Chapter 178-1
Kiana
The first wolf caught fire and fell dead to the floor. A second wolf broke through after him, but before I could react, he sailed over my head. before it went out, but at that point, it was quiet outside. Grabbing my gun, I reloaded and pointed it back at the window.
A naked man shadowed the door. “Hello, Kiana.”
“Finn? What the fuck?” I hissed and lowered the gun. “What the hell are you doing?”
“Following you. A thank you is in order. You could have died tonight without me. What the hell are you doing out here alone?”
“There is no way you were following me. Nobody knew that I was leaving.”
He shrugged. “It’s possible that I was about to lie my way out of the territory when the poor newbie guard that you bamboozled assumed I was going to retrieve you. It didn’t take long to pick up your
scent.”
“I crossed a river, and why were you leaving?”
“I know you, Kiana, and why did you think?” His eyes twinkled with hate. “The threat may be over, but mother dearest still needs to die. Now what the fuck is your pregnant ass doing out here alone? You’re practically begging to be kidnapped and have that baby ripped away from you the moment it’s born. Or has your time as Troy’s princess made you forget how brutal it is out here?”
I hadn’t forgotten. I was hoping my magic could keep me safe until I could get to Darkwyn, but I also had very little control over my magic. Maybe I really was on a suicide mission.
Finn was my friend. He was darker and definitely rougher around the edges, but he’d pledged to
protect me, and furthermore, he’d never hated me. We’d been bonded as children, but I just
couldn’t remember it.
I could trust him. “When Troy went to the cult, the leader told him the reason they weren’t all that
worried that someone would use me. My child would kill me.”
Finn’s eyes widened and he let out a low whistle. “Well fuck. So, you’re here to protect the baby from Troy?”
I couldn’t admit out loud that I didn’t know what Troy would do. “I’m making my way to the Darkwyn Coven to see if the Mother can tell me something more about it.”
“The Darkwyn Coven? With Evalina dead, is there even a coven left?”
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“I have to try something. I can’t let Troy spend the rest of his life thinking our child is going to kill
- Besides, it doesn’t make sense to me that there are two prophecies so intertwined with each other. One that says I’m going to bring down a mountain and one that says I’m going to die
because of my child. They can’t both be right.”
“It’s not exactly as if either one of them is a great choice,” he said and sighed. “I can’t drag you
back. Troy will probably throw me in a cell.”
“Troy.” Panic swept through me. “He can track your pack bond. You can’t be anywhere near me.”
“Relax, Kiana. I’m not an idiot. Before Evalina died, she hid my bond.”
“Evalina?”
“She visited me when I was locked away.” His expression darkened. “She had a lot of questions
about Claudine. Ones that I couldn’t answer. Then, she imbedded a spell in me. It hurt like hell, but
she said when the time was right, I could activate it and run. Unlike Troy, she seemed to think it
was a good idea I kill Claudine.”
“Troy wants Claudine dead,” I reminded him. “But he wants you alive.”
“Maybe if he had more faith in me, he could have both. I’ll escort you to the Darkwyn den, and then you’ll keep your ass there until Troy comes to find you. Don’t get in my way, Kiana. I mean it.”
“I wouldn’t dream of it,” I lied and glanced around the cabin. “I need some sleep before I go too
much further. Dead wolves are just going to attract more wolves.”
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