Bound (The Divine, Book Four) by Forbes M.R

Author:Forbes, M.R. [Forbes, M.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Quirky Algorithms
Published: 2014-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Rebecca

"I should have known it was you, back at the beach house," Sarah said.

"You don't sound surprised to hear from me," I replied. It made me more than a little uncomfortable.

"I'm not. I knew you were out there, somewhere."

"How?"

I heard the rush of air against her cell's microphone, and then a new voice solved the puzzle.

"Ah, hello my sugared dumpling. I've been waiting for your call."

"What the hell is going on, Max? You left Obi here as an exorcist, and me to walk right into the Nicht Creidim's trap."

He sighed. "It couldn't be helped, dearest. If you had followed the plan, I wouldn't have needed to improvise."

As much as I didn't like it, he was right. "Okay, but I thought the idea was to keep Sarah out of this. She can't be trusted."

Max started laughing. "No doubt. But then, you are the one who called her, are you not? I knew that you would, once you realized you were low on options. Before you ask, I was lucky to get out through the window when Joe came a-calling. He has the Deceiver, Truth, the Damned, and Avriel's Box. Do you have any idea what that means?"

"He's winning?"

The laughter stopped. "Yes. A mortal is winning. Kicking our asses, actually. You're just lucky he has no idea the extent of what he possesses. I know what Joe's plan is for the Box. All he would need is to get his hands on the Destroyer and he would be able to make it happen. I'm not happy about any of this, but seeing as how we're in dire straits, the best thing we could do is add an element of uncertainty to the endeavor. You knew that the moment you started dialing."

He meant Sarah. There was no guarantee she could have all of that power thrown in her face without breaking bad again, with our without her consent.

"The Destroyer?" I asked. It was the one blade left unaccounted for. "Do you know where it is?"

"Yes. Shanghai, China. We can't risk making a move for it until we've gotten the other swords back. I need you to collect Obi-wan and get a flight to Japan. We'll meet you here."

I glanced up at Brian, who was listening to the conversation as best he could. "How am I going to get Obi? Finding a mortal body that's stronger than his won't exactly be easy."

"My apologies, apple tart, but you created this, which makes him your responsibility. I trust you'll find a way to fix it. Be here by this time tomorrow, for all of our sakes."

He hung up.

"Bad news?" Brian asked. He surprised me with the sincerity of his concern.

I kept my eyes on him while my mind ran. I couldn't take Obi on my own, but maybe I didn't have to.

"Are you still in on helping me?"

He hesitated, then nodded. "By necessity, not choice."

"I'll take it however I can get it. I need you to help me kidnap my friend, and I need a private jet that can fly us to Japan.

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