Page 37 of King of Knights

“I will not leave. Not until he hears me out. Not until I meet our son.”

“I. Said. Go.”

Power I’ve never felt before surges through me. As my anger flows through me, I force my way through her hold on me. An explosion happens within me and I black out again.

* * *

Kendrick

I catchRay as she passes out. My anger with Venus is still boiling within. I also have rage building toward Candido Ricci. If I’m grasping all of this right, he intended to gain a son by marrying my mate off in order to keep the bond.

Ray is mine; she will never marry another, and our bond to the Ricci family will come to an end. I need more answers and I know just where to start.

“And who is this?” Bradan asks with a smirk on his lips as I find my brothers in the corridor as I make my way to the clubhouse.

“Ray Ann Ricci. Candido’s daughter. My mate.”

“Are you kidding me?” Ardan growls.

“Impossible,” Bradan breathes.

“I think I’ve been wrong about what was done in our temple all those centuries ago. There is a link between Ricci and whatever is going on.”

“How could a human be behind this?”

“That’s the thing, Bradan. I don’t believe they are, not entirely. There is help, but I need to know if my instincts are right.”

“What do you need us to do?” Ardan asks.

“We should begin to check in with the others. See what else the change Reilly felt has affected. Make sure the stones are still safe.”

“Should we just go and retrieve them?”

I shake my head. “I don’t want to throw off the balance.”

“Should I go to the seer?” Reilly asks.

“I will go to see her. You should look into the other names the gods have shown me.”

“What were those again?”

“Taylor, Billy, and Charlie.”

“I’m on it.”

“Your mate,” Bradan says and shakes his head. “Could this mean ours will appear?”

“I get the feeling that is an affirmative,” Reilly answers for me.

“What happened to her? Did you learn something in the room of revelation?” Ardan asks, nodding to Ray in my arms.

“Long story. I will tell you all. I’m taking her up to the clubhouse before I go to see Mabruk.

“She will remain here with me. She’s not to go back to Ricci.”

The room of revelation is below our properties, well underground, away from the humans. As we make our way through the underground caves, I stop at the entrance that leads upstairs to the clubhouse.

“Congratulations, brother. This is a good thing, no matter what? You feel me?” Bradan says.

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