Page 18 of Bloodmoon Hit
“What?” I breathe, my eyes widening as I jerk my head between the two of them. “What do you mean it’s not complete?”
“We’re mates,” Aziz mutters, getting my attention. “Sibley foresaw it. I wasn’t going to try to rush you into completing it by drinking from me.”
Looking deeper into his gaze, I could tell it hurt him that I reacted the way I had, even as subtly as it was.
“I’m sorry,” I whisper, ignoring the fact we weren’t alone. “I’m not used to any of this. I was raised as a human. Apollo made me immortal on my twenty-fifth birthday. He didn’t want me to die at the hands of an enemy. I don’t know anything about this world. Even if my best friend is a psychic and her mom an oracle.”
Aziz seems to relax, though it’s ever so slightly. “I’ll help you, little one, but you’re my mate. As I told you in the car, I won’t lie to you. I’d never hurt you.”
“I know you wouldn’t.” That’s something I knew without a doubt, deep in my soul. He would never hurt me.
Aziz’s body relaxes fully, and I shift to lean more into his side.
Thankfully, Orpheus and Aziz change the subject. They do it by Aziz asking, “Ren said Corbin had to reschedule the meeting?”
Orpheus nods. “He did. Karsyn needed him. He explained she connected with the earth and something happened, though he didn’t explain exactly what that something was. We’re meeting with him after the full moon.” Leaning slightly forward, Orpheus keeps going. “I believe whatever it was that got to Karsyn has to do with the Blood Moon.”
“I was able to get my hands on one of the blood witches,” Aziz remarks. “She didn’t say anything that we didn’t already know, but I think I might have found the mark I need for this to all be handled and dealt with.”
“What are blood witches?” I blurt out, not knowing what they’re talking about.
“They’re abominations who need to be eradicated from this earth,” Aziz answers. “The librarian is one of them.”
“Amelie?”
“She was wearing a pendant around her neck that reeked of magic,” he explains. “Dark magic. The kind the blood witches use.”
“Oh,” I draw out on a whisper.
I would never have assumed Amelie to be a witch. I’ve only ever seen her as an older woman who ran the library. Still, I couldn’t imagine her as anything else.
So, what if he was wrong?
No, there’s no way Aziz would be wrong. As he said he’d never lie to me, so if he says it’s true, then it’s true. But I don’t understand why it’s so important to them and why blood witches need to be eradicated.
Chapter
Nine
AZIZ
I wasn’t able to read Jett’s mind, not that I could as it were, but I could easily read her mood and body language. I hadn’t wanted to discuss this in front of her, but she needs to know me. Know what I do, how I handle things. What her life will look like with me.
If I hadn’t had to come to Dyrk to meet with Orpheus, I would’ve taken Jett straight to her house and done with her exactly what I knew from the look in her eye she wanted to do with me when I saw her outside the library.
Hell, all day it’s all I’ve thought about. She was all I thought about, even when I needed to focus on the blood witches. Though it didn’t matter regarding the witches I found. They were clueless minions who were nothing but pawns.
Though I do believe I found someone who could indeed give me the answers, from the scowl she had on her face, she wouldn’t be too keen on helping. For that matter, I didn’t honestly care for the way she looked at Jett. The animosity swirled around her thick and dark. There was no denying thehatred swarming her. The pendant she was wearing vibrated with dark magic. Like it was trying to come out, but couldn’t.
Karsyn’s shield prevented the blood witches from being able to use their powers within the town line, but it doesn’t shield all of it. They can’t enthrall us, though they couldn’t enthrall me if they tried. It’s why Orpheus has me handling the problem instead of one of the others, like Dreven. They’re more vulnerable.
“I want this dealt with as soon as possible,” Orpheus growls, a finger tapping against the table, his power simmering off him. Anger filled his voice.
“Now that I know the target, it will be,” I tell him, feeling Jett tense next to me. This wasn’t a conversation I wanted to have in front of her. Still, it was happening, and I’ll answer whatever questions she might have later. I don’t want to darken her light with my dark, but she’s my mate. I won’t let her be devoid of the knowledge she needs to know to understand the life she’s stepping into.
Orpheus nods and waves his hand, lowering the shield around us, giving us privacy. It’s a nifty trick of his and works when we need to keep things private but also keep an eye on those around us.
Turning his attention to Jett, he smiles at her. “We’ll have to get together again soon.”
