Page 234 of The Cruelest Undead

As soon as her energy hit the wall coming at them, they heard Marie Laveau scream.

She wasn’t happy.

“Come on out, you pussy!” Rinnon shouted over the wind that was whipping around them.

He wasn’t sure it would work.

It will. He hates me. I killed him. I’ll lure him out. Trust me.

“Are you the same coward you were when I had to put you down like the pathetic rabid vampyre you were then?”

They heard his rage.

He shouted it through the wind.

“Did you think my mate would give a fuck if I killed you, Mathew?” Rinnon asked. “You were killing humans, and you know how much Jolie likes the humans.”

Hey now,she said.That sounded a tad bit condescending.

I am sorry, Little One. You just protect my child. You stay where you are.

All around them, they could feel Aiobeheann’s spell weaving protection around them. Mathew’s attempt to use energy wasn’t working.

“They are food!” Mathew screamed, as he and the corpse of Marie Laveau stepped from the trees and showed themselves.

In his hands?

The cross.

That’s what we need,Rinnon admitted.We need to get that relic.

Easier said than done. There’s a priestess between us and it,Flynn admitted.She’s sending out some pretty strong spells.

They could all see that.

Death raised his scythe, and when he slammed it down on the ground, the earth shook.

“Come to me, Marie,” Death said. “It’s time to go home,” he said.

Only, she didn’t move.

Fate gave her a spell,Death admitted.She won’t listen to me.

The fabric of fate was shredding even more, and Jacques knew they were playing with fire. If that tore, the Horsemen would return.

Oh, and Rinnon would be in his full power.

But so would the others.

When Mathew raised the relic, he called to all the vampyres nearby.

When Jolie turned, she could see some of the family coming back through the doorway, as Mina struggled to hold onto them.

Shit.

We have a problem! Putting them in Rinnon’s home didn’t keep them safe. It has to be because the lair is attached.

Rinnon turned, and as he did, hearing his mate, Marie sent out one hell of a shockwave through the ground.

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