“I’m really happy for you,” I said as I spat out the bit of nail I’d chewed off.
Smiling, Devon yanked my hand away from my mouth. “Come on, let’s go and find your enemy.”
Without giving me warning, she flashed us to the living area. There was a big carved table in the centre with a map of London on it. Dave waved me over at the same time as Kate stuck her fingers into the bowl. Lifting them, she closed her eyes as the blood dripped.
“Wow,” she breathed. “This man is full of so much pain.”
Having Lucien’s blood meant we could access far more than we’d ever been able to before. Kate’s reading could go one of two ways. She could find out everything about him or nothing if he had cloaked himself.
Straightening my spine, I joined them in front of the map. They had taken the lead, which had been healthy for my wellbeing, but I wasn’t going to wallow anymore. Devon’s words reminded me of how much I needed to step up. How much I needed to be there for my team.
“What can you see, Kate?” I asked as I rolled up the sleeves to my jacket and took the bowl in my hands.
Shuddering, Kate kept her eyes closed. I could see the frantic movement of her eyeballs under her eyelids. What was it like to see the past? Or future in most seers’ cases?
“Lucien’s father is cruel, controlling him. That man has spewed hate into Lucien’s brain since he was born. He’s warped him. He’s pure evil. Greed and lust for immortality has turned him into a monster, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. Including having many children to steal the firstborn and drain them of life in order to give him another lifetime.”
Putting my hand on my stomach, I watched her closely. I couldn’t even get round the idea that Xvair Harvey was killing babies in order to have many more years on Earth. The man needed executing by the human government as soon as possible. There was no way in a million years I would allow him to have any children of mine. I’d rather never have sex again to prevent ever getting pregnant. Extreme, but it was what I was willing to do to stop the man.
“Let’s find him,” Dave said, squeezing my shoulder.
Devon came to the other side of the table and offered her hands. Nodding, I placed my finger in the bowl and scooped a drop of blood out. Hovering over the map, I allowed the bright red liquid to drop onto the glass surface of the table. The map was underneath, protected from all the magic that was performed on it.
“He’s determined to marry you,” Kate said. “The prophecy is in a grimoire in Xvair’s library. I can see Lucien reading it.”
Taking Devon’s hands in mine, I swallowed hard. The energy of her magic was strong as our connection linked. I dug into the ley line, allowing the light magic to raise through my soles.
“Something has been wrong with the line,” Devon muttered as she cleared her throat.
There was no point in going into detail. At the moment, our case was classified, even to the Hunted Witch Agency. We had to take down Lucien and Xvair before we could let Devon and her team know the risk that the men posed. Luckily, Devon was focusing so hard on our impending spell, she didn’t take notice of what Kate was saying.
“I’ll go and write my findings down.” Kate took the offered towel from Jake as she backed away. “Let me know when you need me.”
Dismissing her with a nod, I closed my eyes. Devon’s grip tightened when I started to chant the location spell. Her voice quickly followed mine, the Latin words drifting from her tongue. Power started to grow inside me, the strength of it akin to what I’d been used to before I’d died. Devon’s connection was intensifying my own. Oh, how I missed it. Tears sprung to my eyes as magic flowed freely, settling on the blood that rested on the table.
“It’s working,” Dave whispered.
A burst of energy sucked out of us and into the blood. Letting go of Devon, I watched the blood as it slowly moved across the map, towards a spot near Battersea.
“That’s the old power plant. Looks like our friends are hiding out in there. Hasn’t it been knocked down?”
Dave grabbed out his tablet and googled it. Humming to himself as he read, he put up a finger. “Not quite finished. Okay, we’ve got a location, let’s go.”
Taking pictures of where the blood had come to a rest, he tucked his tablet away and offered me his hand. Waving it away, I looked at Devon. Gerard had waited outside for us, but I could hear him pacing the hallway. We were probably taking Devon away from their own case.
“Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it.”
A smirk came over her face. “No worries. I knew the top dog would want my help one day. I’m catching up to your awesomeness.”
The bark of a laugh escaped from Dave, drawing both of our attention. Cocking her hip out with her hand resting on it, Devon stared at Dave. “And, your desk friend is much hotter than I’d imagined.”
Choosing to ignore her remark, I went closer to Jake. “We need a backup team. Can you call my mum and arrange one while we go and scope out the place?”
This time, Dave and I wouldn’t go near anything that looked remotely like Lucien, Xvair or their home. It was time to take them down properly, by any means necessary.
“Wait...” Dave interrupted me before Jake could reply.
Glancing over my shoulder, I waited to hear what my desk friend wanted to say. He looked pointedly at Devon who rolled her
