The Seahorse Who Loved the Wrong Lynx by Scarlet Hyacinth

Author:Scarlet Hyacinth [Hyacinth, Scarlet]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The Seahorse Who Loved the Wrong Lynx

69

Layton’s eyes widened. “A look at it?” he repeated. “What are

you talking about?”

“Oh, it’s nothing very fancy.” Rhys waved off his concern. “I just

have to take your hand and focus on tracing anything strange.”

“Do you need us to leave?” Skylar inquired.

“It doesn’t matter,” Rhys replied. “Your emotions won’t interfere

with what I’m going to do if that’s what you’re worried about.” His

black eyes focused on Layton. “So, are you ready?”

No, Layton didn’t feel ready, but he doubted that any delay would

help. In fact, he was pretty sure it might make him more

apprehensive. “Sure,” he replied. “Let’s get this over with.”

Rhys gestured Layton to one of the couches. “You, too,” he told

Preston. Preston wordlessly obeyed while the rest of the group

scattered around the room to wait.

Rhys sat next to Layton and took his hand. Layton closed his eyes,

reaching out to his bond with Preston without consciously intending

to.

“It’s okay,” Preston told him. “He’ll stop whenever you say so.”

Intellectually, Layton knew that, but it still made him

uncomfortable. The last time an incubus had touched him, he’d been

seduced into betraying his own twin. It hadn’t been his best moment, and he hated remembering it.

He didn’t know what he’d expected, but it certainly

wasn’t…nothing. One moment, he was talking with Preston, bracing

himself for the worst, and the next, Rhys released his hand gently.

“There,” Rhys said. “All done.”

“That’s it?” Layton asked, unable to keep the disbelief in his

voice.

“What did you expect?” Rhys’s voice held a touch of amusement.

“Fire and brimstone?”

“Layton has reasons to be wary of incubi,” Alexis said tensely.

Layton looked up at his brother-in-law, feeling an odd kinship

with the man. The same guilt that lingered in Alexis remained within 70

Scarlet Hyacinth

Layton. Layton’s crime had been more severe, though. Whether he’d

been under the influence of a spell or not, he had hurt his mate

greatly. In fact, if Alexis hadn’t done what he had, Layton might have never figured out his mistake.

“No, I don’t,” he said. “At least not incubi who are family.”

“Well put.” Rhys squeezed his shoulder. His expression sobered.

“And now, regarding the reason why you asked my help. There

definitely was a spell on you. There’s only a hint of it left now, barely traceable, which was why I couldn’t sense it when we first met.”

“What exactly is it?” Layton prodded. “Was I hypnotized or

what?”

“I’m not sure if hypnotized is the right word. This sort of spell is very difficult because the mate bond between shifters is just as strong and complex. First of all, there was more than one person involved.

One of them is an incubus.”

Layton stared slack-jawed at Rhys. “But I thought you said

incubus powers can’t affect mate bonds.”

“Not on their own,” Rhys amended. “You see, if you were to

dissect a mate bond, you would find that it is a connection of the

mind, body, and heart. Incubus powers would be able to control the

body, but not the other two.”

That made sense, even if the thought of “dissecting the mate

bond” was weird to say the least. “So who can do the rest?”

“For the mind…I’ll put my money on a siren or vamp,” Rhys

replied thoughtfully.

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