heartbeat. I really hoped that it wouldn’t come to that.
5
KATARINA
Preparing for the spell made me feel like all was right in the world. Pouring salt on the floor in a circle, I made it as perfect as possible. I drew one symbol with salt reciting an incantation that I knew would make it stick with a moonstone on top of the symbol.
The moon was almost full, the power of it giving me the ability to do small incantations. When I completed my first spell prep, I thought that since I had gotten it started, that meant I had magic in me.
I was so excited until my father rudely pointed out that I was just using the moon's energy and I was still a disappointment. My heart had shattered into a thousand pieces, leaving me with the conclusion that I would never have magic.
Standing up, I looked at my handiwork making sure the circle was in the moon's bath and my first symbol was where I needed it to be. I would come back for three days, adding a symbol each time to add more power to the circle until we had enough that we could hopefully jumpstart the spell.
Aeon seemed confident that he could get Zev to agree to the spell, but I had my reservations about it. I told Aeon not to mention me, but he was adamant about not lying to Zev. Their relationship was strained and he was just trying to make sure it didn’t suffer anymore.
I tried not to feel guilty about it, I was essentially creating animosity between them. If I could, or if he let me, I would show Zev that I didn’t want to hurt any of them. Well, I enjoyed taunting him and arguing with him but only because he did the same to me and there was something about our fights that turned me on.
Taking a deep breath, I grabbed my bag looking over the circle once more before I walked away to go back to my room. It was a little early, but I'd rather just settle in for the night before I started looking at Vivienne's journal.
Mr. Potter made a delicious meringue today and I was craving another slice. I walked to the dining room, thinking the house seemed pretty quiet. Lucien was staying close to Aeon just in case things ended up badly.
“Was this her idea?” The sound of Zev’s voice made me stop in the hallway by the dining room and landing of the stairs.
“No, it was mine,” Aeon said, sounding a little irritated.
“Sure, you keep telling yourself that. I think she made you think you had suggested it.” Zev laughed, mocking him. “You need to stop letting her pollute your minds. Can’t you see what she is doing?
“What do you think she is doing? What has she done?” Aeon asked. “We need this spell ended, do you want to see what happens in the future when we don’t have a ward up to keep people out whether it be her husband or a human who gets lost in the mountains?”
There was nothing but silence and it made me think they either left or Zev took off. It wouldn’t surprise me if he left knowing that Aeon was right. Zev didn’t look like he knew how to be wrong.
“You think some random person can walk through? What happened to the barrier we used to have?” Zev sounded worried.
“I don’t know, but Mr. Potter thinks the magic might not be as strong.” Aeon sounded like he might be making progress.
“Does that mean we can leave?” Zev asked.
“I don’t know,” Aeon sounded perplexed. “Even if we were able to leave, what would that accomplish?”
I walked a little closer to see them.
“We should see if the Belladonna can leave. Make it easier on ourselves,” Zev suggested and a growl immediately echoed.
“That's not going to happen, you need to get used to the fact that she is staying here with us.” Aeon's voice was stern.
“I don’t get it, why are you so infatuated with her?”
“Don’t act like you aren’t obsessed with her, you think I didn’t hear you guys having sex. I was worried you would hurt her, but when I realized she could handle you, I gave you space, but I heard that you told her the truth about her dying.” Aeon's shoulders looked tense. He was looking away from me, facing an angry Zev. “I know this hate has consumed us, but what if she is the key to setting us free?”
I hadn’t seen Zev since we fucked. Just seeing him brought memories back to me and I fought the urge to clench my thighs. This asshole made me want him and hate him at the same time, it was like I didn’t know whether to kill him or fuck him or both at the same time.
My thoughts worried me that I was possibly becoming unhinged, making me worried that I was losing a part of myself. How did Zev live with all this hate? It didn’t help that there was like some tether between us that kept pulling me in, and no matter how hard I pulled back, it just kept reeling me back in.
It was the same feeling that I felt with Aeon and Lucien. Maybe not as strong but I still felt it. Since I had mated with Lucien I wondered if I wasn’t meant for more than just him.
“Fine, I’ll do it.” Zev’s voice brought me out of my thoughts.
“We will do it at the full moon, in three days.” Aeon informed him.
