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Authors: Avril Sabine
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“Then you better hurry. Nathan has nearly finished. I can feel the power build. With how strong the pull is I’d say he’s only fifteen to twenty kilometres away.”
The alarm went on Scarlett’s phone and she turned it off. Bending to one of the built-in seats, she lifted the lid and rummaged around until she drew out a sheathed hunting knife that hadn’t been blessed. Her family had weapons stashed everywhere. Des held out his left palm to her. Scarlett hesitated.
“Hurry,” Des urged.
Scarlett ran the blade lightly over his palm and a line of blood dotted his skin. She did the same to her left hand. She tossed the knife onto a seat and looked up at Des. He started to hand the ring to her then paused with it held above her right palm.
“Des, I’m okay with this.”
Des smiled cynically. “I’m glad you are.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Promise me you won’t let this ring fall into another’s hands. You will wear it until I am no longer bound to it. Or if you think someone else might get the ring, release me first. I know you. I trust you. But there are many I could never trust.”
“I promise.” As soon as Scarlett spoke the words, the ring dropped into her right hand. She held it above her left palm and met Des’ eyes. “Let yourself be bound to this ring for as long as I wear it or someone with my willing permission wears it.” The ring dropped into her left palm and landed on the line of blood, to be quickly covered by Des’ left hand. The ring heated in her palm and when Des drew his hand away from her, he took the ring and slid it onto her finger. She opened her mouth to protest which finger he slid it on. They weren’t married. Once again, she found her words stopped by his kiss.
“Scarlett! What are you doing?” Riley rushed into the gazebo.
Scarlett pulled back from Des, half dazed. She was unable to form coherent words so instead she held up her left hand.
“No!” Riley grabbed her hand and stared at the ring. “You didn’t.”
Des placed a hand on Riley’s shoulder. “Leave her be. This isn’t your business.”
“I’ll-” Riley began angrily.
Scarlett pushed herself between the two of them, her back pressed against Des in an attempt to get him to move away. “I won’t have you two fight. My decision. It’s done. Now we have to wait and see who Retribution sends to Nathan since he can’t send Des.”
“It won’t matter who he sends. I’ll stand between you and danger,” Des said.
“I can’t believe you did this,” Riley said softly. He pulled a tissue from his pocket and pressed it into her left hand to soak up the blood. It was quickly stained.
Scarlett smiled fleetingly. “Neither can I. Don’t hate me for this, Riley.”
“You’re family. I’d still love you even if you killed someone.” He grinned at her. “But do you think you can avoid that, I don’t want to put that comment to the test.”
Scarlett laughed weakly. She threw her arms around her cousin and hugged him. “Deal.”
“I guess I better tell everyone the news.” Riley stepped back when Scarlett let him go. He looked towards Des. “I know I live by the belief of ‘forgive your enemies’, but there are some things even I would never be able to forgive. Don’t let any harm come to her.” When Des answered him with a single nod, he strode away.
Scarlett turned to Des, placing a hand on his chest to steady herself. She stared at the ring. “I need to get it resized. I wouldn’t want to lose it.”
“No need.” Des placed his hand over hers.
She felt his hand heat and the ring tighten. “What did you do?”
“The ring will now fit whoever wears it.”
Closing her eyes, she bit back her protests about him using his demonic powers. Exhaustion had her swaying on her feet. “I’ve got to get some sleep before I pass out where I stand.” Her eyes popped open when she felt his lips brush her forehead.
“Call me if you need me. I can’t enter the doors of
“Then you better hurry. Nathan has nearly finished. I can feel the power build. With how strong the pull is I’d say he’s only fifteen to twenty kilometres away.”
The alarm went on Scarlett’s phone and she turned it off. Bending to one of the built-in seats, she lifted the lid and rummaged around until she drew out a sheathed hunting knife that hadn’t been blessed. Her family had weapons stashed everywhere. Des held out his left palm to her. Scarlett hesitated.
“Hurry,” Des urged.
Scarlett ran the blade lightly over his palm and a line of blood dotted his skin. She did the same to her left hand. She tossed the knife onto a seat and looked up at Des. He started to hand the ring to her then paused with it held above her right palm.
“Des, I’m okay with this.”
Des smiled cynically. “I’m glad you are.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Promise me you won’t let this ring fall into another’s hands. You will wear it until I am no longer bound to it. Or if you think someone else might get the ring, release me first. I know you. I trust you. But there are many I could never trust.”
“I promise.” As soon as Scarlett spoke the words, the ring dropped into her right hand. She held it above her left palm and met Des’ eyes. “Let yourself be bound to this ring for as long as I wear it or someone with my willing permission wears it.” The ring dropped into her left palm and landed on the line of blood, to be quickly covered by Des’ left hand. The ring heated in her palm and when Des drew his hand away from her, he took the ring and slid it onto her finger. She opened her mouth to protest which finger he slid it on. They weren’t married. Once again, she found her words stopped by his kiss.
“Scarlett! What are you doing?” Riley rushed into the gazebo.
Scarlett pulled back from Des, half dazed. She was unable to form coherent words so instead she held up her left hand.
“No!” Riley grabbed her hand and stared at the ring. “You didn’t.”
Des placed a hand on Riley’s shoulder. “Leave her be. This isn’t your business.”
“I’ll-” Riley began angrily.
Scarlett pushed herself between the two of them, her back pressed against Des in an attempt to get him to move away. “I won’t have you two fight. My decision. It’s done. Now we have to wait and see who Retribution sends to Nathan since he can’t send Des.”
“It won’t matter who he sends. I’ll stand between you and danger,” Des said.
“I can’t believe you did this,” Riley said softly. He pulled a tissue from his pocket and pressed it into her left hand to soak up the blood. It was quickly stained.
Scarlett smiled fleetingly. “Neither can I. Don’t hate me for this, Riley.”
“You’re family. I’d still love you even if you killed someone.” He grinned at her. “But do you think you can avoid that, I don’t want to put that comment to the test.”
Scarlett laughed weakly. She threw her arms around her cousin and hugged him. “Deal.”
“I guess I better tell everyone the news.” Riley stepped back when Scarlett let him go. He looked towards Des. “I know I live by the belief of ‘forgive your enemies’, but there are some things even I would never be able to forgive. Don’t let any harm come to her.” When Des answered him with a single nod, he strode away.
Scarlett turned to Des, placing a hand on his chest to steady herself. She stared at the ring. “I need to get it resized. I wouldn’t want to lose it.”
“No need.” Des placed his hand over hers.
She felt his hand heat and the ring tighten. “What did you do?”
“The ring will now fit whoever wears it.”
Closing her eyes, she bit back her protests about him using his demonic powers. Exhaustion had her swaying on her feet. “I’ve got to get some sleep before I pass out where I stand.” Her eyes popped open when she felt his lips brush her forehead.
“Call me if you need me. I can’t enter the doors of
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