Novel Square
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Rain pov.
*Two Day Earlier*
"That's the last of them." Benjamin sighs, watching the Farie flutter through the door before turning to Luca and me with a more serious expression. "We need to consider the fact that it's one of us." He mutters and Luca steps forward first. "You can start with me." Benjamin sighs but nods. He takes longer on Luca than he did on any of the other Fairies but it's to be expected. Luca has been here since the start of it all but when the Fairie steps away from Benjamin it's clear that he's not the leak. Ragna goes next, then Isa, Agness, even my parents go, and River goes just for the hell of it. When they're all done, I step forward, not liking the idea of the vampire in my mind again but we have to do what we have to do. "Are you sure pup? You don't have to do this." He assures me but we both know what it would like if I don't allow him to sift through my mind.
"Just... there's nothing to pity." I tell him, knowing what he'll uncover. He frowns but at my nod I feel him penetrate my thoughts and I allow him to flip through them like it's his own personal movie. He skips over the more intimate parts between Morgan and I and then, he stops. Pulling out of my mind and I see the tears in his eyes.
"Rain..." I shake my head. The last thing I want is for anyone to know what Morgan doesn't want them to know. It's an unspoken agreement between us to keep it between us. The death of our pup has nothing to do with any of them. Telling them about it will just solidify the fact that everything we face is a direct result of how piss poor the handling of our lives at the hands of these people have been.
"Don't." My voice is hard, and he nods, entering my mind again, finishing the last bit of it before stepping away, satisfied. "Alright, we don't have anyone to go through your mind." I mutter and he laughs.
"Actually, we do but she's currently asleep so, we'll have to wait for her to wake up." I frown and he sighs. "Morgan can do so much more than any of you realize. It's why Magnus is so afraid for her." I stare at the vampire like he's lost his mind because at the moment it feels like he has. Magnus has steered clear of us and for a little bit, just a tiny while I liked pretending, he never existed.
"Afraid for her?" I ask and he nods, taking a seat, looking a little unstable. I guess all that mind reading would take a toll on even the strongest of vampires.
"You haven't noticed anything weird about her mind?" He looks at me like he expects me to shake my head. "She's unstable Rain. Everyone in here knows it and even you do, deep down inside of you, you know your mate is facing her breaking point and when she does, we will all be in trouble. Except for you of course." There's an indignant tone to his last statement but I can't help that her magic is destined to protect me. Even if Remi would go feral, he would never hurt his mate, it's engrained into his DNA to protect her at all costs. Our lives are linked and it's a little sad that I know very few of them will ever understand it.
"So, Morgan is a ticking time bomb, and we just wait for her to explode?" Ragna asks and Isa shakes her head.
"No, we make her explode. She's going to wake up from this and she's either going to lash out or she's going to retreat into herself and knowing Morgan it's the former rather than the latter. So, we drive her to the edge of her sanity and make her explode. Rather here, rather now, than when we're in the middle of the battlefield." I look between the people in this room and sigh.
"You want to push my mate to the edge and you're discussing this in front of me?" I've never practiced keeping anything from Morgan. My mind has always been open to her, even when she wasn't directly looking for anything, I'd never kept her from wandering to her hearts content. It's why so much of our communication isn't needed. I know how she feels when she feels it and it's the same for me.
"You'll have to control your thoughts." There's a warning in my father's tone that I don't care for and as much as I want to tell him exactly that, I don't want to get into an argument with him. I have no idea if we'll ever really talk again but I'm content in pretending he doesn't exist for now. I look over at Benjamin, raising an eye at him, he's been in my mind, he knows what I know at this point.
"It'll help getting her to react the way to want to. She's not going to just break pup; we have to push her into it. As cruel as that might sound." Cruel isn't the word I'd use, it's downright psychotic.
"So, what is this going to prove?" Luca asks the question I've been mulling over since this discussion started. What's the point?Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
"Nothing, it's going to settle her. Give her better control of her magic and help her bond with her sentinel better." I want to ask how he knows all of this, but he's clearly been talking to Magnus. "So, you're siding with Magnus now?" I ask and the vampire sighs.
"Not entirely, Pup. I searched his mind; he allowed me to and while he hasn't been the best at getting his point across, we have a reason to be legitimately worried about your mate. The magic she's been using proves that Casey is doing most of it and that means they're bond is incomplete. She's not tapping into her magic; the magic is running wild." I sigh, running a hand down my face. Nothing is ever easy. Everything comes at a cost, some type of lying and scheming and I know if it doesn't stop soon, it'll be the end of all of us before the war can even begin.
"Okay, what do you need me to do?" My stomach does a violent churn as I ask the question, and I can feel Remi's despair through the bond. This isn't going to end well but as I look around the room I can see everyone in here knows that to some degree but we're all still delusional enough to hope that it just might be the turning point we've all been waiting for.