Semua Bab Hayle Coven Novels: Bab 631 - Bab 640

No rubbery membrane here, nor soap-bubble squeak. And no darkness devouring everything. Instead, when I stepped into the veil, a song welcomed me, a warm blanket and sunshine, a feeling of home like I'd never known before. When Demetrius had taken me to the vampire castle with his sorcery, I wanted to weep from terror and loss.This time, the tears rose from joy.We weren't in it long, the delicious place between my plane and the home of the maji. Just long enough I knew I would pine for the feeling for the rest of my life.Until I found my own way back. And then I might never leave.The feeling continued to a lesser extent as we exited the veil, the glowing seam sealing with a sigh of sound. I wiped at the wetness on my cheeks, unashamed as Iepa gently touched my hand."I know," she said in a voice vibrating with joy. "You are one of us, Sydlynn. This is what true power feels like."I nodded, unable to speak just yet past the lump in my throat, instead taking a moment to absorb

Iepa was already retreating, about to leave me, when I latched onto her with my maji power, anger returning. Sure, she'd proven she was on my side, okay. But I still had questions."You could have told me I was in imminent danger of being wiped out," I said.She didn't fight me as I held her, hovering on the edge of the gash she'd made in the veil. "There was little reason to worry you. Either he and the others would destroy you, or they wouldn't. Prevention of the former was impossible."Far too practical for my taste. "Any idea when the Brotherhood will be ready for an all-out assault? If I don't free Ameline?"Iepa spread her hands in front of her, palms down. "No way of knowing," she said, "but I feel it is close. Very close. If the Sidhe are allowed to fall, I have no doubt the Brotherhood will take that as the sign they need to act."Yet another reason I had to save their arrogant Fey asses."Remember," Iepa said, "Ameline still needs time to develop into full power. You we

Varity's mind felt startled when I reached for her, but she quickly sobered when I told her what I needed.I'll meet you at the chapel, she sent. You're coming alone, I take it?I couldn't bring Gram. No way was I involving her in the jailbreak when it could mean more trouble for our family later. Just Charlotte and I, I sent.She had robes in her arms when we arrived, offered me mine without comment, but hugged me when I'd finished draping myself."She's so proud of you." Varity's eyes glistened with tears, lower lip trembling a little. "You're Ethie's granddaughter all right." Lips curving into a ferocious grin, she tore open the veil to the stronghold, the pull of her Enforcer magic skimming around the edges. "Just promise me you'll let me in on the action when you strip this wretched girl dry."Oh, did I forget to tell her I planned to break Ameline out? That I'd lied to her, explaining I just needed to "see" the prisoner, wink wink, nudge nudge?I was going to hell and never

Had anything ever felt so wrong and yet as though it was meant to be? My entire body burned with the joining of my power to Ameline's as her darkness raced around my edges, my light setting her on fire.I felt the vampires appear, but only peripherally. Knew Iepa and Trinol had gone. Didn't matter we were alone because we weren't alone, Ameline and I.We had each other and the multiple souls we carried. My vampire hissed at her budding undead spirit, my demon snarling at her young fire. Even Shaylee hummed unhappily at the small child who was the Sidhe within my nemesis. But our reactions to each other didn't matter. Not while the maji power, dark and light, combined and bonded us together.It wasn't until I felt Charlotte's distress I pulled free of my hold on Ameline and turned to find Celeste and her vampires had us cornered. Thought they did, at least. And Charlotte stood with her back to me, bent in half, her wolf emerging, clothing torn in places from her shift as she snapped

I feared the black, remembering the devouring feeling of it the first time, when Demetrius led me to Wilhelm Castle. But this was different, whether because I was in control or due to Ameline's presence. I didn't suffer soul-eating terror from the crushing pull of the dark. This experience slid past smooth and quiet, like riding an underground river to our destination.We emerged in a stone room, both of us stepping out together, hand in hand. Liander Belaisle hovered over a glass case, shimmering with the same iridescence as the magic Ameline and I wielded. He cried out as he saw us appear, real fear on his face, and rage.A tall, stunning blonde stood next to him, her pale gray eyes flying wide as she pointed to us."No!"But we were already acting, our power reaching for the glass. A woman lay beneath it, prone and either dead or unconscious on a stone bed. I had no idea who she was or why the Sidhe magic was attracted to her, but she couldn't have it.It didn't belong to her.