Wicked Temptation: The Excalibur Duet (The Siren Coven) by Kim Loraine

Author:Kim Loraine [Loraine, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Gwen

My heart is racing as Brooks pulls up in front of the apartment building. “I need you to explain, right the hell now.”

He drags a hand through his hair and sighs. “I’m not exactly…human.”

“Bloody well right, you’re not. Kit called you an angel baby. I doubt that’s a term of endearment.”

“I’m Nephilim.”

I can’t fight my gasp. A Nephilim. A fucking child of a fallen angel and human. “What? I didn’t think there were any of you left.”

“There are more of us than you know. A small army really. We’re fighting to redeem the sins of our fathers.”

“And you’re somehow involved in all” —I gesture around vaguely—“all this?”

“I was told to keep an eye on you. To help you should you require aid.”

“And I guess you did a good job of it.” He smiles at my compliment and the tiniest twinge of attraction takes hold in my belly.

“I’m sorry to drag you from…whatever it is you’re doing with Lancelot, but we have to get out of here.”

I nod and renewed fear grips me. “Right. I’ll be back with him.”

Brooks grabs my hand and runs his thumb over my knuckles. “Be quick, and be careful.”

I feel his eyes on me the whole time I’m walking inside. I wish I had my magic more than I’ve ever wished for it in this moment. I could throw up a protection spell, keep our presences cloaked, give us time to get away with everything we need. My blood hums in my veins, laced with adrenaline all the way up in the lift. The key shakes as I slide it into the lock and Lancelot is there, opening the door, his eyes worried.

“Gwen, what is it? You came without me. I was about to leave to see you home safely.”

“We have to go. Right now. Shove everything into my bag as quick as you can. It’s not safe here.”

To his credit, Lance doesn’t argue. He runs. The man scoops my clothes from the drawers and dumps them into my large bag, then collects his own.

“Do you have Excalibur?” I ask, wishing I could sense its magic.

“Always.”

He hitches the strap of the bag on one shoulder and places his palm on my lower back. “Now, where are we going?”

“I’m not sure.”

A sense of dread settles over me, sulphur rising from the elevator shaft. We’re not safe. Not in the least. “The stairs,” I whisper. “We have to take the stairs as fast as we can.”

Lance nods and removes his hand from my back. He’s ready to use the sword if he needs to. Moving as quietly as possible, we rush for the stairwell and make our way down. The sulphur scent gets stronger as we get closer to the lobby. “He’s right outside the door,” I say, heart in my throat.

“There’s more than one. Can’t you feel them?”

Excalibur appears in his grasp, the ruby hilt catching the light and accenting the glow of the blade. I press my palm to his chest. “No. You can’t. There are people out there.

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