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energy until her heart finally stopped beating.”
I grimaced. When Kayla had taken some of Nolan’s energy to heal Samantha, I’d seen how it had affected him. The thought of being tortured and syphoned—only to have someone stop long enough for you to regain your strength before stealing your magic again—made me sick.
Nolan kept going. “When I cornered him, Richard locked me in the basement with her body and told me I could either die like my ‘traitorous mother,’ or we’d both forget I ever found her. I was his ‘only son,’ he said, and that’s when I finally realized why my mother had been so desperate to get me away from him.” He let out a breath through his teeth. “Richard’s my father, too.”
I stared at him, openmouthed and unable to form a coherent sentence. Nolan’s brown eyes were glassy and cold, and his eyebrows were pinched together. Now that I knew, the resemblance between him and his father was clear—the same nose, same facial structure, same dark brown hair. But why had Nolan kept this hidden? Why had he stayed with Richard after his mother’s death? Call me untrusting, but people usually kept secrets when there was something to hide.
“Why should I believe you’re not trying to play us?” I asked.
His nostrils flared. “Because who wants to admit they’re that bastard’s kid? I only stayed with him because I wanted to find some weakness and kill him.” The tension drained from his face. “Anyway, that’s how I know Richard is still in the US. I was supposed to be the one to lead his army overseas.”
My hair stood on end. “Do you know what he’s planning, then?” A flutter danced in my stomach. Maybe Nolan had the key to stopping Richard all along. If we knew what Richard wanted with Kayla and the others, we might be able to win the war.
Nolan shook his head. “He never shared more than I needed to complete a task. I only know what you do: he needs all four Magus who were born on October 31 to fulfill his plans. With them, he’ll destroy everything.”
I ran a hand down my face. “And he has Adelynn, Alex, and Margaret. Kayla’s the only one he’s missing. Does she know the truth about you?”
“No. And I don’t want her to.”
“Why? This is something you need to tell her, mate.”
“Because as soon as she knows I’m her brother, she’ll do anything to protect me. I can’t be another person that she’d sacrifice her life for.”
“You do know she would anyway, right?” Her selflessness was one of the things I loved about her, though it also scared me to the point of nearly turning into the Beast and locking her in a tower. Even if Richard gave Kayla an ultimatum between saving Samantha or herself, Kayla would protect Samantha every time.
“I know. But I still don’t want to give her more reason to do so. Please, don’t say anything.” Nolan’s dark eyes pleaded with me, his gaze flicking repeatedly over my shoulder and back to me.
I tilted my head from side to side, trying to loosen my tense neck. I didn’t agree with keeping his identity a secret from her, but it wasn’t my secret to tell.
Shaking my head, I let out a deep breath. “For the record: I don’t like this. When she does find out—and she will—she’s going to be pissed. But… I won’t say anything.”
The creases in Nolan’s face softened, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Yet, while his heart was relaxing, mine was racing. Keeping this from Kayla was going to be the hardest thing I’d ever done.
When I returned to my home—tuxedo in hand—the girls were in their rooms, and Seth was already dressed and lounging on the sofa, his baby blue suit glowing in contrast with his dark skin.
“It’s five o’ clock, dude,” he said.
“Thanks for the update.” My voice dripped with sarcasm. Nolan’s conversation had taken longer than anticipated.
I entered the bedroom I shared with Kayla as she stepped into her dark green gown, bare-chested.
“Daniel!
I grimaced. When Kayla had taken some of Nolan’s energy to heal Samantha, I’d seen how it had affected him. The thought of being tortured and syphoned—only to have someone stop long enough for you to regain your strength before stealing your magic again—made me sick.
Nolan kept going. “When I cornered him, Richard locked me in the basement with her body and told me I could either die like my ‘traitorous mother,’ or we’d both forget I ever found her. I was his ‘only son,’ he said, and that’s when I finally realized why my mother had been so desperate to get me away from him.” He let out a breath through his teeth. “Richard’s my father, too.”
I stared at him, openmouthed and unable to form a coherent sentence. Nolan’s brown eyes were glassy and cold, and his eyebrows were pinched together. Now that I knew, the resemblance between him and his father was clear—the same nose, same facial structure, same dark brown hair. But why had Nolan kept this hidden? Why had he stayed with Richard after his mother’s death? Call me untrusting, but people usually kept secrets when there was something to hide.
“Why should I believe you’re not trying to play us?” I asked.
His nostrils flared. “Because who wants to admit they’re that bastard’s kid? I only stayed with him because I wanted to find some weakness and kill him.” The tension drained from his face. “Anyway, that’s how I know Richard is still in the US. I was supposed to be the one to lead his army overseas.”
My hair stood on end. “Do you know what he’s planning, then?” A flutter danced in my stomach. Maybe Nolan had the key to stopping Richard all along. If we knew what Richard wanted with Kayla and the others, we might be able to win the war.
Nolan shook his head. “He never shared more than I needed to complete a task. I only know what you do: he needs all four Magus who were born on October 31 to fulfill his plans. With them, he’ll destroy everything.”
I ran a hand down my face. “And he has Adelynn, Alex, and Margaret. Kayla’s the only one he’s missing. Does she know the truth about you?”
“No. And I don’t want her to.”
“Why? This is something you need to tell her, mate.”
“Because as soon as she knows I’m her brother, she’ll do anything to protect me. I can’t be another person that she’d sacrifice her life for.”
“You do know she would anyway, right?” Her selflessness was one of the things I loved about her, though it also scared me to the point of nearly turning into the Beast and locking her in a tower. Even if Richard gave Kayla an ultimatum between saving Samantha or herself, Kayla would protect Samantha every time.
“I know. But I still don’t want to give her more reason to do so. Please, don’t say anything.” Nolan’s dark eyes pleaded with me, his gaze flicking repeatedly over my shoulder and back to me.
I tilted my head from side to side, trying to loosen my tense neck. I didn’t agree with keeping his identity a secret from her, but it wasn’t my secret to tell.
Shaking my head, I let out a deep breath. “For the record: I don’t like this. When she does find out—and she will—she’s going to be pissed. But… I won’t say anything.”
The creases in Nolan’s face softened, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Yet, while his heart was relaxing, mine was racing. Keeping this from Kayla was going to be the hardest thing I’d ever done.
When I returned to my home—tuxedo in hand—the girls were in their rooms, and Seth was already dressed and lounging on the sofa, his baby blue suit glowing in contrast with his dark skin.
“It’s five o’ clock, dude,” he said.
“Thanks for the update.” My voice dripped with sarcasm. Nolan’s conversation had taken longer than anticipated.
I entered the bedroom I shared with Kayla as she stepped into her dark green gown, bare-chested.
“Daniel!
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