Chapter 59
Loki and Michaela started talking in what no longer sounded like English. Tapping my foot waiting for them to stop.
“Do you have anything of theirs let?” “Who’s?” “The family you said is a traitor. If they are still with the mutt then I can track them.” Nodding I turn to leave the door ajar not to lock them in again. Heading to the family hall of the servant corridors I make my way to the Kent family rooms. The door is ajar so I push it open.
“Fuck!”
The room is full of ashes. White fine nothing left type of ash. This room had to have gotten so hot. How did it not…. I’m so confused. There is no heat what burns without flames sound or heat? Pulling the door closed I go and get Michaela. “um. I need you to come to see something. Sorry, Loki I’ll take a video on my phone for you to see but Michaela please come with me.” She nods and we head back down.
“I am at a loss as to even ask or where to start asking so I thought it easier to just bring you here.” Opening the door again. The smoke billows out having been trapped in the closed room. Coughing we both wave the smoke away.
“There was a fire?” “kinda why I brought you here. Was there?” she looks at me with just as much confusion as I’m sure I was looking at her. Squaring down she touches some of the ash. “it's still warm. How? The air is cool and even no trace of fire outside the door, or on the walls, inside even looks clean. I bet should we clean this ash there will not be one scorch mark. This looks like it was meant to destroy any trace of these people. Are you sure no one in this pack was dealing with witches?” “if you had asked me yesterday I would have said of course not but today is a huge cluster fuck so it has to be magic. Is there a way to trace the magic back to its user.?” “yes, But this fire was not witch magic I don’t know what magic this is. It’s wild dark and light organic and made. I have never felt fire like this I need to call my mother. Is my coven safe to come here? I am not strong enough.” Looking at the room and then nod. “whatever you need. I will let the pack know. What name should I tell them to receive?” “ill telly mother to speak the coven name at the gate. So let them know that any witch coming here will tell them they are from the night coven.” “set up rooms anywhere in this wing it has the most unused rooms in the castle.” She nod. Scooping up a hand full of ash she stands and pulls the door closed. She holds her hand out to me, so I sticky hand out. She slices my plan and places it on the knob. Then whispers something. A tingle tickles my palm and then is gone. “only the combination of your blood and my magic can open this door. I want to make sure only mother will be the next person to be in there “ “a little warning next time. What you gonna do with that?” “run some tests and so master Loki. He may have an idea.” Nodding we head back to the secret room.
While she and Loki brain storm I seek out my father. When I find him heading to the office I catch up. “where ya goin?” “damn it kid you trying to kill me? Was coming to find you. We can’t find the heat source. I can’t figure out why it’s an oven down there and not up here. It’s like the door cuts off the heat.” Shaking his head. “that’s why I came to find you I’m reversing the no magic law. I have a coven of witches coming here rooms are being prepared. Magic was used down there so I need magic on our side too.” I can see the fight before he nods. “I think I knew you would. It’s in your blood after all.” “what do you mean?” “The winters are named after the gods and goddess for a reason kid. They share a connection to then share in some of their power. Your grandfather was bright like the sun. he always knew the time without a watch as long as the sun was up. He was very knowledgeable in medicine even though he never studied a day in his life. All because he was bonded to the god Apollo. Your great-grandmother was very knowledgeable in potions and serums for love and lust if she wanted she got no one was off limits to her. So when your mother was without that bond it drove her crazy. But when you were born you didn’t have golden eyes. So I knew you were mine but I always feared the blood would call to you so I banned it all. If you don’t see the magic you won’t ask. That work out for me.” He shrugs bowing his head in shame. “you know I wasn’t your mother’s mate well I was but I wasn’t fated to her. As you know Brit is my mate and always was but she’s human so she didn’t feel the bond and it was a one-night stand the night I found her. She was seeing someone and referred to sleeping with me. That was the night Sally was conceived. It wasn’t until after your mother passed and I was at the store trying to figure out what food to feed you that I smelled my blood. Following it I saw Brit with a black eye and little Sally. I knew she was mine you both have my eyes. Brit saw me and broke down. Her boyfriend figured out Sally wasn’t his and took his anger on her. I broke down and told her everything. And begged to let me mark her and bring her home with me. When she refused at first I told her she will not raise my daughter on the streets. I am taking both my daughters and will raise them with it without her. But Sally was coming home with me. Her father. A wolf-like she is. What did Brit know about raising a wolf? She saw reason and came back. I marked her but waited to mate her until she was ready. I just wanted them safe.” “did mom know you cheated?” “I wouldn’t know. She wasn’t really there in the end. I did love your mother don’t think I didn’t cause I did. And I love you I never want you to question that.”
