Page 34 of The Magic of Betrayal
"What?" I grunted, drinking some more of my coffee.
"Oh, I was just wondering how the mission was going. We haven't seen anything to indicate that Laura is going to show up any time soon, right?" he asked me, tapping his fingers on the countertop.
"Nothing concrete, but we figure it’s only a matter of time now,” I guessed. Who knew when this woman would show up again?
"And Saige doesn't know anything about the assignment?" he questioned, a hint of suspicion in his voice that I didn't appreciate.
"No, of course not. We wouldn't compromise a mission, you should know that. Though, when Saige was unconscious we did find out from her grandmother that her mother has an obsession with demons. We think that they're probably after her for something her mom is responsible for," I speculated, sitting down on one of the empty stools.
"And I heard there's a prophecy? Tell me more about that."
Taking a deep breath, I recited the damn thing from memory.
“A witch, a mix of green and red,
Save a race before they’re dead.
Hurry, witch, find your five,
If there is hope to survive.
Change, rise, manifest,
A soul so pure soon possessed.
Before the year of two and eight
The chosen one must find her mates.
If she should fail to meet her task,
To another the role will pass.
Evil will consume her heart,
Her soul captured by the dark.”
"Interesting." Johnny ran his thumb over his mouth, his navy blue eyes lost in thought as he worked through that puzzle. Good luck, buddy. Nobody knew what the fuck it meant.
"So, how's Larson? You've seen him in person more recently than I have. He was pretty amped up about this assignment."
"He's actually doing really well," Johnny responded, a flicker of emotion passing over his face, too quickly for me to fully analyze. "Things are looking up for Khol, and being this close to getting some closure from the Laura debacle has him in great spirits."
"Makes sense. She did a number on him." Johnny lifted his head and widened his eyes a little bit, like maybe I had insider information, but I didn't, so I waved him down. "I'm just judging off of how he acted when we met with him to get the orders. The man rarely shows any emotion at all and it was pretty fuckin’ telling that he was so pissed."
He chuckled. "Yeah, no, you're right. She has no idea who she fucked with, but do you get the vibe that there's more going on here than meets the eye?"
Nodding, I had to agree with that, something just felt off in my gut, and I always trusted that feeling. It'd never led me astray before.
"Who knows, man. There's a lot of interesting people here, that's for sure."
"How do you think Saige is going to react when you guys take her mom into custody? Or will you not tell her? Seems like a big fucking mess," he pondered out loud, taking a drink of his coffee.
I ran my hands through my hair and groaned. "Ugh, I don't know. We need to discuss it as a team first, and then discuss it as the guys who are dating her. I didn't see this happening, me finding a woman like this, or a woman who would be interested in all of us like that, but here we are. I'm not giving her up, and I think the others are in agreement with that, but I'm just focusing on one day at a time and trying to live in the moment."
"Must be some woman to bring the alpha team to their knees..." he mumbled and I chuckled.
"She's so that, and so much more, man. So much more."
