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Chapter 12
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I ’D RATHER BE LYING next to Cassi, but I must fill the others in on what happened to her after they left. So, I sit beside the bed in a recliner watching her chest rise and fall with every breath she takes while my lips and mouth feel like they are on fire. She didn’t realize how close she came to succumbing to the venom. Another five minutes or so and instead of watching her peacefully sleep I would be casting a spell to bring hell to earth. She means that much to me.
When I’m convinced she will be fine, I pull out a black velvet bag from the pocket of my jeans. Inside are crystals, Amethyst and Obsidian for protection, Moonstone for calming and Jade for healing. I lay them around her then conjure my familiar, a black panther, as well as her’s that she has yet to meet, a black wolf. Both will watch over her in my absence.
Knowing they are there to protect, they lay on either side of her. Their keen yellow eyes, unblinking in the low light makes me a little apprehensive. If she awakens before I return, she will undoubtedly freak out. But I can’t leave without knowing she will be protected; I know they will defend her at all costs. Before I leave, I cast a sleeping spell on her to ensure she stays asleep and then I duck out of the room, sealing it shut from intruders.
I make my way down the stairs to the basement below and when I enter, I hear Peter laughing. “Stop sulking mate! She probably remembers you putting her in that trance.”
I glance over to Ivan who is sitting like a petulant child, arms crossed and pouting.
Jake nods a greeting to me then shakes his head. “Doubt that, she likely can smell all the other women on you.”
Clearly, they are discussing Cassi’s choice in who gets to bed her.
Ivan rubs the stubble on his jaw. “Well, she wouldn’t be wrong.”
Mickle is standing by the fireplace staring into the flames and turns as I head to the bar. He can tell something is wrong with one glance at me.
“Is she alright? Jake told us what happened,” he said.
I look over to Jake and ask, “How are your hands?”
He rubs his palms on his thighs. “Burning a bit, why do you ask?”
I grab a bottle of whiskey, twist the cap off and methodically pour myself a shot glass full. I toss it back and pour another. Taking it, I sit on one of the leather chairs and take a deep breath. “After you left Jake, Cassi started throwing up.”
He leaned forward in his chair. “Did I cause it?”
I took a sip of my drink this time and shook my head. “No. Lilith’s imp caused it. She has two puncture wounds; both were turning black along with her blood vessels.”
“Holy shit!” Peter jumped up. “What did you do? Is she alright?”
