Birthright - Book 2 of the Legacy Series (An Urban Fantasy Novel) by Ryan Attard

Author:Ryan Attard [Attard, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, New Adult & College, Paranormal & Urban
Amazon: B00SLFG29O
Published: 2015-01-21T05:00:00+00:00

“That was… different,” said Gil, the moment we were alone in our study.

“He’s a bastard, Gil. It was a mask, a rehearsed speech,” I retorted. “No second thoughts,” I added.

“I wasn’t having any,” she replied coldly.

“Good, because we have a lot of work to do,” came a cold voice behind us. Mephisto came into view and sat down.

“I managed to get a sample of the chemical Crowley is providing your father, as well as more details on the Siphoning Ritual,” he continued. “It seems that your father requires both of you as well as your mother for the Ritual.”

“Yeah, we already know that,” I replied.

“What you don’t know, Master Erik, is the reason why. The spell requires a blood bond, and there is no bond more powerful than that between mother and child. Magic such as this requires nothing but the strongest elements. His blood alone, it seems, is not sufficient.”

“Yeah, I remember reading something about blood bonds in Erik’s copy,” commented Gil.

“And you never mentioned it?” I directed at Gil.

“What did it matter, Erik,” she coolly replied. “Either way, we die and our dead mother gets desecrated.”

“Don’t you start turning morbid, Gil,” I said. “Let’s not mess with our system. You do the thinking, I do the killing. So, you tell me how to kill it and step back. You do not get to hit anyone, especially our father.”

“And why not?” She stood up and kicked the chair. Mephisto’s eyebrows rose an inch.

Gil never loses her cool. That was my thing. She never wants to hurt anything that doesn’t deserve it.

“She’s my mother, too, dammit. And he’s my father. So, why shouldn’t I get to dirty my hands? Why do I always have to watch?” she screamed.

“Because I can’t have you break down on me!” Before I knew it I was standing too, screaming back at my sibling. “Because you will freeze up. Because you cannot kill him. You don’t hate him enough. You will freeze and he will kill you, and then I’ll have to bury three family members instead of two!”

“And what makes you so damn special that you can just shut off the fact that he’s your dad?”

“I saw him kill us,” I said. “I saw him stab you and then stab me. All the while Crowley was eating our mother’s corpse. So, whatever love I had for him disappeared the moment I saw that journal with his plans scribbled all over and our dead mother stashed in his office.”

Gil buried her head in her hands and sat back down. I could hear her taking deep breaths. I sat down.

“Speaking of Crowley,” said Mephisto. The demon had remained motionless during that spectacle, with only a faint smile on his lips. The bastard must have enjoyed this. “I have news with regarding him. The drug he is providing your father is a unique blend of some of the rarest materials and minerals in the world. Indeed, this is quite innovative.” He reached into his vest pocket and pulled out a small vial of clear, violet liquid.

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