Page 79 of Broken Hearted
I rushed through my sister’s room, out the door and flew down the stairs. By the time I reached the back door, it was just in time to see the man slip inside.
He saw me and pulled his head covering off.
It was Eldon, the one we’d left back to make sure Adrien was safe.
“Please tell me he’s okay,” I begged. My heart couldn’t take it if he was about to tell me Elisana had killed him or forced him to marry her.
He broke into a handsome grin and then pulled a piece of worn paper from his pocket.
“He’s okay. He says he loves you, and he wanted me to give you this.” He handed me the paper and I scanned it.
Soul-ties—how to make them, how to break themwas printed in neat scrolling handwriting at the top.
I stared down at the spell on how to tie a soul to another and my stomach roiled. She’d taken my sister’s hair, blood and fingernails for this.
I fast-forwarded to the breaking part and relief rushed through me.
“If you find yourself wanting to break the soul-tie, place the vial containing the blood, hair and nails into the fire until they fully burn.”
That’s all? I just had to find the vial of my sister’s stolen elements, and destroy it by fire.
My heart felt so light in that moment I could have sworn it grew wings. I burst forward and pulled Eldon into a hug, laughing as tears leaked from my eyes. “Thank you.”
He hugged me back but then pulled away and met my gaze with a more serious one of his own.
“He fights the pull of the love potion, but Elisana plans for them to marry soon. We have to leave tonight.”
My heart hammered in my chest at that. Leave tonight? We didn’t have an army or a blood witch to help us against Elisana or if it came to it, her whole coven as well.
But if Elisana was planning on marrying him … Anger flashed through my body like boiling water. No. I couldn’t let that happen.
I ran into the house and Eldon followed me as I roused Zane, Zander, and Dawn from their beds. Looking tired, they shuffled downstairs in their sleepwear.
I quickly brought them up to speed, and Zane flew into action. “We have two Ethereum lords: we don’t need an army,” he growled as Zander nodded, rolling out his neck.
“My lords, with all due respect, the entire village is teeming with blood witches,” Eldon said.
Dawn chuckled. “I can cut their heads off with a sunlight beam, and Isolde can freeze them to death. Let’s do this. Ready the horses. Call the train,” she ordered.
Zane and Zander shared a look.
“My love,” Zander started and Dawn stood so fast her chair fell over.
“No, you willnot. Not this time. I’m not staying behind. If we don’t get Adrien back so that he can help make a portal to send Zane to Faerie, all hope of any safe world to leave to our children is lost.”
He sighed. “I know you are strong, but Elisana has dampener runes. What if she throws one at you? Then your power is useless.”
Dawn crossed her arms. “Then don’t let her get close enough to me to do that.”
Zander sat a little taller as if taking her words to heart.
“You both protect Isolde and me from any witchy stuff and we will cleanse this town and save Adrien, I promise.” That was the Dawn I knew. A fearless leader.
Zane and Zander shared another look, and then both nodded.
“You get weak when you use up too much power,” Zander reminded her. “The babies—”
“Babies?” Zane asked, surprised.
