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.“You and Gage.Didn’t see that one coming.”He shakes his head while releasing a wistful sight, and I look around the woods, taking in every scene to check for possible disruption.“You think Sadie is telling the truth?” I ask him somewhat randomly.His smile falters before disappearing altogether.“Not sure.Only one way to know.But one thing is for sure, if she messes with you again, I’ll kill her.Well, if Gage doesn’t get to her first.”That has me smiling ever so slightly.“I was starting to wonder if her apology suddenly made everyone okay with the fact she aided in my childhood nightmares.”His face hardens as he stares ahead.“I can promise you that no one is okay with it.But sometimes it’s smarter to wear the face of a friend as opposed to the face of an enemy.Believe me when I say that I’ll smile my friendly smile at her before ripping her head from her shoulders if she steps out of line and endangers anyone that I care about.”My eyebrows go up in surprise.I expect that sort of thing to come out of the dark magic boys I hang around with, but not with the light magic duster.“That’s a vivid imagery.”He snorts while steering me away from the house.“You think dark magic is the only magic capable of revenge? Alyssa is my sister for all intents and purposes.By proxy, you became my sister the day you joined the family.Then I genuinely grew to care about you.Now there’s Ella.This damn family of ours needs to stop expanding.There’re too many people for me to take care of.”That has me laughing.A duster taking care of a creature goddess.“Gage broke through a crystal stone trap.And then today he makes his dark confession that he’s not always been such a standup guy.I just—”“Ella can break through traps,” he tells me, looking down at me.“Gage is strong, but Ella is stronger.She can be as dark as she wants or as good as she wants.Can I offer you some advice?”“Let me guess, don’t ask about things you don’t want to know the answers to?”I smile, but his serious expression remains in place.“Actually, I was going to tell you to accept him no matter what he tells you.Once upon a time, Alyssa was struggling with the truth about who she is.She wasn’t crazy about her darker side.We all have secrets.We all have crosses to bear.And we all need to feel accepted.If you persecute him for the person he was, then you really shouldn’t be with him.If you live long enough, you make choices you regret.But go mad if you spend an eternity dwelling on those regrets.”That actually has me thinking it over, and as disturbing as it sounds, I doubt there’s anything I couldn’t accept.I’ve heard about Drackus’s dark past.I’ve heard his horror stories, and I still love him because he’s the only father I can remember.Kane’s shady history is rarely spoken of because he was under the influence of his sire, but I still love him.Zee’s history is the least disturbing, because he found a coven and his sire was killed early on, but it’s still a past he likes to keep buried.The deeper we get into the woods, the darker it becomes.“How big is the damn perimeter,” I ask, cursing the moon for hiding its glow.Even my immortal eyes are having to strain.Chaz smirks, but then a golden orb appears about thirty feet in front of us as he lights the way.The orb floats like a duster’s lantern, and the gold glitter flakes in its wake.I can’t believe Karma acted so odd around him.“It’s a big patch of woods.Before they can spell it to ensure no one can get in, we have to make sure no one is already in.”It’s funny how they still feel the need to explain everything to me, but I smile and take it in stride.Suddenly, a bright, redheaded doll appears in our path, and I bite back a grin as Karma walks alone in the doll she has possessed.I suppose you don’t need a perimeter buddy if you’re wearing a form where you can’t be harmed.I wonder where her actual body is.“For the record,” Chaz says, cocking an eyebrow as the doll continues on, barely glancing in our direction, “she’s creepy.”That has me laughing and shaking my head.“Dice said the same thing.Then he screwed her.”Chaz watches her disappear from sight, heading deeper into the woods.“A demon hybrid and an incubus.I hope they don’t reproduce.” I snicker as he looks down, his eyes appreciative as he takes me in.“By the way, nice dress.”Chapter 15GAGEA motherfucking blood oath tied to Kimber’s health.I really wish I could dismantle that psychotic witch piece by piece [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]