“If I die, the seals will automatically break. All the anchors will have to be reset to adhere to my wishes.”
“You’re not dying, because I still have to kick your ass then hug you. So tell me another way to do it.”
Her lips twitch, and she curses her chains when she can’t move closer.
“There’s possibly one way, but it’s a long shot. We have to find the seals and let me spill my blood on them.”
“If we can get free,” Kya says, struggling in vain, “that shouldn’t be hard. Seals have to be at the doorways.”
“Not ours,” Aunt Masie says. “He could have it hidden anywhere. Our seals are far more powerful than anything the paranormals can use. Our seals rewrite the laws of magic. In fact, they fucking banish magic from any spot of land I own. Do you understand? These chains aren’t confining your magic; they’re restraining your strength. Everything I own is warded and halts magic from being used. It’s more powerful because I’m an Aquarius. Hence the reason I’m breathing. I’m still useful.”
“I knew it was blocking outside magic, but… no magic at all inside?” Kya hisses. “We’re fucked if they can’t use anything. The anointed have bullets we won’t be able to stop.”
“It’ll be a massacre,” Aunt Masie confirms, causing my stomach to sink lower.
“Then we’re dead next,” Kya says, looking over at me. “We’ll have served our purpose.”
I’m not worried about me. Zee… He’ll barge in and won’t be prepared for what they’re doing. Maybe the seal will keep him out. I really freaking hope it will.
“If I could kill myself and destroy the seals that way, I would,” Aunt Masie whispers.
“Don’t talk like that. You’re going to survive this,” I say, struggling with no luck to break the chains off me.
“The second curse of the Aquarius is true?” Kya says, looking at Aunt Masie with a curious gaze.
“No suicide and no tears,” Aunt Masie whispers, looking away as guilt floods her. “No way to mourn the ones you can’t save.”
Whistles start sounding out, and Aunt Masie curses again.
“Someone is here.”
Kya slowly turns to face me. “Looks like we’re about to find out what Zee is made of,” she says regretfully, and my heart thunders in my chest.
“There’s no way to warn them,” Aunt Masie says with fear etched in her eyes.
Please don’t come in here.
Chapter 31
ZEE
“Maybe he’s more of a Spike,” Dice says, infuriating me more every time he opens his mouth. “Spike was far more determined to be with Buffy than Angel. Angel only pushed her away, and he did turn all soulless when h
e got off with her. Obviously getting off in Leah is Zee’s happy place, not his downfall. Angeles and Zee have something in common too, though—batshit fucking crazy. Angel was a brooder too,” he goes on. “Spike was a little more humorous and not so serious. I know! Zee is Spike and Angel’s little spawn… A mixture of the two. Those lads always did seem to have a little bromance going on, if you know what I mean.”
“He’s just trying to distract you and keep your temper down,” Thad tells me when my fists light up with orbs.
“He’s only making my temper worse.”
“On the contrary,” Dice states, being the eavesdropping asshole he is, “I’m giving you a thorn-in-the-side sort of irritation. Not the burning fury that has you in black eyes and destroying the world. Hashtag, you’re welcome.”
Ella comes up beside me. “I called Dad. He said to wait until he got here. It might take him a few hours. He’s pretty far away, and he’s driving as fast as he can. He has several reinforcements coming to join us.”
“How the hell are we even going to get in? You know they have to have it sealed up,” Gage says, running a hand through his hair. “And Leah ran straight to them, so they have to know we’re coming.”
My jaw tenses, and I barely rein in my temper.
“You’re undoing all my bloody good work,” Dice tells Gage.