Page 27 of Sasquatch Love Spell

There was a level of glee in his voice as he said that.

Cillian was enjoying it, because he knew how she felt about that. She had never done the wail of death.

Never.

She glanced over her shoulder at Adam and her stomach knotted. The thought of the Order coming here to kill him and his brothers, it was too much. So, if she had to do it, she would. She would reap her mother’s soul.

“When?” she asked.

“I would put up enchantment and protection wards. That will alert you, but I saw them gathering outside of Thunder Bay. Under the falls. There’s a portal there. Not well used, but they had permission to use it.”

Aoife took a deep breath. “Well, thank you for letting me know.”

Cillian shrugged. “You know I had to. Blood. Bound by blood to protect you in my own way, little sister.”

Cillian pulled on his hood and began to slowly disappear. As he vanished, the forest began to waken, the dark clouds dissipated, and the lake rippled with life again. The sun illuminated the darkness and it was day again.

“He sucked all the life out of the forest,” Adam muttered.

“In a way.” She wrapped her arms around herself. “I have to put up the protective charms.”

“I don’t like that there’s a secret portal,” Adam stated. “The magical beings in Thunder Bay should know.”

“They should,” Aoife agreed. “If what Cillian said is true, Prince Ivar wants to not only control our realm, but the mortals and the netherworld. He wants to overthrow his father, the king. The demons will not be happy about that.”

“It’s bad enough what the elves do to our realm. All the rules. Why do we let the elves rule over us all? Who decided that?”

“Lore said it was to protect the humans, centuries ago. When magic both dark and light still ran amok in that world. Why do you think Arthurian legend talks about dragons, lions, and other mythical beings and then suddenly, it all stopped?” Aoife asked.

“Men became religious. There were witch hunts,” Adam stated. “Even my own kind had to fade away.”

“Exactly. So we let the elves rule over us and help us disappear behind a wall of glamour. Those that skirt the rules are punished, but it’s become too much.” She looked up at him and thought about how his species was so restricted that they couldn’t even breed anymore.

There were castes in the magical realm, when it hadn’t been that way before. All the realms merged and magic was everywhere, like it belonged.

It was wrong.

And she wouldn’t be that piece to tie together Tuatha and Prince Ivar to rule it all.

“What should we do?” Adam asked.

“Call your brothers in closer. And any other magical beings in these woods. I’m going to set wards and I need everyone inside the protection bubble. That’s the first step. Then we’ll figure out the rest.”

Adam nodded. He scooped her up and then kissed her forehead before setting her down on the ground. She touched her forehead and she wished it was her lips. It softened her to know he respected her; he was the only one who ever did. “Be careful while I’m gone.”

“I will. And you be careful too.”

Adam nodded. “I’ll be back soon.”

“I’ll prepare my spells. I’m ready to put an end to this.”

“So am I.” Adam disappeared into the forest, she could hear his claps and his calls as he summoned those in the forest.

Aoife wandered down to the water and stuck her hand in, calling for Coraliane, because the rest of the realm needed to know what was going on and Coraliane could get the word out fast enough.

Although she couldn’t really trust a mermaid, she had no choice.

The others needed to know what was coming.

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