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I have to look as his sister removes my handcuffs.
As soon as I’m free, Mantus snatches the key from Kikia. “I warned you.”
“You can’t leave me here, brother.” Kikia’s tears stream down her face.
Lifting me in his arms, Mantus climbs into his boat. He eases me onto a seat and keeps his hand on my shoulder as he backs the boat away from the island. “You can find your own way out of here, little sister.”
Soon the island is out of sight, blocked or shrouded in the swirling fog of purgatory. I’m too stunned to scream or cry. Numb, I stare out at the nothingness and concentrate on breathing in and out.
Mantus never takes his hand from my shoulder. He’s warm and comforting, but he says nothing as he speeds us to the opposite shore. Without a word, he carries me down the path and into a swirling vortex that lands us on another boat in the middle of the ocean.
The sight of blue sky and gray ocean with waves is such a relief, I let my tears fall. “Thank you for coming for me.” I cover my face with my hands.
Pulling me into his arms, Mantus whispers softly, “I’ve got you, baby. I’ll always come for you. This was all my fault. I never dreamed she would defy me like this.”
A hiccup keeps me from speaking right away. “Are you really leaving your sister in that awful place?”
He smiles and brushes my hair out of my face. “She’ll find her way out. She just always had the key so she never had to learn about portals. I’m going to keep her key. That much, she deserves.”
“I don’t know why I should care what happens to her. She kidnapped me and gave me to that Jorge. Jorge, who you didn’t really kill.” More tears pour out of me. I have no idea how I have this many tears left in me after the last few days. “How did you know I was missing?”
“Rachel.”
“Oh lord, I can just imagine what she said, but how did she know I hadn’t taken off?” I mean, I could have gone to the supermarket.
“Something about peanut butter with a spoon sticking out of it.” He kisses the top of my head.
He takes out his cell phone and makes a call. “I’ve got her. She’s fine. We may not be back until tomorrow.” He smiles at the phone and disconnects.
“What did she say and why won’t we be back?” I know my friend and she’s pretty saucy.
“She said that whatever you’d been through, I had better make it up to you in great sex.” He chuckles. “I’ll be sure to take her advice just as soon as you tell me if you want me in your life, Felicity.”
Ten
Mantus
Every moment I’ve spent with Felicity has been full of firsts for me. Once again, as I wait for her response, I’m filled with trepidation. If she still doesn’t want me, I’ll be crushed. Me. Crushed. I barely recognize myself.
Wiping her tears, she gives me a watery smile. “Of course, I want you in my life.”
I wrap my arms around her. “Thank you.” I kiss her hair, her temple, her cheek.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t really understand until I saw that place and Jorge.” She clutches my shoulders and shivers.
In a tank top and panties, it’s no wonder she’s cold. I tug off my jean jacket and wrap it around her. “She took you from your bed and forced you to learn things no human should be subjected to. I don’t know how I will make amends.”
Cupping my cheek, she presses her lips to mine. “She did us a favor even if that wasn’t her intention.”
“She took you to purgatory.” I want to go back and find Kikia so I can torment her until she understands what she did.
“If she hadn’t, I might never have been able to understand why you killed Jorge and the others. I might never have let you back into my life.” She presses her body against mine.
My cock immediately responds. “I’m not thanking Kikia, even if I’m grateful for the results of her madness.”
She laughs, then points to the moon rising in the east. “When will it eclipse?”
My jeans are growing tighter. “In a matter of hours.”
