Page 283 of The Cruelest Undead

Aiobeheann waved her arm, chanted, and the trees went wild.

It was clear she was ready for him.

Maybe letting Kiera have the old spell books to help them had been a bad idea.

Before he could speak, he was flung backward, and impaled on a tree when spikes appeared.

He growled in pain and anger because he was trapped in a spell and couldn’t move.

To protect his mate, Rinnon shoved Jolie behind him, as he did everything in his power to save his child and woman.

Aiobeheann pointed at him.

“We are enemies. The next time we meet, Rinnon, I will end you. You killed my mate. I understand why, but know that we will do battle. This world will be mine unless Death sets my mate free.”

Yeah, well, they couldn’t and wouldn’t do that.

He was in the box.

Before he could even speak, Rinnon was hit with energy, and flew backward, slamming int a tree. As soon as he touched it, the vines wrapped around him as they could all hear chanting.

Yeah, that was a powerful spell to move Rinnon.

Jolie stood there and as Kiera/Aiobeheann moved toward her, she knew what was coming.

Her death.

In her mind, she heard Flynn, and he only said two words.

The stone!

To save herself and her child, she pulled out The God Stone that Jacques had given her, and she held it in her hand. That seemed to work.

As soon as Aiobeheann saw it, she hissed, her fangs breaking into her mouth as she controlled Kiera.

“Hurts, huh?” she asked, moving closer to the woman. As the stone began glowing, Aiobeheann took a full step back.

“Give me my sister-in-law!”

Jolie’s eyes bled black, and the sound of her wings shaking out was heard by everyone. In her hand, the sword she made appear glowed.

Then, Aiobeheann’s eyes went back to Kiera’s green.

“Tell Alex I love him,” Kiera whispered, as she was fighting to get into control. “Look in theBOOK!”

And then, before Jolie could get more, it was clear that Aiobeheann was back in control.

Before her, she sank into the ground with Kiera, and they were gone.

All around Jolie, there is nothing but carnage.

They lostThe Necromancer’s Swordto a woman who wanted to be a necromancer many centuries ago.

They.

Fucked.

Up.

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