Page 63 of The Magic of Revenge
"I have a surprise," Kai piped up. Saige swiveled on his lap to look at his face. He leaned in and planted a kiss on her lips before taking a bite of her burrito.
"Oh, that's a party foul!" she yelled, shielding her burrito while shooting daggers at him with her eyes.
"You love me." Kai winked and licked his lips dramatically.
"Tell us the surprise, K." Cam shifted in his seat.
"Well, when I was at the castle, I found out that I was suddenly able to shift into other animals."
"What the hell?" Fischer gasped.
"Holy shit. Like what?" Saige asked.
Kai shifted Saige so he could stand, and he walked over by the fireplace. All of us were curious to see where this was going to go.
"Napoleon!" Kai called out.
"Who the fuck is Napoleon?" Sloane grumbled and I wanted to punch him in the tit.
A squeaking sound met my ears and I tracked it where it was coming from within the walls, a little scurry of feet accompanying it.
"Come out here, man. Nobody is going to hurt you," Kai said loudly, just before a mouse shot out of the chimney and scurried up his arm to his shoulder.
"Oh hell no," Bram said with disgust, physically recoiling back into the cushions, lifting his feet onto the couch.
"You're scared of mice?" I asked him.
"Those tiny ass feet and long skinny tails. I don't like 'em." He shuddered and we all laughed.
"But, you have a tail!" Saige giggled.
"My tail is girthy. Just like something else I possess." He winked and her face flared with redness.
Hmm. He means his cock, I bet.I was just about to ask if I could see it when Cam spoke up and distracted me.
"So, this mouse. His name is Napoleon? Where did he come from?"
The little animal was squeaking up a storm, his little arms waving animatedly and Kai was nodding along, laughing at whatever the hell was going on.
"Sorry, he was pissed about Bram calling his tail skinny. He said he's gonna give you a wet willy with it when you're sleeping for your insolence," Kai roared with laughter and Bram's mouth dropped. He looked utterly scandalized.
"Okay, mouse boy. Just know I play eye for an eye. You stick your tail in my ear, I'm sticking mine in yours," Bram said darkly and I swear to the stars, Napoleon's eyes grew larger at the threat before he flipped Bram double birds. I didn't even know mice had middle fingers. Or told people to fuck off.I like that mouse. I want one.
"Clearly, I can communicate with him. Just like talking with any of you. He was spying on us at the castle and decided to show me some shit in the basement. I was able to shift into him, it was like a shared consciousness, similar to Bagheera and I. There was this room there and Bryce was there. He was looking through files and adding notes to one in particular. Oh holy shit." Kai's face paled as he remembered something.
"What is it?" Saige asked with a little fear in her voice.
"I completely forgot with everything happening, but the file he was writing in... It was for a little girl here in Emerald Lakes. Annie," Kai said softly and Saige gasped, her hand flying to her heart.
"What the hell did it say?" Fischer questioned, everyone on edge now at the mention of Miranda's daughter.
"Asrael ended up coming into the room to talk to Bryce. There were cages in there, guys. For people... kids. They talked about Annie being really powerful for her age. The file had all kinds of information—her parents, where she lived, what abilities she may have. We were suspicious until what I overheard confirmed it—Montague searches for kids that have rare and powerful affinities and then they stage an accident... One that kills the parents or guardians. From what I can tell, they somehow get custody and turn them into agents. At least, some of them turn into agents." Kai glanced at Cam, who was grinding his teeth so hard I could hear it across the room.
"That brings us to our next point of discussion," Cam gritted out. "When we were there, we met an agent. Her name is Palmer Vale. She's been with Montague for a long time and seems to be one of Asrael's favorites. She seemed like a cool person though, so I'm not sure if she's been brainwashed or just doesn't know the extent of their treachery. Anyway, she got a call when we were all playing pool. A call from someone she called Hunter," Cam trailed off. Fischer and I both sprang to our feet. There's no way...
"She showed us some pictures of them together. They've been friends for years, ever since Hunter's moms died tragically. He goes by Hunter James now, that's his middle name," Cam explained, pulling out his cell and pulling up a social media site. Fish and I stared down at the image and there was no mistaking it. That was Cam's baby brother all grown up.
"Holy shit, brother. This... This is... Wow." Fischer ran a hand down his face and shook his head.
