Excerpt 2
Kain
I finished packing up the duffle bag full of knifes,
hand grenades, and a couple of Japanese short swords. It was Julian’s weapon of choice, but I
preferred to stick with my natural abilities.
I’d been practicing my compulsion and my water control seemed to improve
every day. It was like a switch had been
turned on and I suddenly knew exactly how to manipulate the element with very
little effort. The compulsion I would save
for a few choice selkies if needed.
As if listening to my internal thoughts, Brendan
appeared on the beachside deck and knocked on the door frame. Neither of us acknowledged his presence, so
he walked inside and sat down next to Daniel.
“I need to talk to Marisol,” Daniel said and quickly
jumped out of his chair then disappeared around the corner. I would thank him for that later.
“Do you need any help?” Brendan asked.
“Nope.”
After a full minute of silence, he spoke again. “Abhainn will find her, right?”
I stopped filling the snack bag I was working on and
took a deep breath. Do I respond or do I
stay silent? I decided to listen to my
heart. “Do you really care?”
As though I stabbed a sword through him too, Brendan
recoiled in shock. “Of course I
care! I love her more than anything in
this world!”
“If you truly did love her, you would have left a
long time ago.” My voice wavered with
anger and a thousand other emotions.
Apparently we were going to have this discussion and I wasn’t fully
prepared to filter my words.
Brendan jumped to his feet and leaned across the
table toward me. “You would have loved
that, wouldn’t you? Having her to
yourself. Going through with a marriage
she never wanted. It would have been
perfect for you if I would have stayed in Washington, right?”
“Yes,” I said through gritted teeth. “She would have had a chance to choose me.”
“She always had that chance. I never stopped her.” He moved around the edge of the table so that
we were looking at each other eye to eye.
I could see the lines around his face and the grey tone of his
skin. He looked like hell and I
smiled. “What’s so funny?” he snapped.
Ignoring his question, I stared into his eyes. “She doesn’t want you now.”
He sucked in air then turned away from me. “But I need to help her.”
“No, you don’t.
We have this under control.”
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