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“Go ahead.” She smiled.

“Storm, what the fuck was that for?”

She grinned.

“That is my secret.” Her eyes were gleaming. Gods, she really was a fucking lunatic right now. I closed my eyes as I tried to not find anything about an unhinged Della attractive. When I opened my eyes, she bit her lip as her eyes traveled over my face.

“I wanted you out here when I confronted your father, and he is hiding from me, so I thought if I stabbed you, he would come running.” Her gaze landed on me. “I made sure to stab you where it wouldn’t hit any major organs.”

How damn gracious of her. It still fucking hurt. There was a slight noise letting me know someone else was with us.

“Ardella, you have become quite eccentric with your tactics to summon us here.” The man’s voice was deep and familiar.

“You’ve been ignoring me.” Her hands dropped to her sides. Della’s eyes burned with rage. “You lied to me.”

The vision immediately cut off as I turned to see who the voice belonged to. What the fuck was that? I knew who that voice belonged to. I could never forget it, but I didn’t understand how it was possible that he was involved in this. There was no fucking way that vision was accurate.

Chapter 27

Della

Mikel was staring at me, but I refused to look at him. I had not been able to look him in the eyes since I learned that Remiah was going to die. I was determined to change that fate. She was not going anywhere, and my brother would never know what her true fate was. I needed him to claim her but wasn’t sure how to bring it up casually.

“So…” I glanced up to meet Mikel’s eyes staring intently into mine. Why the hell was he looking at me like that??

“I was getting worried because you haven’t looked at me the past few days.” Mikel raised his dark brow at me.?

I rolled my eyes to throw him off my tracks.?

“So, when are you going to claim Remiah?”?

Mikel startled back like I had slapped the shit out of him.?

“Where did that come from?”?

“My brain.” I smirked when his cheeks turned bright red.?

He began pacing back and forth, rubbing his neck like he was stressed the fuck out. Gods, he was stressing me out.?

“What is wrong?” I asked.?

“I am terrified.” He frowned at me. “I am too terrified to tell her that she is my mate. What if she doesn’t love me?”?

Realization filled me.?

“You are worried that what happened to me will happen to you.” I looked away from him.?

I heard him sigh heavily before walking over to me and sitting next to me on the couch. Mikel grabbed my hands in his.?

“You are the strongest woman I have ever met,” he whispered, and it made me look at him. “I am not just saying that because you are my sister. I have told Remiah how brave and smart and kind you are. I truly admire you, Ardella. And sometimes I hate the stars and heavens for what they did to you.”?

I stood still at his confession. As gods, we were not supposed to curse the heavens or be angry with them. And Mikel was the last god I would expect to say that.?

“I am angryforyou. Out of all of us, are you the one that the heavens fuck up the bond for? It’s not fair. How could Abram let this happen?”

“The heavens do not make mistakes, Mikel. Maybe there is a purpose to all of this. You and I both know that Abram would never let this happen if he could.”?

“See, that is what I am talking about. You are more understanding than I will ever hope to be. If I tell Remiah that I am a god and her mate and she turns me away, I will find a way to end myself. I cannot survive it. I am not brave like you. I would turn into a villain. I would fall from the grace of the stars.”?

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