Page 25 of Bound By Love
“They are,” Saber agreed.
He looked at Caro as her attention shifted to Elena. Saber couldn’t believe the difference in Logan’s mate. The last time he saw her, Elena’s eyes were completely black and a black liquid filled her veins.
She’d been crazed, pale, and completely different from the serene, healthy-looking woman with glowing, golden skin and normal, black eyes. Logan stood protectively against her side, his hand on her waist as they surveyed the weapons.
The difference in her was amazing, but it had been almost two months since he last saw her and a month since she awakened from her demon-imposed prison. Seeing her like this gave him hope they could destroy these things.
“We have to find the owner of the pink stone,” Brie said.
“Have you had a vision?” Killean asked.
“No, but Ifeelthat if they all find their rightful owners, they’ll be much stronger, and so will we.”
“How do we find who that stone belongs to?” Kadence asked.
Brie pinned Elena with her stare. “You’re the only one here who hasn’t touched it. If it’s not you, then we’ll have to find its owner, but you have to try.”
“It can’t be,” Elena murmured in her accented voice as she shifted her attention to the swords.
Stepping closer to the table, she stretched her fingers toward the unclaimed one. Her hand hovered over the blade before she lowered it and clasped the hilt.
When a spark of light flashed through the stone, she let out a little gasp. Brie smiled as Elena lifted the sword and twisted it before her.
“There’s a reason we were all brought together,” Brie whispered.
Saber stared at where his sword lay on the table before shifting his attention to Brie. She knew far too much of this world, yet not enough.
It would be much easier if her gift could reveal all they needed to know to stop the demons, but things were never that easy. They were lucky her gift had brought these stones into their lives; it was selfish to ask for more, but that’s what he’d always been.
There were still so many unanswered questions, and death loomed on the horizon… for the whole world if they didn’t succeed.
He glanced toward the serene woods, but in his memory, he saw the fires devouring them. The screams would never go away.
There was a reason he’d shared a vision with his sister. He didn’t know what it was. He was pretty sure he’d never get a true answer, but he suspected it had something to do with his relationship with Brie.
He didn’t know why fate would care if they talked, but maybe he was meant to save Asher orher. She was important to this; even though she’d gathered the stones already, fate might still have plans for her.
And then he looked to Caro, who stared at the blades. Sorrow radiated from her, and though their ability to communicate and experience each other’s feelings remained locked down, he knew it was because she wished her father could see this.
He settled his hand on the small of her back and stroked it with his thumb. His chest constricted when she lifted her head and smiled at him. A little tug pulled at his heart, but he buried it.
Now was not the time for emotion of any kind. They would soon be going to war, and he would remain focused on winning and keeping her safe.
“Okay, so we have the rightful owner of each stone,” Simone said. “Now what?”
“We wait for the others to arrive and bring the war to the demons. We’ve spent too much time on the defensive; it’s time to go on the offensive,” Ronan said.
CHAPTERNINETEEN
“How dowe take the battle to them when we don’t know where they are?” Lucien inquired.
“I’ve been thinking about that,” Saber said. “We killed a demon in the storm drain, we found Willow’s sword in Maine, and there has been a lot of activity in the Northeast.”
“I saw a demon in Vermont; his name was Kirkau,” Killean said.
“He’s their leader, and they’ll congregate where he is.”
“I encountered him years ago.”
