“We still can.”
“Not until all this is behind us. Really behind us.” I watched him walk out the door without giving me a second look; I couldn’t make my own legs move to follow him.
I was supposed to be able to change someone’s destiny, that’s what I’d been told. How could I change an event that already happened? How could I bring those nine people back to life? Renny’s voice spoke to me at that moment, “You cannot give life back after it was taken away. That is not bending a destiny, that is called resurrection, Lauren. They are gone.”
In the months of silence I nearly forgot the feeling of Renny’s telepathic voice. The uneasiness I felt was short lived as I knew I needed her help again. “What can I do?”
“You can help us destroy Samael. His evil will only grow. He gets stronger every day. Soon he will be able to shift his shape again.”
“What about Max?”
“I do not understand your question?”
“Max was marked by a demon thing – that one that I can’t pronounce. He was possessed by Samael. If he gets anywhere near Samael, it could happen again, right?”
“We can only assume that Samael has regained most of his strength. We do not know if Max is at a greater risk than anyone else, but as I’ve told you from the beginning, you and Max are stronger together.”
“I didn’t ask for any of this.”
“Of course, you didn’t. Do not let these circumstances pull you apart. Find Max before he makes a rash decision.”
I bolted from the house like a maniac. My head swung to the right, then the left searching in all directions for Max. My eyes showed me nothing so I closed them and could feel Max was close. I opened my eyes looking to my right knowing this was where I’d find Max. I began to run in that direction when I could see Max emerging from the guest house.
Max saw me approaching quickly with a stunned look on his face. I could see he was looking behind me to see if I was being chased. When he was sure there wasn’t any imminent danger, he held out his arms to me and I collapsed into them.
“Lauren, what’s going on?”
“I just talked to Renny. She told me to find you before you did something rash.”
“I was just letting Julio know we were going to be gone for a few days, that we needed him to take care of the kennels.”
Relief must have spilled over my features as he said, “I want to talk to Dakota. She seemed to know something like this would happen, she… kind of warned us.”
“Just don’t leave me, okay?”
“Why would I leave you?”
“We just need to stay together. The only time anything bad ever happens to one of us is when the other is not right there.” Max nodded at my conclusion.
“Well, my soon-to-be wife, I think we should pack some clothes and go to where everything happened. My guess is that’s where we’ll find Renny and Dakota.”
“No matter what we learn, we stay together, right?”
“We’ll never be apart again. You’re my other half, I don’t function well without you.”
Note from Nancy: Thanks so much for reading Destiny’s Revenge! I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please return to the bookstore where you purchased Destiny’s Revenge and write a review.
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