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I was in a rush to break the bond and leave, but I wouldn’t say no to that.
Lacey guided me to the living room and patted a lone chair. I sat down and she hovered around me, her hands an inch from my skin, her magic tingling. She started with my neck, then moved on to my shoulder blades. I took off the blood-stained shirt, threw it in a corner of the room, and grabbed a clean one—and I cut two slashes on the back, so my wings wouldn’t rip it when I called on them.
“I’m glad you got your wings back,” she said. “That’s good.” I nodded but didn’t say anything. Lacey glanced in the direction of the kitchen, where Levi had disappeared to, but we couldn’t see him right now. “What happened that got his pants in a twist?”
I sighed. “Can we just get this over with?”
“Uh-oh, it wasn’t good, was it? What did he do?”
Levi walked back to the living room and stood by the entrance, stoic like a statue. “Stop being so nosy.”
She stiffened. “You’re the one who brought me over. Again. If I’m curious about what’s happening around me, it’s your fault!”
I sighed. “Well, I found out the demon who destroyed my sword and took my wings is your father and?—
“What?” Lacey croaked.
“—apparently Levi knew. He was lying to me from the first time I met him. He was using me.” I stared at him and I hoped he could see the hatred I felt. “Too bad I found out and now he won’t get what he wanted.”
“My father …” Lacey inhaled sharply. “He was the one. Oh, no.” She sounded really shocked and sad about. “And you, Levi. What the hell did you do?” Lacey asked, her tone sad.
Realizing Lacey was done with my healing, I put on my shirt and stood. I didn’t want to dwell on all of that anymore. “Lacey, I need your help to break the bond.”
“Hm.” She glanced at Levi, then back at me. “If that’s what you want.”
Hell, yes, it was.
I showed her the texts Hazel had sent me and we got to work. I had already gotten the necessary supplies so it was a quick set up.
Since we already had a broken containment circle drawn on the floor, Lacey fixed it. When everything was ready, Levi stepped into the circle.
“Now what?” he asked.
“Just stand there,” Lacey said. “It should be quick.” He nodded, his eyes on her. He was ignoring me. Fine by me. Lacey handed me a small pocketknife. “Here, you start.”
I flipped the pocketknife open and pricked my finger with the blade’s tip. I let a few drops fall on the circle’s line and recited the Latin words for the spell, “Ego liber vos. Vinculum confractus.”
The line shone a faint white and Levi groaned. His jaw was tight and he pressed a hand to his chest.
“What’s happening?” I asked.
“Don’t stop,” he said through gritted teeth.
“Ego liber vos. Vinculum confractus,” I repeated.
Levi fell to his knees, breathing hard.
“It’s the spell,” Lacey said, worried. “Bonds are powerful. It must hurt to break one.” She waved at me. “You have to keep chanting.”
“Ego liber vos. Vinculum confractus,” I said repeatedly. With each sentence, Levi seemed to be in more pain.
At some point, he partially shifted, his skin darkening, his hands tuning into claws.
Then finally, the white line shone bright. “Now!” Lacey yelled.
I crouched down, reached inside the circle, and placed my hand over his heart. “Ego liber vos. Vinculum confractus,” I said one last time.
A force like an implosion came from the circle and I fell forward, inside the circle.
