Dark Magicks by Candace Osmond

Author:Candace Osmond
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magic, witches, witch, gypsy, warlock, gypsies, strong female lead, urban fantasy romance, witch romance, urban fantasy witches
Publisher: Guardian Publishing

Chapter Eight

“I need to do this,” Cian murmured against Ashlynn’s thick hair. “They may know something, even if they don’t realize it.”

Ashlynn tilted her head to look up at him and swallowed hard. “I know,” she whispered, “but it terrifies me to let you out of my sight. What if the curse spreads and you’re all alone?” She choked up, unable to continue, and buried her face in his chest. Her arms wrapped around his waist as she held him tightly.

Cian sighed and rested his cheek atop her head. She wasn’t wrong. He couldn’t even pretend to assure her that he’d be fine. There was no way of knowing if that were true. This could very well be the last time he was ever himself. But it was a risk worth taking.

“I love you,” he whispered, knowing that, at least, was true. Cian reluctantly pulled away, immediately feeling the loss of her, and grabbed his car keys from Faith’s table. “I’ll call you every hour,” he promised. “That way you won’t have long to wonder if I’m a goner.”

Ashlynn smacked him lightly on the chest then rubbed the spot over his heart. “You’re still in there.” She pressed her lips there. “Come back to me soon.”

Cian nodded as his throat filled with emotion and forced himself to walk away. If he gave into the overwhelming sense of dread and panic that filled his body, he’d never be able to fight back and search for something to save him, to save their future together.

Outside, Masilda sat on the porch swing, kicking her tiny feet and staring off into the distance. She glanced up when he closed the door and blinked at him with the longest red eyelashes he’d ever seen.

“Don’t worry,” she said, sounding so much like an adult it made him smile. “I’ll keep her safe.”

Cian breathed in the scent of the little girl and wished he could hug her. She was so young and innocent yet tested by a fickle fate, and she was offering to protect Ashlynn.

He nodded his head as he would to a regent and replied, “Thank you.”

She returned his nod as if she were born to the highest household then slipped from the swing and disappeared into the little house. Cian took a deep breath and stroke away as fast as his feet could carry him.

It didn’t take him long to get to Serena’s parents’ home. It was closer to the countryside than his parents’ manor and stood atop a sloping hill that looked down on acres and acres of land. They raised horses on the back acreage, beautiful stallions that were coveted in the racing world and used to bring Serena joy as a child. It had been a long time since he’d witnessed joy in that woman.

He’d spent a lot of time on that land, with the horses and with the family. Serena had been an only child, or the only one of her parents’ children that had survived. Her mother, Vivian, had

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