Page 52 of My Unbearable Mate

She shook her head. “Most of the focus was on Bellamy. The story got more dire every time it was repeated.”

I stepped closer to her and lowered my voice. “Has Nana done anything unusual? Like new rituals or spells?”

“I have to be honest, it goes in one ear and out the other when she talks about it. I wish I understood the magic, but you know how it is when you don’t have it.”

Okay, something was definitely off. Sage would never say that.

“You do have magic.” I held my hand up before she had a chance to protest. “It was stolen from you, just like it was from me. And I need you to cooperate with me, because I’m gonna try to show you how to get it back.”

Chapter

Twenty-Three

Are You Sure About That, Nana?

Bellamy

No surprise Clover had veered wildly from my original plan. The unexpected was part of the job in this business, and it went double for this woman. We hadn’t decided what criteria we’d use to deem this visit a success, and what we’d do with the information we’d gathered here was still up for debate, but seeing the way Sage reacted to her sister’s return was all the confirmation I needed to know that this was the right decision.

“What are you doing with Nana’s ring?” Sage’s eyes were round and unblinking as Clover pulled the cursed piece of jewelry off her finger.

The elder sister backed away like she’d been offered a scorpion.

There was no way she could deny feeling its power, and it scared the shit out of her.

It should.

Clover’s face lit up. “You remember it?”

“Of course I do. I just don’t understand why you have it.” Sage took a step back.

“I found it,” Clover said, like it hadn’t completely knocked her on her ass only two hours before. “Wanna see if it fits?”

I prepared myself to catch Sage before she fell to the ground…

Sage waved her hand. If I didn’t know better, I’d think she was trying to break a spell. “No way.”

“Why are you acting weird about it? It’s just Nana’s ring.” Clover moved the ring up and down her finger.

While I watched the exchange with great curiosity, my focus wasn’t only on the sisters. My bear’s senses were on overdrive, being on clan land after so long away. The sights and smells were still as familiar as if I’d been here yesterday, and they were fucking overwhelming. I couldn’t let them lull me into a false sense of security, or worse, submission. Especially since the vibration was totally unfamiliar. Almost chaotic. This exchange was nothing more than a distraction, but I wanted to see where Clover went with it.

And what Sage was trying to hide.

But for now, she still hadn’t taken her eyes off the stone. “It’s powerful.”

“Have you ever heard the saying, you can’t feel power you don’t have?” Clover asked, winking at me. My mate was coyer than I had given her credit for.

“Nope, that’s definitely a first.” Sage let out a perturbed sigh.

Clover slipped the ring back on her finger. “You have magic, Sage. Just like I do.”

“Get rid of it. It’s dangerous.” Sage shuddered.

“You just said it belonged to our grandmother,” I reminded her. “But you’re afraid of the ring.”

“I’m not afraid of it, but something’s not right.”

The door in the kitchen creaked open, and my bear wanted to burst through my human skin.

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