TimeNovelThe suspense in the room is thick. You can feel it. You can almost taste it.
What Raven is suggesting sounds almost impossible. After what she's told us about the spell, could it really be this simple? Just find a way to stop the spell without releasing Kaden? "Is that even possible?" Jason murmurs, doubt flickering in his eyes.
"That's what I've been trying to figure out these past few days," Raven replies. "I've been researching ways to deal with the spell without unleashing Kaden." I want to believe her. I really do. And though I still carry doubts, hope is beginning to bloom inside me... It's a war-hope and doubt both fighting for dominance.
My eyes drift toward Alec... only to find his gaze already locked on mine. I frown slightly. That slook from last night is still there. Still lingering in the depth of his green eyes. There is hope and relief, but there is something else too. Something I still can't name.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"My research ledto two findings," Raven continues, pulling my attention back to her. "First: we could transfer the spell to a different anchor. But that anchor would need to be incredibly powerful-strong enough to sustain the spell long-term. At first, I thought Sadie could serve as the anchor, but like I said, no one is immortal and the future isn't guaranteed..." Her eyes dart toand she givesa look. At first, I can't quite place it, but seconds later it clicks. She still thinks I had a premonition about my death.
She doesn't know the truth yet, because I haven't gotten a chance to tell her what I discovered today-that what I saw wasn't a prophecy. It was a memory.
I make a mental note to fill her in later.
"We could always use Sadie temporarily," Micah suggests. "Just until we find a better solution. Or better yet, anchor the spell to Xena. It would weaken her while still keeping Kaden trapped." Raven frowns softly, looking like she's considering that option.
"It's clever," I admit. "But from what I've gathered, Xena would do anything to free Kaden-even sacrifice herself. If we tether the spell to her, she'll probably kill herself just to break it." "Damn. I didn't think of that," Micah mutters.
"So, using Sadie is the better option?" Jason asks.
Alec, who's been silent until now, growls low in his throat.
"Let's hear the second option before we start deciding," he says. "I don't particularly like the idea of my mate being used as an anchor to secure an evil demi-god." His words make my heart stutter, and I hate how much they affect me. Maybe it's the way he said mate. Maybe it's the quiet protectiveness in hispice. Whatever it is-it makes something soft and dangerous bloom in my chest.
I shake my head, forcing myself back to the present.
"Raven?" I prompt her.
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"Right," she says, taking a breath. "The second option... is riskier, but it could work. First, we find the exact location of Kaden's prison. Then, weaken the spell just enough to create a window. And in that window, Sadie ends him."
Shock washes overlike ice water.
I blink once, twice, convinced I must I have misheard. But when I glance O around the room and see every face frozen in disbelief I know I heard her right. "By end him, you mean... kill him?" Piper asks, as if she still can't quite grasp what Raven meant.
Raven, who isn't fazed by the bombshell she just dropped, Oolls her St dropped rolls her eyes. "Of course mean kill him. What else would I have meant?" Jason leans forward. "I don't know about you, but this idea seems even more impossible than the first one." "Yes, and?" Raven lifts a brow. "If it works, it ends everything-for good. No more spell. No more Kaden." I draw in a deep breath, trying to calm my racing pulse. "You realize you're talking about killing a demigod, right?"
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