Page 110 of Secrets & Curses of Fate

“He would jump into others’ minds and then look into their future and see things through their eyes. It was like he defied time. He could see events that have not happened yet. We knew this wasn’t common magic, but by the look on your face, I’m wondering if it is more serious.”?

“I am pretty sure that he has inherited the same powers as his past self. Haden’s magic should not be able to exist,” I said. “Especially if he is just a fae.”?

“If?” Penelope asked.?

“Fae can’t do these things. Maybe gods, but even that is a stretch. I have never met a god with powers like that.”?

“What are you saying?” Henry asked, confused.?

“I’m saying that Haden can’t be a fae, but I do not know what he is.”?

Penelope glanced at Henry before looking back at me.?

“When we went to the witch that did the magic spell while I was pregnant and told her she was wrong, she called Haden a demon.”?

I exhaled.?

“He is not a demon.”?

They sighed, relieved, but I knew that just meant that he could be something worse. They stared at me, hoping I had answers, but I didn’t. I didn’t even know what else to ask because I was more confused than I was when I first got there.?

He can see memories. He can jump into minds and manipulate them. He sees visions of others in the future. Haden was dangerous just for this magic alone. He was more powerful than any god or all the gods lumped together. I swallowed hard. Haden was keeping his secrets locked away within the void. I was sure of it. That was when he acted and said things he used to. Gods, when we slept together, he knew everything I liked.

He remembered.?

But how much??

Did he remember all of the time or only while void?

“I don’t have answers, but I will let you know if I find them,” I promised as I stood.?

“You won’t tell anyone, right?” Penelope asked with tears in her eyes. “He told us that if anyone ever found out, the stars or heavens would be sent to find him for breaking the laws of the gods.”?

“I won’t say a word.” I reassured her and hugged them so I could leave before they saw my fear. I summoned my star mist instantly and went home. I gripped my chest tightly as I sat on the bed. No, this couldn’t be happening.

Haden knew of the god laws.

He knew that the stars were not merely a figment of imagination; they were a real, governing entity. He shouldn’t know that. Only gods know god laws. I was losing my fucking mind. I began pacing around my bedroom. Haden didn’t seem like a god. Avesh said he wasn’t. But what if we were wrong?

There was no fucking way he was a god. Gods do not mate with other fucking gods—not since Malamay and Diath. He couldn’t be a god.

I stopped pacing and cocked my head, a faint sound reaching my ears. I had been too busy losing my shit to realize that Haden’s voice was in my mind, calling my name. Did he know I was onto him?

I took a deep breath and pulled myself together. I needed to keep myself in check if I was going to get to the bottom of this. I summoned my star mist and went to him. When I got to his bedroom, he was sitting on his bed, shirtless. I swallowed hard as my eyes traveled over him.

No. No. I needed to rein in my desire. I needed answers, and he was going to give them to me.

“I missed you, Storm.” He smiled softly. He wasn’t void. I needed him to be void because I was convinced that was his true self.

“I missed you, too.”

I smiled when I thought of a way that I could trick him into going void. Immediately, I started stripping my clothes off as I walked toward the bed.

Chapter 28

Haden

Excitement immediately pumped through me.

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