Chapter 14

Brady followed his brothers to the door, having had his fill of magick and witch talk for the evening. Or a lifetime. But at the threshold, he couldn't make himself leave. That invisible magnet kept pulling him back to Kaida, and some inner fear he hadn't known existed made him worry he might not see her again.

Turning, he flicked a glance at Ceara and Fiona, still perched on the sofa, then settled on Kaida. "Would you mind walking me out?"

She offered a wan smile and rose. Grabbing a quilt off the back of her chair, she wrapped it around her shoulders and preceded him onto the porch.

The humidity from earlier had weaned and a brisk spring breeze scented with brine slapped his face. A dense fog covered the dark grounds, as ominous as his mood. The roar of the ocean hitting the cliffs on the other side of the Galloways' house blended with the crackle of leaves. Otherwise, all was quiet.

He shut the door behind them and faced his brothers. "Give us a minute."

When they headed down the s