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"He did what?" Jericho asked, his ar a dirty wooden spoon

"I want to say it was, at least, ic, maybe less, maybe more I don't know, it's hard to tell What I do know is that it was ic than I have ever felt before, more than I've ever held There was a lot of it, and as far as I could tell, Lucan didn't even notice that A how full of electricity my veins felt after he was finished

"That is a out of his chair and slapping ood news, Eden!" Jericho echoed Gabriel's excitement

"Amory is still dead," I reminded them, surprised by their enthusiasm

"Yes, that is true, but now our quest doesn't feel quite so hopeless," Gabriel answered with the sauys, you didn't really think I was going to, what? You didn't think I was just taking you to Romania so we could all die, did you?" I asked, horrified that they thought so little of my leadership skills, but a little flattered they were still willing to follow me there

"I did," Gabriel nodded his head quickly, "that's actually exactly what I thought"

"Yep, me too," Jericho patted me on the shoulder and walked back to the counter where he continued stirring his concoction on the stove

"Guys, I'm not completely unprepared for this" Ianyway?" I said ratitude

"Well, a good cause and all," Jericho mumbled from his place at the stove

"I mean, you did tell le handedly be the reason for the downfall of our race if I didn't join you," Gabriel agreed with Jericho and I burst into laughter Apparently I was on a mission with two kamikaze-jokesters "Well, then, Eden, you are the only one on this blue planet that will be able to kill the king," Gabriel turned serious

"Well, Avalon, too, once we rescue hi, as far as ic as well," I explained confidently

"So, your brother gave you hisheld captive without it?" Gabriel asked, putting bits and pieces of conversations together

Jericho walked over to the table, carrying three soup bowls in hand He set the bowls on the table; the arorowl ferociously and warht ere safe, tonight we had a real, ho out the future in allied cah a mouthful of deliciously, hot food

"But, why?" Gabriel asked, his spoon hovering over his food "Jericho didn't you say that you were brought to Peru for a trade, Lucan wanted to trade you for Avalon's ic?"

Jericho nodded, his ic and in turn his immortality, why does he need Avalon's?" Gabriel continued his thought; I looked up at hi out several days ago

"For his son," Jericho said si"

Gabriel was satisfied and began eating as well I took another bite, but couldn't taste the food anymore I made myself chew, I forced myself to s, but it was the last bite I could stomach I lost my appetite and nearly my sanity

The fierceness I felt to rescue Avalon was there, and the intense need to give hiic would never leaveto protect Kiran blindsided me I was paralyzed by a deep need to save hi The internal war between inevitable vengeance and a buried and what I had thought was a dead love fought violently inside ofand tore apartand I was suddenly determined to save him

Chapter Ten

"I'll clean up," I offered, noticing Gabriel's drooping expression and being grateful for Jericho's willingness to cook the meal in the first place I was still in awe of how he could put all of those ingredients together and co not only edible but delicious

"Thank you, Eden," Gabriel said sole about the dishes or so a fir the kitchen into the darkness of the hallway