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“Aly, there’s something we need to tell you. I know it’ll be hard to believe but please just try and keep an open mind for us.”
“Okay,” I whisper, agreeing to try my best. I trust these guys so I want to at least hear them out even if it feels like they’re about to admit to being serial killers or something equally crazy.
Thirty
Nic
“Supernatural creatures exist and we are all one of them. For example, I’m a mage. I have control over magic and can perform spells. We are telling you for two reasons, one we think you’re one too. Two, Supernaturals have something called a fated mate. It’s the person or people who are made just for you, and you’re ours. All of us,” I spit it all out in one go.
I figure we can go back through each point but she deserves to know everything. She might run out of here right now and I don’t want her to have half the story because I tried to take it slow telling her.
Understandably, she has a look of shock on her face. She opens her mouth to say something but suddenly a look of confusion comes over her face. Then it’s suspiciously blank. Almost like what Jax mentioned yesterday.
“Sorry guys, I think I blanked out for a second. What were we talking about?” She asks so innocently.
“Uh, what? Aly are you in shock? We did just drop some big news on you…” Kiran trails off looking as surprised as the rest of us.
“Listen Aly, I know it’s a lot to take in but we are mates which means you are destined to be with all of us but that doesn’t mean we will put any pressure on you. We understand it’s a lot. It does mean you can trust us though,” Ajax adds, we are all treading so lightly here.
Again she has a look of shock on her face which quickly transforms into a blank confusion.
“What the fuck? What’s going on?” Jay whispers.
Oh shit. How did I not realize this sooner. I guess I assumed she wasn’t picking up on anything because she was human but even a human would have questions. She’s spent so much time around us and things have slipped out.
“She has a memory loss charm on her, she can’t remember anything about the supernatural.” I declare with a hint of surprise. Those are incredibly hard charms to perform for an extended period of time.
“Guys my head is starting to hurt, what’s going on?” Aly looks so confused staring at us. I feel horrible we are causing this.
Who would put this on her?
“Can you remove it Nic? We can’t move forward if she can’t even remember who we are to her.” Jay demands.
“I can try but it’s going to be rough,” I step towards Aly making eye contact with her, “Aly, sweetie, do you trust me?”
“Yes,” Her worried eyes still hold a little sparkle when she answers me. I’m grateful for that trust.
I bring my hands up to either side of her head, close my eyes and send a serge of magic through her system. I need to find where the memory charm is stored before I can start removing it.
I find it in her unconsciousness which explains how it reactivates every time she learns something new about magic. This also makes it ten times harder to remove.
I’m chanting an incantation as I start weaving my removal spell through the strands of the memory spell. I’m looking for the root when the memory spell starts fighting back. I’ve never seen magic rooted so deeply before.
My heart breaks when Aly releases a bone chilling scream of pain. The guys rush forward but I bite out, “stay the hell back, you’ll only make it worse if you interrupt.”
Suddenly the scream cuts short and Aly collapses into Jay’s waiting arms. I don’t think I have the power to do this but I can’t stop now.
“If I stop now she might never wake up, I’ve never faced magic like this before. I need more power,” I bring my eyes up to meet Jeremy’s, “it’s the only way Jer.”
It’s not commonly known how powerful demon’s blood is but it can enhance a spell and bring someone back from the brink. It’s exactly what you need when a spell goes wrong like this. It helps the spell finish and saves the recipient. Except, this time it’s not that simple. Jeremy knows that and I don’t know if he’ll do this.
Jeremy only hesitates for a second, a look of anguish on his face. For all his bluster, he would never let her die. But he’s giving up a hell of a lot to help her live too.
“What the hell are you gonna do?” Kiran snaps grabbing Jeremy’s arm.
“Save her,” Jeremy admits. He steps out of Kiran’s hold and comes up next to me. He takes the knife I materialize and slices deep into his hand.
Next, he takes Ally’s hand and slices just as deep with a grimace on his face.
