It made sense now. Why the documents had been sealed regarding her mother’s parentage. Sinclair hadn’t been trying to hide the father. He’d been trying to hide the fact that Evelina’s mother was born to a surrogate using Sybl’s eggs. I’d heard the dark witch was some kind of crazy, but this took the
Evelina let out a resigned sigh. "I put everyone else in danger too." She hung her head, shame coloring her words."Do not think like that." I looked at her seriously. “Evelina, I want you to tell me what happened from the time you escaped from my car, back in Texas to the attack that occurred at
**Evelina's POV** My head was still reeling from what Gabe had hypothesized. All this time, I was carrying the Sacred Flame and didn’t even know it? But how the hell was I supposed to open it? It was locked. Maybe there was a spell? A spell in the book Sister Agnes had given me. That had to be it!
“Evelina!” Kirsty cried out from the far end of the room.She was sitting in a chair with her hands tied behind her back. Her lovely blond hair was in stringy dirty clumps. Her usually perfectly dolled up face was streaked with mascara tears.“Evelina, please, help me! You’ve got to believe that I w
“This ‘weak human’,” I snarled, waving my fingers dangerously close to Kirsty’s face. She would have winced if I hadn’t frozen every part of her face except her lips and eyes. “Is the one holding you restrained. I don’t need ropes,” I hissed, my flaming fingers now passing a mere hairsbreadth from h
I released Kirsty from my mind probe, and from the hold I had over her body. Kirsty fell to the floor in a heap, trembling uncontrollably.“Y-y-you….you’re not an o-ordinary w-witch,” Kirsty croaked out fearfully. “You..YOU….” She scooted back, bumping against the chair she’d been tied to. It clatte
“I didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt,” Kirsy whimpered. “I just wanted her gone before you returned…so I could be here to comfort you and-and–”“Idiot!” Gabe snarled, his eyes glowing yellow. “You’re part of the reason my proposal was ruined!”Kirsty’s eyes widened, Raina’s gasp was audible despite
I followed the trail of thoughts leading all the way back to her panic when Vin called her and told her Gabe was leaving her. I started a bit at the knowledge that Amaya even offered Raina her companionship and protection. But Raina refused. Instead, she marched over to Gabe’s home hoping to figure
At those words, a sense of peace washed over me. I knew that, as much as I loved Evelina, I was also beginning to understand my duty and my role in the grander scheme of things. “You want me to believe that my love for Evelina and this land will make me strong enough to protect her? Even against gr
She leaned in and took my length into her mouth, making me jerk. I moaned her name and knew this moment would be etched into my mind forever as she bobbed her head up and down, and her eyes met mine expectantly. I watched Evelina’s eyes, full of love and desire as she pleasured me. Her warm mouth e
**Gabe’s POV** I entered the room Evelina and I were staying in to see Evelina sitting up in bed with a book in her hand. It took me a minute to realize it was the witch book that Sister Agnes had given her. She put the book down and glanced up at me, eyes full of concern. “I went looking for you,
“CARAJO!” he yelled in anger. “I just think your mate needs to work on his temper,” Syra added distastefully. “Cursing in the sacred realm of Avalon is frowned upon!” Syra yelled loudly towards Gabe. Gabe looked at her and said something in Spanish that made me gasp in mortification. “¡Que te den
The darkness receded as quickly as it had come, replaced by the vibrant colors of Avalon once more. The stream sparkled in the sunlight, the trees swayed gently in the breeze, and the flowers bloomed in their full glory. I took a deep breath, and then let out a small yelp of surprise when I realized
**Evelina's PoV** The misty air wrapped around us like a nurturing shawl, the soothing sound of the stream a constant background music as the vibrant greenery enveloped me in its embrace, a living sanctuary of peace and magic. Trees towered above us, their vibrant green leaves dancing in the gentl
Suddenly, the trials I had had to face in the forest of reflection made complete sense. It was a trial Syra had faced herself, though in a completely different context. “You cannot blame yourself for your sister's choices,” Gabe finally grunted, crossing his arms. “You are right, Gabriel. I cannot
**Evelina's POV** Apparently she had been in Gabe’s vision as well. Because he immediately moved to shield me with his body and extended his claws defensively, poised to attack Sarah. “You’re the evil witch from the past!” he growled out. “I won’t let you harm my mate!” Sarah looked at Gabe and r
Sarah’s eyes widened in shock and fear as she saw the intensity of light glowing in my hands.“How…is this possible? You wield it…” she trailed off, looking around for the torches we had often used to carry the light of the flame into battle. Looking for the chest that often held a remnant of the fl