Page 28 of Visionary

Tirah was holding her phone. “Tirah?”

When the angel looked up, her eyes were wide. “Severn?” A soft yellow aura began pulsing around her.

The next night we began driving to the auction house. Downtown Noirhaven was buzzing with the same nighttime energy as it always was as we zipped through the busy streets. Dark purple and blue neon lights reflected off the cars and buildings in the city as we made our way out of downtown. My entire life, I wondered what it would be like to experience Noirhaven as a normal being, not someone who lived for the existence of another being. Solely for their purposes. Finally, it felt like I was almost there. Meeting Aiden and the Mortis Family had become the comfort I needed to be the being I never knew I was meant to be.

Milo drove through the suburbs with Des in the passenger seat. Aiden and I sat with our hands lightly touching in the backseat. “We can do this, right?” When I looked over at him, a soft green aura began pulsing off of him. “Aiden!” My voice was much louder than I meant for it to be, and Des turned around.

“Everything okay?” She looked concerned as her gaze danced between the two of us.

“Aiden, why are you green?” Confusion was laced in my words. There was no other way to explain what I really saw. “You have a green aura.”

“What?!” He pulled me to him. “What exactly do you see?”

“It’s like, pulsing. Wait, it just changed to purple.” My eyes went wide. Then the color disappeared. “Oh, it’s gone.”

Aiden averted his gaze to Des, who was still staring at us in confusion. “What is happening?” She looked back and forth between the two of us for an answer. My attention was focused on Aiden because I was just as confused as she was.

“You’re taking on some of my special sense. I wonder if it has to do with the bonding. We have to talk to Vea about this when we can.” Des nodded at Aiden’s words before turning back and looking at the road. Aiden’s soft smile sent a rush of comfort through my body. “I’ll teach you.” He winked and squeezed my hand.

The vibration of Des’s phone against the center console startled the silence as we waited two blocks from the auction house. “It’s Myq,” she stated, glancing at the screen. “He says it’s clear.”

We piled out of the SUV and began the short walk over, staying as hidden in the trees as we could.

The parking lot had a handful of cars scattered throughout, and the blonde Aiden described from the Volkov mansion stood at the gate as we approached. “We cleared the outside. Myq is at the entrance waiting for you all. We will keep an eye out here. Stay safe.” She placed a hand on Aiden’s shoulder and winked. Aiden shook her off and grabbed my hand.

Narrowing my eyes at her, I smirked and followed behind Aiden as he dragged me. “Thanks for your help.” I tossed it over my shoulder as we walked toward the front door.

“My beta shut down the cameras already,” Myq said as we approached. Milo nodded, looking around the exterior of the building. “He already cracked the door code too. Once I give him the go-ahead, he will unlock it.” Myq turned to me, his green eyes scanning my features. “Severn, right?” When I nodded, he smiled. “Good to meet you. Let’s get this shit going!” Myq shouted, and the front door unlocked.

Immediately, two armed werewolves were at the door ready to take us out. A whistle sounded from behind us, and Myq shouted. “Get down!” We followed his lead, and each of the beings was taken down with a headshot. “That’s my girl,” Myq said with admiration.

When I turned around, a petite werewolf with long brown hair tied up in a bun stood holding a rifle. She dropped her weapon to her side and joined us as we entered the auction house.

There weren’t many guards in the main space. The two other beings that came out of a room to the left were swiftly taken down by Milo. A kick to the head and chest, and they were out cold.

“Cleo, go with Aiden and Severn,” Myq instructed. “I’ll take Milo and Des this way.”

In our small groups, we went into the concrete hallways while the rest of Myq’s pack kept watch on the rest of the house.

Aiden led the way toward the door that would lead to the hallway on the left. When he pulled it open, an angel stood with his back toward us. Aiden quickly covered his mouth and shoved his knife into the being’s side. Slowly, the angel fell to the ground.

Cleo took a deep breath as we stepped into the concrete hall. “The rest of the pack on guard is on the other side of the hallway with Myq.”

Aiden nodded as we continued walking. Suddenly, I got the strangest sense of deja vu. We crept along the concrete hallway, and everything started to look eerily familiar. “I think I’ve been here before,” I whispered to Aiden.

Aiden turned around, his brown eyes wide and full of concern. “I thought you didn’t come in the rest of the hallways”

Shaking my head, I replied, “I never did, but I had a vision early this morning.”

“Now is not the time for a conversation.” Cleo’s words were firm, and she was right. But the look Aiden gave me was full of hurt.

I probably should have told him.

We crept along the concrete wall until we approached a door on our left.

Aiden held a finger to his lips and mouthed to be quiet. I huddled close to his back and heard the voices he did through the door ahead.

Seeing everything I had already seen in my vision unfold in real time before me was surreal. This had never happened before.