Oblivion's Kiss by J.C. Diem

Author:J.C. Diem
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal romance, urban fantasy, shifters, shapeshifters, vampires, werewolves, witch, witches, warlock, wizard, fae, magic
Publisher: Seize The Night Agency
Published: 2021-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

MADAM QUILLA PEERED into the crystal ball and colors began to swirl around inside it. “I see you with a fairy,” she said with a frown. “Her wings are melted and she’s covered in scars. You made a deal with her, but I can’t see what it was.”

Eden could neither confirm, nor deny the gypsy’s claim, but gestured for her to continue. Xiara Evora looked intrigued when the succubus snuck a glance at her.

“You’re bound by someone against your will,” the fortune teller went on, frowning at whatever she was seeing. “You hate the people you’re bonded to and you want to be free from them. This is all somehow tied together, but the fairy won’t be able to help you. Even if the holy being heals her injuries, she can’t solve your problem.”

Despair flooded through Eden at that knowledge. “So, there’s nothing I can do?” she asked.

“My prediction about your future still stands,” Madam Quilla replied. “Your tall, dark and handsome stranger is the key. You need to trust him and he’ll help you break your bonds with the people who are controlling you.”

“I can’t see how,” the succubus said doubtfully. “He doesn’t have the skills I need.”

“He knows people who do have the skills,” the seer said. “Tell him the truth about who and what you are. He needs to know what you’re capable of before he’ll realize you’re the one he’s been searching for.”

None of this made any sense to Eden, yet she found herself trusting the Night Cursed gypsy. “Will this work?” she asked, hardly daring to hope Bas could actually help her break free from the Immortal Triumvirate. “Can I be free from my bonds?”

Quilla looked into the crystal ball again and became transfixed by the images that only she could see. “You can break your bond with those you hate, but new bonds will need to take their place. This is the choice you need to make; remain as you are, living a life you despise, or risk everything in the hope that your life will improve. Both come with great risks. The danger of death if you choose to change your life is still high.”

Eden looked into the crystal ball, but it didn’t show her anything except her reflection. “I don’t know how I’m supposed to convince the tall, dark and handsome stranger to trust me when I can’t talk to him about any of this.” She made a frustrated motion with her hand to encompass the deal she’d made.

“I’ll speak to the healer,” Xiara said. “If she heals the fairy, you’ll be free to talk to this man.”

“Why are you two helping me?” the assassin asked. “I thought you would hate my kind.”

“It isn’t your fault our kind were drained and have been imprisoned in the Night Cursed District,” Ms. Evora said. “We all know who is responsible for that.”

“I hate them,” Eden said, knowing they were talking about the Immortal Triumvirate. “I wish there was a way they could be defeated.

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