Page 50 of Depths of Desire
“In the magick realm, everyone’s saying your curse is about to come true.”
I freeze. “Everyone? What do you mean… everyone?”
“The witches. Morwenna Draelith, specifically. She said she saw it in a prophecy.”
“Fuck. That’s not going to help. Morwenna is a very powerful witch. If she says it, people will believe it.”
“Yes. Morwenna told the entire magickal community that she sees your fall coming.”
“Great,” I mutter. “The vultures will be circling, thinking we’re weak, waiting for us to fail.”
Kael nods solemnly.
“Thanks, Kael. If anything else comes up—if you hear anything new, or Morwenna says anything else—let me know.”
Kael nods again. “I will keep my ear to the ground and maybe do some nosing around.”
I tense. “Be careful. Malrick has to be on edge. The whole reason he wants Luna is because she can pick out magickal creatures no matter what they do to hide themselves. He knows that there are creatures after him. I don’t want you to get caught up in his mess.”
Kael grins. “Have I ever gotten caught?”
“Still, be careful, my friend.”
“That’s so interesting about Luna, though. I look forward to meeting her.”
Jealousy grips me. Kael is an attractive man, according to all the females. I don’t want him anywhere near Luna.
“Just be safe,” I say. He nods once more, and I end the video call.
This situation just got a hell of a lot more complicated. I frown. If Morwenna is out there spewing shit about the prophecy coming true, why didn’t Esme give me a heads up? Morwenna is the head witch in her coven, and also her aunt. I grab my phone again and dial her number. It goes to voicemail. “Esme, call me when you get this. We have to talk about Morwenna.”
I put my phone back down on my desk. None of this is good news. I rub my face, and Luna’s scent hits me. It seems to cling to my skin even though I’ve had a shower. I want to go back up and crawl into bed with her again. I want to hear her yell my name as she comes. I want to float on the essence of our passion again. In all my life, I’ve never experienced levitation during sex. Maybe…we didn’t just have sex. I made love to her. She is mine now. Body and soul. No one will ever touch her but me. I will kill anyone who tries. I don’t care what paperwork Malrick has. He will die.
I sigh and reach out to my brothers and my father. I nudge them through our connection and wait.
Renzo and Luca open the channel first.
What is it? Are you safe?Renzo asks.
Yeah, I’m fine,I reply,but we have problems.
Luca snorts.We’ve had problems. What do you mean we have problems? We’re all aware.
No,I say,I mean we have real problems. Like prophecy-level problems.
Real problems like what?
Apparently, Morwenna has announced to the world that she saw our curse coming true.
What?Renzo’s shock slams into me like a physical blow.
Yeah,I say.Kael just told me.
Our father’s energy flares into the bond.I’ve heard it as well,he says.
So what does that mean?Luca demands.
It means people are perceiving us as weak,I say.They’ll circle like vultures.
