Arcane Hearts by Faedra Rose
Author:Faedra Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, gay, lgbt, fantasy, short story, shifters, alpha
Publisher: Evernight
Chapter Nine
Jareth
âHave you seen Bane?â I ask, a sickening, cold sensation seeping into my soul as the words leave my lips. âHe went for a walk with Veraena, and I havenât seen him since.â
Mallek shakes his head, brow furrowing. âNo, Alpha. I havenât.â
I swallow the unsettling fear I feel creeping up my throat, hot and sour. âKeep watch over the pride,â I say. âIâm going out to look for them.â
âWhere will you start?â asks Mallek, seizing my arm as I turn, concern in his eyes.
âThe Butterfly Grove. Veraena loves it there,â I answer. âIf she wanted to have a heart-to-heart with my mate, thatâs where sheâd go.â
âThatâs close to The Mirror Lands,â he reminds me. âEarth witch territory.â
âI know.â
âShould I come with you?â
âNo. Youâre my beta, and the pride trusts you in my absence. Stay. Bane is my mate, and Veraena is my sister. Iâve got this.â
âJareth!â
The choked sob has us pivoting and ready for combat, every nerve ablaze.
Veraena falls to her knees in the dirt, exhausted, blood pouring from a deep gash on her cheek. âThey took him,â she gasps. âBrotherââ
I drop to my knees before her, raising her face to inspect the damage. âBreathe,â I instruct, holding her hand to the wound to staunch the bleeding. âIn and out.â
She nods her head, taking a moment to catch her breath. âWe were ambushed by seven warlocks. They were ⦠ugh! I canât explain it. It looked like they were drawing out Baneâs magic and taking it for themselves. I tried to stop them. I killed two and wounded another. But then they just vanished, and they took Bane with them. Theyâve weakened him, brother, and I have no doubt they mean to kill him. We have to go after them!â
Shards of ice pierce every tender part of me, leaving nothing untouched, nothing unlacerated. I want to scream for the sheer pain and mortal anguish raping my very soulâand breaking my heartâbut I canât. I am alpha. I remain calm when others panic. I remain steadfast and strong when others break. I take action when others are immobilized by fear. I donât bare my heart or fall apart. I am the rock of my pride. Swallowing my heart back down to where it belongs, I squeeze Veraenaâs shoulders reassuringly. âYou did well, sister.â
âNo. I failed you,â she says, her brows downturned, eyes full of remorse. âYour mate is gone.â
âNot yet,â I say, keeping my tone even. âThey will have teleported him elsewhere to finish what they started. Bane told me that warlocks siphon the life from everything around them to gain power. So thatâs what theyâre going to do to him. Theyâre going to siphon his centuries of life, strength, and magicâall his knowledge, everything he is. If we donât stop them, it will be theirs.â
âNot if we can help it,â interrupts Mallek, gesturing to the pride who have gathered around us. âWe will not let them kill your Fated mate, Alpha. Tell us what must be done and we will see it done.
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