Page 61 of His Rejected Fated Mate

I could hear the guy snapping at Troy, trying to get himself free. Troy just kept telling me to drive.

We finally arrived at the convent, and I went running inside for Victoria. She was sitting on the stool, flipping through some papers. Her head snapped up as the bell rang above the door.

“Elize.”

“Victoria! I need you outside!” I was practically screaming, and she got up instantly. She moved as fast as she could forward, and I grabbed her arm, pulling her with me outside.

I took her straight to the car, where Troy was still holding the guy down.

Victoria’s eyes were wide.

“I tried to calm him, but it wasn’t working. I think I need an extra set of hands.”

She nodded, and we both placed our hands on the man’s head. I forced my magic forward, but he continued to fight against Troy. My stomach twisted up violently. Something was wrong. If we couldn’t calm him, what did it mean?

Victoria shook her head, and I watched as her magic shifted color and the man fell asleep. He sagged in Troy’s arms, and Troy’s eyes widened.

“What just happened?”

“I put him into a coma. Calming him wasn’t working, and rather than us draining ourselves, I figured, let’s just let him sleep. Let’s bring him inside.”

Troy and I moved the man inside, where Victoria had him lie down on a bed in the back. I felt my heart was racing a mile a minute as Troy turned to Victoria. “Why aren’t your abilities working anymore?”

My head was spinning as I stared at the man. I looked down at my hands. I could still feel the magic underneath my fingers. I knew it was there, and it was the same as before, so why hadn’t it worked?

“The dark magic could be growing more powerful. It could be that it’s starting to affect Elize as well. Or it could be because she hasn’t reached her full potential wth her magic yet. There are many factors.”

I could see Troy grinding his teeth, and I didn’t know how to help. “Shit. I have to call Ivan.” Troy slipped out of the shop, and I pinched at my eyes. The entire point of me being here was to help.

“You look tired,” Victoria said as she sat down next to me.

I nodded. “I am. I didn’t realize how much energy it took to use magic, and I’m not even using much. I was terrified something was going to happen while I drove.”

Victoria nodded her head. “Yeah, it does take a lot out of you.” She glanced out the window and smiled. “He’s a great one, you know.”

I couldn’t help but smile. “I’m figuring that out.”

“Why don’t you guys use the apartment upstairs? No one has moved into it. It’s still empty.”

I was going to say no, but I didn’t think I could survive a drive home without falling asleep. I looked over at Troy, who looked tired himself. Neither of us had slept well over the past few days, and maybe a nap would do us well. Just a couple of hours of rest and we could hit the road.

“Maybe,” I said. “A little cat nap.”

Troy came in a few minutes later. I could see how tired he was as he sat down. “Well, we should probably head home. Victoria, will you keep me posted on his condition? I’ll come back tomorrow to have him moved to our infirmary.”

“Or, we could head upstairs. My old apartment is still empty.”

Troy raised an eyebrow. “I don’t want us to impose.”

“You wouldn’t be,” Victoria said. “You guys can use it. Besides, you two look like you’re going to drop. I’d rather you rest than try to head home and something happens.”

I looked back at Troy, and he nodded. “That actually sounds kind of nice.”

“Do you guys want dinner? We can bring some up.”

Troy shook his head. “I’m just tired.”

“You two should get some rest.”