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"Da out, she really does rit her teeth "Caine, I’ on or I swear I’ll fry you"

"She’s …" He hesitated before the words were seely ripped from his lips "A prophet" Prophet?

Well, that was a conversation ender

Laylah sucked in a startled breath, her powers faltering

"She sees the future?"

"Only in glimpses," Caine warily admitted, clearly driven by a prierous position

If she truly were a prophet then she would be considered a holy grail aht they were extinct," she said

"Most people thought the sariue with that

She turned toward the Were who possessed such an eerie resemblance to Harley

"So if you’re not coht ed "I don’t have a clue"

"Great Then fate’s out of luck …"

"No," Cassie hastily interrupted "It’s the child" Laylah’s gut twisted in fear "What about hier"

Laylah frowned That was the prophecy?

"Not really a newsflash Why do you think I was trying to get away? If you hadn’t interfered …"

Caine’s growl trickled through the air "Careful, Jinn"

Cassie waved aside her champion, her expression troubled as she touched Laylah’s ar so close to the stasis spell that surrounded the baby

"Don’t be blinded by the obvious threats There are more than you suspect"

"Perfect," Laylah muttered, then she jerked back in alarm when the crazy Were placed a hand directly over the spell surrounding the baby "Hey What are you doing?"

The woht "The Geainst her chest Hidden threats? Gemini?

It was the sort of babble that she would expect from a fake prophet, not the real deal

"I don’t knohat that ed, her eyes returning to nor"

Chapter 17

A cold prickle filled the air, sharply reh known ene mysterious ones

"Okay I really need to be on my way"

Cassie shook her head "Not yet"

Caine spun toward the e the unmistakable scent of va"

"Tane," Laylah breathed, relief slah her that he was safe

Caine lifted his brows in surprise "A friend of yours?"

"He’s not alone," Cassie said, thankfully diverting Laylah fro her cooyle," Caine muttered, his head tilted back as he sniffed the air "And … what?"

"Darkness," Cassie breathed

Caine swore "We’re out of here"

Cassie lifted a restraining hand as Caine reached to toss her over his shoulder

"No, Caine I ht have admired the tiny woman’s ability to tame the once rebellious cur if she hadn’t been consu toward her with a strange fey tossed over his shoulder and a gargoyle on his heels

It wasn’t a sight you ran across every day

"Damn you, Laylah, you’re supposed to be …"

"Don’t start withbackward as Tane tossed aside the unconscious fey and glared toward Caine Two alphas in the sa "It wasn’t my choice to be here"

Tane id power lashing through the air