He’s spent months fighting back and building himself a new life, in a
new city, with new friends he now considers family. But suddenly, his
new life might be in jeopardy of getting shot straight to hell just like
the last one. Literally, this time.
He’s discovered power inside of him—an ancient, dark power that he shouldn’t have, can’t explain, can’t control, and definitely needs
to keep secret. He needs answers, but before he can get them, he finds
himself arrested and on his way to face the supernatural council. The
same council that stole everything from him the first time.
As Russ struggles to keep his new power under wraps, his old life and he
new one are about to collide and it’s bound to be explosive. He may not
have all the answers he needs, but one thing is certain: he’ll be
damned if anyone is taking his new life from him. That is, if he’s not
just plain damned.
As we took the
elevator up to the fifty-sixth floor my nerves reached an all-time high
because of what I knew would be waiting for me when I reached the top.
Or rather, who would be waiting. I glance at Duncan, trying not to let my panic show. “Are you taking us directly to the council?”
“Yes.” Duncan
eyed me suspiciously. “Is that a problem? It sounded like you guys
wanted to get this over with as quickly as possible.”
“We do,” Ethan assured him.
I did, but that
didn’t mean I was looking forward to it. I swallowed back the chunks
that were starting to rise in my stomach and asked something I had to
know. “Will she be there?”
I avoided Ethan’s gaze and held my breath as I waited for Duncan’s answer.
“She’s a member of the council now Russ, as is the Seer. They will both be there.”
Of course they’d both be there. Because the universe hates me. “Does she know I’m here?”
Duncan took a minute to answer me. “I thought it best not to warn her. She would have just agonized over it unnecessarily.”
“Agonize over it?” That pissed me off. “She has no right to—”
“You don’t understand. She’s been a wreck, Russ. I never even told her I saw you.”
“She’s had no idea where I was this whole time?” For a second I felt bad. But then I remembered the way she clung to him when she said goodbye to me and I got angry again.
Duncan sighed.
“You asked me to keep her out of your life. If she knew where you were,
she would have come looking for you. This is going to be very difficult
for her. More so than for you I think. You seem to have moved on better
than she has.”
“I’ve moved on better?” I couldn’t listen to any more, and since I couldn’t really punch anything I kicked the side of the elevator. “She moved on before I left.”
“Would you like
to see her before you’re brought in front of the whole council? I can
take you to a holding cell and tell her you’re here. The council would
understand the delay.”
“No.” That
sounded like hell on Earth. “I don’t want to talk to her. I was sort of
banking on never seeing her again. Lets just get it over with.”
“It might make things go a little smoother if you got it out of the way before you’re questioned.”
I laughed hard.
“You think the council cares about questioning us? They’re going to do
whatever they want no matter what Ethan and I say. To tell you the
truth, Duncan, I don’t really believe they’re going to let us go. That’s
why I came. If they’re going to try to kill Ethan, then they’re going
to have get through us both.”
Duncan laughed as the elevator doors chimed open. “Nobody is going to kill anybody. You’re always so dramatic, Russ.”
As Duncan
ushered us down the hall, I stopped hearing what he was saying. The
consulate was fairly busy. There were people everywhere, but it wasn’t
their stares that made my heart pound as I looked at them. I kept
waiting for one of them to be a familiar face.
Duncan gave me a
sympathetic smile and shook his head. “The council isn’t what you
think. They aren’t cruel monsters. Dani was an unfortunate case, so your
perception of them is skewed. I promise you they can be reasonable,
caring people. They want order and justice, and they will be fair.
They’ll listen to your story. I honestly don’t think you’re in any
danger.”
“We’ll see,” I grumbled.
I stumbled to as
stop as we came to a set of large double doors. “Where’s Grace when you
need her?” I gasped. Ethan glanced at me and I nodded at the doors.
“Dani’s in there. I can already feel her energy.”
“You want to hold my hand?”
Ethan asked, holding out his cuffed wrists to me and batting his
eyelashes. “I may not dissolve bonds, but I’m every bit as pretty as
Grace.”
I appreciated
his attempt to give me crap. I needed the distraction. I was supremely
messed up right now and he knew it. Joking might be the only way to get
me through this. “Bite me.”
We laughed, but the smiles left our faces the second the doors opened. Game time.
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