“More…” she begs with lust flashing in her eyes. He can smell the scent of her desire and he grins pushing her to her knees.
“You will follow him, and report back to me! I will go after the human.” She nods her head quickly and licks her lips in anticipation.
“I will not fail you, my King,” Nyssa says leering at him because she knows he loves it when she calls him that.
Katie utters a gasp when she realizes she is retrieving his memories. She knows the pain is only in her mind, but she is powerless to stop him. A tear slips down her cheek and her soul screams for help. A dome of white light drops around her spirit in an attempt to block his hold on her. The pain dims as she watches from far away. She is able to follow the thread of Colin’s mind. He is sick and his hatred for humanity is small, compared to his hatred for the Fae. In his mind, she reads the plans for destroying the Fae. He will drain the red headed Fae’s essence and use her spirit to enter the Vale. He is determined to take the Fae King’s body and rule over all them all! He has an army of Dark Fae who have joined his cause, she sees Fallen Angels and Dark Fae training and planning to attack the Shadow King and the Vale and she knows where they are gathering!
Softly a warm breeze blows, and she smells the scent of the ocean. Katie turns her head in the direction of the breeze and smiles tenderly, soothed by its presence.
“Come back, Kathleen. Follow the thread.” The gentle voice says. A golden glow appears, like the sun filling her soul. The pain fades with each step she takes, and soon she begins to run towards it. The closer she gets to the bright light, the less pain she feels. She reaches for it and a strong hand seizes hers and pulls her into the heat.
Katie, closing her eyes tight, sealing them from the radiance of the sun. Tears squeeze free and roll down her cheeks and she feels the pressure of a warm hand holding hers. She latches on pulling it close and she hears his deep voice, “Kathleen, it is safe to open your eyes now.”
Her heart begins to pound with terror; she pushes back frantically with her legs, shoving her back into the headboard. She jerks her hands free and her blue eyes open wide. Katie screams in terror and attempts to leap from the bed. Her legs are weak, and she crumples to the floor, crawling in terror to the corner of the room. She covers her head and ears with her arms and tries to become invisible.
Reese and Ariana hear the commotion and come running into the room. Morgan holds up his hands and backs away. “Katie, It’s Reese. You are safe now.” He says gently to the terrified woman. Slowly she lifts her face and hope fill her beautiful eyes.
“Reese?” she whispers.
His heart breaks at the terror emanating from her spirit. He hurries to her side and holds out his hand, “Katie, my friend Morgan healed you. You are safe here. Colin can’t get to you here.”
She grasps his hand tightly as if a lifeline has been tossed to a drowning soul. Her cold hand trembles in his as she looks into his bright blue eyes, “He is planning to do horrible things! Your people are not safe; no one is safe from his evil.” Katie hears the sound of the murdered souls screaming for help and she weeps, dropping his hand. She covers her head again and tells him, “Go away, I am marked by his evil.”
Ariana walks forward and draws on the purity of the Angel in the room. “Kathleen, I am Ariana. I can ease your burden if you will let me. Leave us alone for a few minutes,” she tells Morgan and Reese.
Reese rises and touches his Queen, filling her with his power, building her up for the task ahead. She savors the feel of his energy mixing with hers and watches him leave. Morgan hesitates at the door, as an angel, he is a powerful being, but he feels helpless to assist this woman.
He wonders why he cares. Everything in him wants to gather her up, hold her tight and replace every bad memory with beautiful ones. Shock crosses his face, and he takes a step towards her. Ariana steps into his path and her violet eyes lock onto his. “Not yet, Morgan,” she whispers in his mind. He turns and leaves quickly while he has the strength to do so.
Chapter 14
“Kathleen, will you let me help you,” her soft voice asks.
Katie lifts her tear stained cheek and is surprised to see the red head from Colin’s vision. She is ashamed. “He stained my soul. How can you help me?” she asks.
“I can ease the pain, erase the memories if you wish?” she says dropping to the ground beside her.
Katie immediately shakes her head no. “No, they are mine to process. I just need time. I feel so dirty!” she whispers with a fist to her chest. “You are called Ariana?” she asks desperate to make the connections.
“Yes, I am Ariana.” She answers amazed at the fight, in this small human.
“He is coming for you, Ariana! His every thought is focused on capturing you and finishing what he started.” She says pointing at Ariana’s chest.
“I know. He has been hunting me for so long, Katie. Reese and
