Acqua (Daughters of Nyx Book 1) by Lainy Lane

Author:Lainy Lane [Lane, Lainy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CHBB Publishing
Published: 2018-01-29T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Ember feebly knocked on the door and distracted us from our stupor of making up.

“We thought you might need some tea,” she whispered as she and Ethereal forced their way into my room. “There’s more sitting space that survived in here than there is in the living room, so we decided to invade your privacy.”

What she actually meant by that was that it was time for us to all sit down and discuss where we were going to go from here. We needed a plan. Apparently, I’d managed to intensify the civil war already waging between witches and vampires. Vulcan and his crew were going to come after us for revenge. We needed to prepare for the worst. Another Blue Moon probably would’ve come in handy to intensify our magic and weigh the odds in our favor. Unfortunately, there wouldn't be another one for almost a decade.

I knew it was something that needed to be discussed, sooner rather than later. But I was mentally and physically exhausted. I was hoping to discover some super energizing tea in the cauldron teapot Ethereal was placing on the floor next to my couch.

“How is your leg feeling?” Ethereal asked.

“Better, thanks,” I tried to shoot a convincing smile her way.

“She still needs to be sitting because she’s ignoring the pain,” Phoenix chimed.

The moment I’d let my walls down again, the bond had reignited for him. There was a relief I felt at having the bond back, and there was also a part of me that was still feeling standoffish about it. The whole ordeal was going to take some adjusting. The logic portion of my brain was working to convince me that I was going to end up deceived, again. My heart was striving to disregard that message. I was just trying to figure out where I was supposed to go from there without my head exploding somewhere in the process.

Phoenix put his hand on the small of my back and directed me to the couch. Oh, I hated coddling. I was a big girl. I was a witch for goodness sakes.

“I’m not babying you. I’m insisting you take care of yourself,” he declared.

I rolled my eyes.

Ember immediately leaped off of the couch when I sat down. “Here, prop your leg up,” she insisted.

“Not necessary, really,” I pressed. “It’s okay, just gets extra achy if I stand for too long. Please sit back down.”

She obliged my request.

“What’d you make this time, Ethereal?” I asked, watching her pour tea into cups for each of us.

“Maté.” She beamed. “Figured since none of us have slept, we could use a little energy.”

“Oh, thank Nyx!” I eagerly seized the cup from her and took a sip. It was slightly bitter, but had berry undercurrents.

“So, Phoenix,” Ember laced her voice with bitterness. She wasn’t one to forgive easily. Neither was I, so I tried to be understanding of her skepticism. Phoenix would have to work very hard to gain her acceptance. “You know Vulcan best. How do you suppose he will react to this situation?”

Phoenix shrugged his shoulders.

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