Chapter 124-2
I glanced at one of the open books. “Defensive magic,” I read and flipped the page. “Defending
against witches. Is there something I should be aware of, ladies?”
Clures
“Kiana is going to be in danger,” Irene said softly. “I do not know if I’m going to be enough to defend
her.”
“So, this is to defend Kiana and not to fight her?”
Irene’s eyes widened. “What? No, of course not! Why would you ever say that?”
I looked over to Lunessa. “You’re awfully quiet.”
“I can sense the anger inside of you. You came here for a purpose, and I’m guessing it’s not to tell
me thank you for helping you save her.”
Her voice was a little too icy at the end. Flipping the chair around, I sat down. “Kiana wasn’t just trapped in her mind. She was trapped in her memories. You were right that her mother was the reason. We learned a hell of a lot about her past.”
“That’s good. That’s really good. If we can determine her mother’s family line, we can help identify her magic. Kiana has a lot of learning to do and…” Irene’s voice trailed off. “That’s obviously not
your concern.”
“Who was the Maiden before you, Lunessa?”
Lunessa frowned. “The Mother, I think. Why?”
“Before Katherine met Ragor, she was the Maiden. She left her coven to be with her wolf, and when
she needed help with Kiana, she went back to her coven. The Crone was there. The Mother
actually died helping Katherine lock away Kiana’s magic. Ragor killed her. My condolences.”
Lunessa’s face paled, and Irene gasped. “Wait, you’re suggesting that my coven knows who Kiana’s
mother is? Knows what Kiana is?”
“I’m not suggesting it. I’m telling you. The Crone touched my mate when she was a child and
ordered her executed,” I snarled. “Do you have any idea what it did to Kiana to see that? She nearly tore down the walls of her own damn mind. And the woman you call the Mother? She was there as the newest Maiden. I’m guessing she had a quick promotion. They knew what Kiana was. They knew what her mother had done to her, and they sent her back to Ragor. Sent her back to a killer. I have no doubt they were hoping that he would kill her so they wouldn’t have to. Are you here to kill her?”
“No. I didn’t know, Troy, I swear!” Lunessa clutched the pendant around her chest. “There must be
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Chapter 124-2
some mistake. They wouldn’t lie to me like this. And Kiana…she’s incredible. The first ever wolf
with witch magic. I would never hurt her. She’s my friend.”
I relaxed a little. She seemed to be telling the truth.
“Why would the Crone say that?”
“Jealousy,” I snarled. “She was jealous when Katherine left the coven for a wolf, and she was
extremely jealous when her child had magic.”
“Katherine,” Lunessa said softly. “I’ve never heard of a witch named Katherine.”
What did that matter. I shrugged. “She left the coven when you were still in diapers.”
Clam
“No, but my mother…not coven mother but actual mother, used to talk about a witch with a wolf mate. She’d joined a pack. It wasn’t all that common for a witch to join a pack back then. In fact, it was because that pack had a witch that the others took up the practice,” Lunessa murmured.
That got my attention. “Do you remember whose pack? They ran with Kiana and Ragor. Or, Dane, as he was then before he slaughtered his mate and lost his mind.”
“Fuck,” Lunessa muttered. “Some of the pieces are falling together. No, I don’t know whose pack.”
But that gave me an idea. Amelia was already checking the other packs. It wouldn’t hurt it if she did a quick name search to see if anything came up.
“Now, to my other point, and since you already have all these books out, I think you’re just the two women to help me. Just how hard is it going to be for me to kill the Crone?”
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