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Part Twenty-Six
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Karani had given me all the tools I’d need to succeed. The magic that now formed a part of my soul had strengthened and I could feel myself growing stronger each day. The book she’d left me had a carefully thought-out plan, a way for me to kill Dezrael without dying.“You have to be careful with the spell I will reveal to you. It will enable you to kill a witch without killing yourself. The Norns showed me a woman, she was cutting out the liver of her baby, later to be revealed, your baby. She performed the spell unsuccessfully and she went into a Seidr trance and saw your first child. In the realms of Vanaheim, I will have no power to use, and I’ll be unable to stop her. She took my magic through your first-born and then drained your life force from you.”I had read that part so many times that it was burned into my memory. I had used the moon for illumination and had pulled on her powers instead of candles. For fire I had used the green fire that I conjured up in my hand. I found th
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“Hi.” I gave her my best smile and relaxed my posture. “My car broke down just around the corner and you’re the first person to open the door.”I was playing a game, her game. She had no idea that I knew everything and I wanted to keep it that way for as long as I could. I had the element of surprise and in that moment I knew that I would kill her.Her mouth was open in shock, her eyes had slightly widened, but she recovered quickly when she realized that I had no idea who she was. “Hi…uhm…sorry, what do you need?”“I just need to call a tow truck or my friend to come and get me. Do you have a phone I could use?” I held my phone up that I had switched off and smiled again.Despite her earlier shock she smiled back at me. “Sure…I’ll be right back.”She started to close the door but I blocked it with my foot and pushed it open. She turned around in surprise and I grabbed her by her throat as I closed the door shut. The shock in her eyes was evident as I held her against the wall.“What
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I pulled my phone from my jacket pocket and my finger hovered over Malachi’s name. I didn’t have the strength for a lecture from Jessica and if I called Malachi, she’d know and she’d come with him. I wasn’t sure if I should leave Dezrael’s body here.I didn’t really know what else to do. I didn’t even know if there was a spell for this and a surprised smile appeared on my face when I thought about it. A spell to clean up a murder site, it was almost funny. I pressed the green button and closed my eyes.“It’s Kiran…yeah, I know.” Shoran said something else I couldn’t catch and then the background noise disappeared. “Sorry, Shoran’s mom is on a trip again.”“I’m in deep shit, James.”“What’s wrong?” James’s voice was all business now.“I need help.”I gave him the address and ended the call when he said that he was on his way. I tried to think of everything I had touched and grabbed a cloth from the kitchen counter. I started wiping the doorknob on the inside and then on the outside.Ja
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James didn’t say anything as he thrust the paper bag into my arms when we reached the porch and looked up and down the street. It was dark and quiet and James walked towards his Jeep and got in.He let the Jeep roll slowly down the street in neutral as I walked to my Navigator and got in. I drove behind James as he drove in circles towards Lowell Canyon Drive. He was heading to the house and I slowed down as it started raining.We drove up the bumpy dirt road and onto the smooth driveway. My heart started pounding as I saw the strange car in front of the garage. The front door was open and James and I bumped into each other trying to get through it at the same time.The man stood near the kitchen table, his hands shook lightly and I saw the knife in his hands. Adara stood in front of him, shielding Kai in his carry cot with her body. She was in her wolf form and there was blood on her chest. She was snarling at him and he held his one hand up as if surrendering.I didn’t perceive him
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I hurried back inside the house, the urge to finally hold Saga becoming unbearable. I took her from the carry cot and cradled her in my arms. She opened her eyes and I felt that familiar tug, the same dizzying, mind-altering, gravity-pulling feeling I had felt with Kai.I saw Karani in her eyes as I imprinted on my daughter. She reminded me of my mother, beautiful, warm, loving Karani. I wondered briefly if I imagined it. I looked over at Adara and smiled.“Adara.” She was blocking her emotions from me and I frowned slightly as she turned on her heel and went upstairs.James made a gun with his fingers and held it against his head. “I have no advice. Good luck is all I can say.” He gave me an encouraging smile and his finger trailed over Saga’s hair.“Thank you, James. I’ve been a bad friend.” I hadn’t asked him about his in-laws or Shoran’s progressing pregnancy and her aggressive mood swings. She had gotten them all, the crying, the cravings, and the anger towards James.“Hah!” He s
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I went back to the kitchen and finished our coffee. Malachi only nodded his head as a thank you when I placed the cup on the table in front of him and sat down again. I was tired but I also felt content.“I’m only glad it’s over and…” Saga began to fuss and I placed my own cup down.“She’s probably hungry.”I made a bottle for her, testing the heat of the milk on my wrist and handed the bottle to Malachi. She started slurping greedily the moment he placed the bottle in her mouth and her eyes closed again as she drank.“Do you think that maybe Adara might be jealous?” My head jerked up as I looked at Malachi and I frowned. “Saga’s another woman’s child and you went on this crusade to save her, to save Kai too, but your ultimate goal the whole time was to save Saga first and now she’s here in your home with your wife and son.”“Dad, you of all people should know that you can’t choose between your children. Even if you didn’t physically raise Alexander, you still wouldn’t hurt him, becau
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Malachi and I sat at the table and talked. I didn’t realize how the hours ticked by and we both turned towards the sliding doors when the sun started to rise. I think we both needed this alone time to talk through everything that had happened.Saga started to fuss again and Malachi just smiled as I changed her. Malachi held her and she held on to his finger with her hand, just staring up at him as I made a bottle for her. Adara walked down the stairs just as I started feeding her.The look Adara gave me spoke volumes, but also said nothing as she kept her emotions in check. Malachi watched the exchange and shook his head lightly. I’d thought about what he’d said earlier a lot.“That’s my cue. I’ll see you after work.” Malachi stood up and headed upstairs to shower and change before going back to work.Adara didn’t say anything about Malachi’s abrupt departure and she turned her back on me as I held Saga. When she was finished feeding, I placed her back in her carry cot and turned to l
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I woke up four hours later as the front door slammed shut and I jumped up. Both babies were still asleep, and I went downstairs yawning as I did so. I was still tired. Adara was placing bags on the counter.“The rest is in the car.” She didn’t look at me and started unpacking the two bags she had brought in.I went out to her car and opened the boot. My breath froze in my lungs as I stared at half a baby store crammed inside. It took me six trips to unload everything and the kitchen now looked like she had bought the whole store.“Did you empty our account?” I asked her jokingly and she smiled at me. At least I got a smile from her. She walked up to me and hugged me, and my arms closed around her.“I’m sorry. You’re right, she deserves parents that love her. I never had that and if I weren’t here I’d want someone else to love Kai completely.” I hugged her tighter because this was the woman I loved.“Thank you but you’re not going anywhere.” She let go of me and turned back to her shop
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Malachi shook his head slightly. “I wasn’t a good Alpha. I made a lot of mistakes. If I had been a better Alpha, half of my pack wouldn’t be dead.”John pursed his lips and looked disapprovingly at Malachi. “Only you see it that way, Malachi.”“This is very sudden, John. I just got married and–” Malachi didn’t have a chance to finish his sentence before John interrupted him.“It would be an honor to have you serve on the Council with me and hopefully one day, Kiran too,” John said earnestly. Malachi could see Kiran serving the Council, not now, maybe in twenty years or so when his temper and penchant for lying had subsided.“You will have my answer within twenty-four hours,” Malachi said just as they heard a noise on the stairs.“Malachi! Come back to bed! It’s not coffee time yet!” Jessica yelled from upstairs and John looked mildly amused as he smiled.“You’ve been summoned, it seems,” John said with a chuckle.Jessica appeared on the stairs and walked towards them in the kitchen. “
