Chapter 140-2
Claum
“Every witch is different, even without two other parts of them vying for dominance. The Crone is frustrated because her teachings may very well be useless. Magic is her whole life, but she doesn’t know how to get you to take in yours. To control. I think that will have to come from you,” Lunessa said softly. “Spend some time with your wolf. She’s known about your magic for a long time. I think
she can help you.”
Suddenly, Irene cried out and clutched her stomach. I jumped to my feet, and Janelle reached for
her. When she made contact, Irene snarled and shoved her away.
“Don’t touch her again,” Lunessa cried out. “Crone. Crone!”
The woman ran out of the cottage, far faster than I would expect an old woman to move, and by then, Irene had stilled. I watched in horror as she turned to face me, and her eyes grew so dark
they blackened.
“I didn’t know if this would work around you, Kiana,” Irene said as she grinned. “Some of the
witches speculated that it wouldn’t.”
It was Irene’s body. Her mouth. Her gestures. But it wasn’t her voice.
“Claudine. What have you done to Irene?”
“Sadly, nothing. The possession is only temporary, and all I can do is speak. An annoying little for how much energy and magic this is taking. It’s a little fail safe I had built in when I took her. You’d be surprised at what a little witch blood can do.”
Janelle paled and hurried to Lunessa’s side.
“I have a cellphone, you know,” I pointed out. “You even have the number.”
“I do, but this is so much better, don’t you think?” Slowly, Irene reached into her pocket and pulled
out a dagger, Fuck, Irene was armed? She held it out in front of her face. “I could stab the little
bitch to death, and there’s nothing you could do about it.”
A strong wind blasted from the Crone’s staff, and Claudine snarled as the dagger flew out of
Irene’s hands. “You could have a thousand witches on your payroll and still not understand a tenth of what magic can do,” the Crone said evenly. “As you’ve already stated, your clock is ticking. I suggest you not waste any more of it.”
Irene bared her teeth. “Crone. I should have known you’d be here. I have plans for you, old woman.”
“Your fight is with me, Claudine. What do you want?” The longer I kept Claudine distracted, the more I could ensure that no harm would come to Irene. At least, I hope so. I had no idea of the
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lasting effects of possession.
“Andrea. My sweet Andrea. I’d hoped to get you alone, but you’re never alone. No matter. I wanted
you to know that this, all of this, is not about power.”
“You’re trying to take over a mountain. You’re going to have a hard time convincing me that that’s not about power,” I said dryly.
“It’s about unity! The very fact that you exist is proof that Fae blood is still active in our world. It still
exists. It’s an unknown threat, and one we may very well not survive if we are divided. You saw
what happened when we met. Our packs are so loyal to our alphas that we cannot see the bigger
picture. We can only follow orders, but if we are united, then nothing can hurt us. One pack. There
will be no more pain among the rogues. They’ll belong. No more feuding among the packs. One
big happy family.”
“Sure, but you’d be leading them, and no offense Claudine, but you’re psychotic.”
Irene’s eyes flashed, and for a moment, she looked like her old self before they darkened again.
I kept pushing. “And you have no proof that the Fae are still alive. Dormant genes become active all
the time, and the null power, the Fae power, have been inactive for a long time.”
“Fool!” Claudine crowed. “You would not have all three if your Fae blood was not calling out the others. If you were not trying to find all your brethren.”
Where the hell had she gotten that idea? Still, I watched as Irene’s eyes flashed again. I needed to
push her out, but first, I needed information. “We were attacked by rogues last night. That wouldn’t happen to be your doing, would it?”
“Why would I bother with rogues?”
“Because you just mentioned them. Seriously, for someone who’s pulled all of this together, you’re
not as clever as you should be. Did Morven come up with most of this plan?”
“How dare you!” Claudine roared, and then Irene collapsed. Lunessa immediately raced to her side.
“Her own emotions pushed her out. Clever, Kiana,” the Crone mused.
I ignored her as I joined Lunessa. “Is she all right?”
Irene opened her eyes and took a deep breath. “Just me,” she murmured. “Need sleep.”
Her eyes closed again, and I bit my lip anxiously. “If Claudine kept her blood, can she do this again? Interact through Irene? See through her eyes?”
“Not for long periods of time. She could have buckets of Irene’s blood, but it doesn’t matter. She’s
not a witch and not powerful enough to sustain the connection.” Lunessa looked up. “What’s
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troubling is that she tried it at all. It’s not exactly a secret spell, but no witch would ever try it.”
“Why not?”
“Because to take over another soul, even temporarily, you chip off a piece of your own. If you’re questioning Claudine’s sanity now, I’ve got bad news. This little power stunt she just pulled will make her even more unstable.”
Fabulous.
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