The Only Essence by Mia Hawkins

Author:Mia Hawkins [Hawkins, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Rayven

We spend the next hour talking about what we are going to do next. “We could just leave him behind. His threats mean nothing to me. I won’t let him take you to the council,” Chaice says with determination.

“That sounds great, but you know as well as I do, he will just track her down. Especially since they’re bonded. She basically has a fucking beacon on her back. I say we train until all of her powers emerge, and then we take care of Xavier,” Alex says to the room.

“There has never been anyone in this type of situation. What if there is some way to block her bond with him? Neither of them wants it anyway,” Chaice says.

Matthew looks over at him and says, “That could work. We’ll have to talk to Theo and see what he can do. Until then, she needs to stay with one of us at all times.” Matthew is talking about me like I am not even here, and I don’t like it.

“Ummm, she is sitting right here and has no problem defending herself. She doesn’t need any of you to protect her,” I say pointedly, making sure to look at each of them.

“We know you can protect yourself, but we know people like Xavier. You could take him on your own, but he would be ready for that. He would have something up his sleeve that would incapacitate you. The fae are tricky and don’t fight fair. That’s why we need to stick together. If he does decide to try to take you, we will be ready.” Matthew looks over at me and gives me a drop-dead gorgeous smile. Now that I think about it, this is the first time I have actually seen him smile. His brother gives out smiles like they are candy, but Matthew is more reserved.

“Well, nothing is going to happen tonight, so why don’t we all get some dinner and watch a movie?” I say to no one in particular as I smile back at Matthew.

They all nod in agreement, and as they get up, I take the time to appreciate each of them. They started out against me, but somehow, they changed sides and are now trying to help me. I know they are part of the reason I am in this mess, but I also know I would never have found out all this information about myself without their help. I know deep down that this is where I am supposed to be—at least for the next three days—though my heart constricts at the thought of leaving them.

I follow them as we head to the kitchen, and then I watch them do their magic, which consists of them throwing a bunch of different snacks on a platter. Once they are satisfied that we won’t run out of choices, they lead the way to a bedroom I have never been in before. As soon as I walk in, I know it is Matthew’s room because I can smell the cinnamon and pine that I recognize as his scent.

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