Page 67 of Twisted Fates
“For sure, but if you ever need a place, as my brother and my opposite, you are welcome here anytime.”
“Back to Molly,” I said, causing Shadow to laugh.
“Yes, I’ve been in love with her for a while, but that’s probably done now. She thinks I set her up with Balthazar. I had to play along with him, or he would’ve killed her. I couldn’t let him do that, even if she hates me forever.”
The sun was shining now. I felt my internal power rise and couldn’t help but chuckle. “I am some sort of love charm, aren’t I?” I asked, knowing the answer was yes.
Shadow laughed. “Love is a pure light emotion, and even when it comes from a dark source, you’ll sense it.”
“Molly doesn’t hate you. She’s confused. I can feel her emotions even here. You would be wise to talk to her sooner rather than later though. Wow, eew, I shouldn’t be able to feel all those emotions, especially if you’re my sister, yuck!”
Shadow burst into laughter as I shut down all the insight regarding how much the two women liked and, well, loved each other. They had a pretty good sex life. Yuck! I chuckled, this time at my own reaction.
“Let’s get back to Seattle. I’ll talk to her.”
“Wait, can you… I, um, this is your territory, right? I feel like that’s a big deal.”
Shadow nodded. “Let your intuition guide you, look deeper,” she suggested, and when I did, I could see it. The Karkadann territory was significant for a variety of reasons. Eventually, she would raise her children here, children whowould be the forebearers of our reincarnated selves. Until then, she could travel anywhere there was dark.
I could travel anywhere there is light. Together, we could travel anywhere, period. That included a lot of outer space options, although I couldn’t quite make out what that meant yet. I certainly would, though, as time went on.
“Come on. Your wizard is about to crack. You know, I might not have your abilities to sense love, but I can certainly feel how much he loves you.”
“Please, we just met; we barely know each other.”
Shadow stopped me right before I transformed, which was required if we were going to travel. “You’ve known him many lifetimes. He’s a reincarnated wizard, just as you are a reincarnated Re’em. You may have never been lovers, although I suspect you were, but your bond is deeper than one incarnation. Don’t resist how you feel for him. Time in each life is short and precious. It will be gone quickly enough, and you must hold onto it while you can.”
I nodded, her words striking true even as she spoke.
“Okay, and the same goes for you and Molly. I sense something deep. Much deeper than this lifetime, as well.”
Shadow smiled and hugged me. “Okay, I am ready to go home. Shall we?”
I stopped. “Ugh, no. Damn, I forgot my mom’s dog. I have to take her out.”
“Okay, we’ll stop there first and then home!” she said.
I realized with the sun up, she depended on me to initiate the travel, but I didn’t laugh. I felt her need to see Molly and wanted to see my own man.
Luckily, as we arrived outside my mom’s place, she came out of the house and asked where I’d been, then turned to Shadow, her eyebrow arched.
“Mom,” I said with a sigh. “Shit, I might as well tell you what I know.”
We spent the next hour talking to Mom about how Dad had another kid, and Shadow was my half-sister.
Mom cried a little, and both of us consoled her. “I knew,” Mom said. “I don’t know how I knew, but I did. Anyway, I’m glad you found each other. Maybe now I can let that man go. Oh, Eric, I need to fix that.”
I opened my mouth to tell her Eric was gone, but Shadow shook her head, reached over, and laid her hand on my mother’s back. Dark light flowed into Mom, and I knew all memory of Eric was disappearing.
I joined my hand over hers and replaced the memories of Eric with positive ones, and together, Shadow and I called upon someone who could take Eric’s place as Mom’s law partner. Someone who would be a good replacement.
Dark replaces dark, though, and I knew Shadow was calling on a dark witch to take his place. If he was under Shadow’s influence, he’d be a good guy or woman…yes, that felt more right. Eric’s replacement would be a woman. Mom would like that.
When the power subsided, Mom seemed tired. “Well, kids, it’s been so nice to see you, but all this traveling has made me tired,” she said and walked upstairs to her bedroom.
“She won’t even remember we came, will she?” I asked.
Shadow smiled but shook her head. “Nope, so you better grab your things so as not to confuse her.”
