Page 45 of Desolation
They also shared their experiences of their own magic coming to them and the subsequent passing out.
At this point, I’m just hoping coffee will somehow drop from the heavens into my greedy hands. It’s so hard to get good help nowadays.Maybe I can ask Gaia for a minion or two?
“So we’re all Fae?”
Fucking hell, dude. Gaia, give me that minion so I can have it strangle these guys.
“Yes, Luke,” I say, rolling my eyes. I will kill the next person who asks this question. “As I have already said two million andonetimes, we’reall fucking Fae.”
I’m sprawled out on my bed, playing with my hair, as I answer their, often repeated, questions. I’m really quite disappointed in their surface-level interrogations. I threw so much shit at them, though no more than Gaia threw at me, and they’re here, stuck on the same three things.Fae, rebirth and magical healing abilities.Catch up and help me figure out what the hell we’re going to do! Yes, my back stitched itself back together butcome the fuck on.
Zedd raises his hand like we’re in school.Ugh, he’s so stinkin’ cute.
I call on him to proceed.
“I have a legit question. She said there’s a dark Fae in this realm. Did she give any more details to help us figure that out? I’d like to find a way to avoid them until we’ve mastered our powers.”
“Finally, Zedd! An important question!” I yell and then frown. “Unfortunately, the answer to that is no. No, she did not. She was very vague about that part.”
Ash pushes up from his perch on the armchair. “I think I’ve got this summed up. We’re all Fae with magical powers, living our second life and our ‘purpose’ is to save an entirely different dimension from corruption.”
I nod enthusiastically at his words. “Thank you for the SparkNotes version! Good job!”
He drags his hands over his face, rubbing his eyes, allowing me a moment to openly admire how his slightly-wavy raven locks have grown to his chin. His hair has never been this long before but I’m totally digging it. That badass biker vibe is doing it for me.
Interrupting a satisfying eye fuck, he flings his hands in the air with a frustrated growl. “What the fuck is going on?”
I sit up in the bed and roll my eyes.Not this shit again.“What do you mean? You just perfectly summarized it. I really don’t want to have to repeat the whole thing ag—”
“Lana,” he cuts me off, sounding exasperated like he’s talking to a toddler, “Once again, that’s not what I meant. How the hell did our lives become this?”
I’m tired of him cutting me off. I’m doing the best I can here with the information I was given.Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
“Look, guys, I know it’s a little un-fucking-believable but how else would you explain the supernatural shit that just happened to all of you? If you guys have any other explanations, I’m all ears. Let’s hear it.” Silence. “No one?” I give them all an ‘I told you so’ look. “That’s what I thought. So, take what I’ve given you because that’s all I have and let’s figure out how to move forward. Capiche?”
I mentally brush off my shoulders.Adulting like a boss.
“Lana’s right,” Hale says, his arms crossed over his bare chest.Ah, music to my ears and a blessing for my eyes, all in one.“We need to break down all of this information and carefully go over our situation.”
“She did say that Gaia mentioned we’re elemental Fae,” Zedd chirps from his position on the floor. Once again, his gaze darts to Ash before landing back on the rest of us.What’s going on there?“So, let’s talk about each of our powers and figure out how they work together.”
I could kiss Hale and Zedd for taking this seriously.Well, honestly, I’d kiss them all for just talking to me again.
“I seem to have an affinity for heat which makes sense, since I’m so hot.” Leo licks his finger and presses it to his ass, making a sizzling sound.
“I believe I have an affinity for water since I’m socool.” Luke high-fives his twin with a matching grin on his face.
Hale rolls his eyes and turns to Ash and Zedd. “Now that Tweedledum and Tweedledee are done enlightening us, what about you two?”
An awkward moment of silence follows before Zedd rushes to speak. “I definitely have an affinity for air, judging by the way I made Ash fly.”
Fly?
I’m about to question that when I notice Ash. While we were talking, he slumped back into his seat. His hands cradle his face
“Ash…honey?” I ask softly, concerned about where his mind is.
He doesn’t raise his face so his response comes out muffled. “I don’t know what my power is. Maybe I’m broken.”
