Over Hexed (Society of Ancient Magic Book 2) by Fiona Starr

Author:Fiona Starr [Starr, Fiona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FS Romance Press
Published: 2020-10-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

JOELY

Van paces the living room like a madman. He’s whispering to himself and tugging at his hair, his eyes wild and troubled. Marco and I sit on the couch, waiting for him because any time we try to interrupt he loses it.

“Can I help?” Marco says.

“No!” Van barks. “Be quiet. Please. Just let me think.”

That fluid calm essence I felt from Van earlier is gone, replaced by what I can only describe as turmoil. Van glances up at Marco and then me and then stops moving. “Where’s Angus?”

“He had a class,” I whisper, unsure if I am supposed to speak or not.

“Okay. Okay. Give me a second.” Van’s pacing again, but it seems like he’s getting his thoughts together at last. Then he stops and faces us, his hands out in front of him. “Okay, this is going to sound absolutely crazy, but I think I figured out what’s going on with the Society.”

“With the Society what?” Marco asks.

He throws his hands up. “The Vessel. And the rituals. And the tracking. And the students. My god, they are doing sacrifices! But why? I mean, it’s a lot.”

He sounds like a raving lunatic.

Marco grabs his brother by the shoulders and pushes him into a chair. “You need to slow down. Take a breath. Sit still. And when you’re ready, start talking. We’re not going anywhere.” As if to make his point, Marco drops back onto the couch.

Van covers his face with his hands and takes a deep breath. Then he leans back and watches us for a moment. “I think I figured out how Underwood’s been tracking us.”

Marco sits up. “Really? How?”

“He’s using the Vessel of Truth,” Van says. “He’s got it tuned in to us somehow. To our wolves.”

Marco looks confused. “What do you mean?”

“I don’t know how to explain it. I don’t see how he could have… unless? Could he have used Tobias’ body somehow to channel a connection?” Van is lost in his thoughts and talking to himself again. “But I was there. Daria. She had Underwood on a video call because she couldn’t stop the alarm going off.”

“What alarm?” Marco asks.

“The Vessel. Aren’t you hearing me?” Van’s frustration is heading quickly into fury.

Marco raises his hands as if patting down the air. “We hear you just fine, Van. You’re just not making any sense. Slow down and take it from the top.”

Van rubs his face and pulls his hand down over the shadow of his beard. “So, I think Underwood uses the Vessel of Truth as some sort of tracking device. I overheard him talking to Daria today.”

“Shit, he’s back?” Marco asks.

“No. He’s still in Moscow, but I think he’s leaving soon, so we need to stop going out for runs. They were on a video call.”

Marco leans in. “And?”

“And Daria was flipping out because the Vessel was acting weird.”

“Weird how?”

“Like humming. Normally, it just glows, you know? You’ve both seen it. When it isn’t part of a ritual it just sits there with whatever light coming out of it.

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