Page 288 of The Cruelest Undead

She did the introductions.

“This is Vanth. She protects us. She’s valuable to your father and myself. We don’t hurt our family, Lilith,” she reiterated like she would with a toddler.

Flynn released Rinnon since this was his rodeo.

Birth a Nephilim, he said.

It would be safe, he said.

She’d annihilated a field full of zombies by touching the ground. No one was safe if she went rogue.

NO ONE.

Jolie made the introductions. When she got to Alex, she touched his shoulder.

“This, Lilith, is your uncle Alex.”

The teenager stared into his eyes.

“Why is he so sad? I can feel his pain,” she asked. “He’s breaking inside.”

Alex went there.

“Where is she?” he asked. “I can’t feel her. She’s gone,” he whispered. “Where is my mate?”

Well, they knew one thing.

She wasn’t dead, or Alex would have been going gray and dying.

“Aiobeheann is wearing her,” Rinnon said. “We’ll get her back. Eventually.”

Alex stared at him.

“Eventually?” he asked. “Wearing her?”

They were silent.

Rinnon!Jolie chided.Could you be more…

Blunt?Flynn added.

Annoying?Jacques offered.

What?he asked.The three of you were pussyfooting around telling him. I saved the day.

Did he?

“My mate!” Alex wailed.

Well, that cat was out of the bag.

“We’ll get her back,” Jolie promised. “We just need time. Aiobeheann won’t hurt her. She needs Kiera’s body, and she’s protected her before. Aiobeheann is fond of Kiera and respects her as a witch…”

Jolie didn’t get to finish.

Just as she was about to, Jacques stopped moving.

“Oh, shit.”

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