Page 11 of Forever Frenzy
He grunted, but threw her over his shoulder and onto the ground, sand flying in every direction. She began laughing, lying in the sand, staring up at Seth. “You... have much more power than I ever imagined. And now, so do I.”
She leapt up and opened the doorway, disappearing into ourworld beyond.
Seth was on her heels. “I gotta get to Mom!” he yelled as he ran through the doorway.
“Seth!” I cried. He stopped and looked back at me. “Unbind me!” I pleaded.
He pursed his lips together, considering my request.
“You need me, son. Please, unbind me. I know what she can do. We’ve faced her before, and trust me, you cannot do this alone.”
He lowered his head and began reversing the binding spell. I felt the moment I was free, like an invisible shroud had been lifted. He held his hand out for me and pulled me through the doorway.
In the clearing it was dark, but I knew he could see. “Go! I’ll only slow you down, but I promise to be right behind you. Get to the cabin.”
He nodded and ran into the woods, disappearing into them. He would beat Sekhmet to the cabin. That was all that mattered.
Seth opened the door and closed it behind him, the quiet click of the lock filling the space. “Where’s your Dad?”
“He wanted to stay in The Sand. I bound him there.”
“What?” Clutching my chest, I went to Seth. “Why?”
“He didn’t think he had much time left and didn’t want to risk it,” Seth answered, although he wouldn’t look at me and there was warmth lacking from his presence.
“Can you take me to him?” I wanted to see Saul.
He started laughing. “You’ll see him soon enough. What youshouldbe asking is when you’ll get to see Tage again.”
“Why is that?” I ticked my head to the side, confused.
Seth stood up to his full height and stared directly at me. His eyes morphed from green to blue to brown, and settled on gold.
What the hell?
I stepped away as his deep laughter faded to a more feminine tone. One I knew too well. With a wave of his palm over his face, Seth changed into Sekhmet.
“Who let you out of hell, you evil bitch?” I growled, backing toward the kitchen, toward the knives. She let me. A cat toying with her mouse.
Easing toward the hearth, I never let her out of my sight. My hand felt across the gritty brick until it found the poker. I squeezed the handle tight.
“You think a simple piece of metal is going to stop me? I have more power in my little finger right now than I’ve ever had in my life. Your son is very strong.”
“My son?” My teeth raked against each other. “What did you do to Seth?”
She smiled. “I bit him and took just a speck of his power for myself. You did teach him that it was nice to share with others, didn’t you?” She stepped toward me.
I wanted to kill her. For the first time in years, I wanted my fangs back. I wanted to end this crazy bitch once and for all. She bit my son. If she hurt him...
“MOM!” Seth yelled from somewhere outside, and my heart leapt. He was okay.
Sekhmet disappeared as the door flew open, a swirl of golden, sparkling magic flying inward as the wood ricocheted against the wall behind it, wobbling violently on the hinges.
“Where is she?” he demanded.
“Right behind her,” Sekhmet whispered. She knocked me off balance, slamming me into the counter. I struck out with the poker, which she quickly made fly from my hand with just a flick of her wrist. She was powerful. Too powerful.
As she prowled closer to me, I was determined that I wouldn’t let her see me crumble. I would fight. I kicked out towardher, but it was like kicking steel. When my foot connected with her leg, my bones screamed at the impact.
