Oracle's Luck by Alicia Fabel

Author:Alicia Fabel [Fabel, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-11T05:00:00+00:00

When Vera showed up in one piece, Kale could’ve sagged to the ground with relief. “Are you okay? What happened?”

“Had a little trouble with a soul.”

“Did they hurt you?” he asked. “What aren’t you telling me?” He eyed the deception lines creeping up her arms.

“It was Talia,” Vera admitted.

Kale froze. “Are you okay?”

“She tried to make me into a flesh onesie, but that didn’t work out for her. Don’t worry, she’s on her way back to Dubnos, with a double-tiger escort.”

“Two tigers?” Kale looked at the solemn assembly behind Vera.

“My son did not survive,” confirmed Vadik’s father. “My grandsons will lead Tiger’s Nest together.”

“I am sorry that my past came here and brought your family grief,” said Kale.

“As am I, but I understand even more how important your mission is. If Suzie and Talia are on the same side, our world is in trouble. And as much as I regret the actions and choices of my ancestors, I do not wish to see my great-grandchildren punished for them.” He spotted young Obasi above and winked. “So find Suzie’s accomplices, and when you do, you’ll have the whole of Tiger’s Nest to help you stop her.”

“Thank you.”

“I wish we could be more hospitable, but I have sent for your guides to take you back to the world-gate. Our people need to mourn and prepare.” He did not wait for a reply. He simply turned and climbed back toward his family.

Before the dwarves showed up, Kale leaned close and whispered, “Do not call them Sasquatch unless you want them to feed us to a tree.”

“That’s a thing?”

“Man-eating trees? Yes.”

“Good to know.” A crease appeared between her brows. “I need to tell you something.” She gestured with a finger for him to come closer.

He leaned in.

Vera grabbed a fist of his shirt and kissed him on the lips. Shocked, he didn’t move away.

She pulled back. “Thank you for being here.”

“That’s what you needed to tell me?”

“Nah, I just wanted to kiss you.” To make her point, she did it again.

Kale savored it and then stood upright, brushing a lock of glowing hair behind her ear.

“Oh, and Talia is a bitch, but she did say something that got me thinking. She said unnaturals couldn’t be unmade because it took what made them to unmake them. Which would make them unnatural again.”

“I told you I couldn’t be unmade.” Although I still managed to hope like a moron.

“And I told you that I’m going to find a way,” she said stubbornly. “Don’t you get it? This means it’s possible.”

“Think about it, Vera. A sacrifice of innocent life is what bound the unnatural magic.”

“And now we just have to get the magic out of you,” she said as if it were simple.

“And then kill an innocent to keep it out?”

Vera scowled. “Obviously not. That would rebind the magic to you, as Talia said. But we’re closer to a solution than we were this morning.”

Kale disagreed. What it meant was there was no solution to be found. And

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