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the sister of the Ashwood Falls leopard Alpha. Ana, as she preferred to be called, had the ability to manipulate the elements. She also had a power that ran through her veins that Faelin had never seen in a shifter.
Then again, many shifter legends said that those born with extra abilities were descended from witches. But Faelin didn’t think that was the case with Ana. He remembered the day she was attacked and bitten by a mutant. Sable was hysterical and enraged at the thought of losing her adopted sister. Ana recovered from the bite stronger than she was before. As if by a miracle.
He’d always wondered if Sable did something to save Ana’s life. Being born to one of the most powerful witches to walk the Earth, Sable had the magic within her blood to heal Ana before the change was completed because Sable had a natural immunity to the mutant saliva and the serum.
“There’s one more thing.”
Faelin turned his attention back to his spy and lifted a brow. “And that is?”
“There is a witch in the rebel camp.”
Faelin frowned. “If you’re talking about Serenity, she hates me more than Nyla and the rest of them. I don’t want another captive that will take me weeks or months to break. Plus, she’s a seer, not nearly as powerful as I need for the transfer.”
Oscar shook his head. “Not Serenity. I try to stay clear of her. This witch is what you’ve been looking for. Her name is Elise, and she’s a soldier in Rafe’s rebel army. And she thinks Rafe is her mate.”
“Does she?” Faelin rocked back his office chair and smiled. “Jealousy can make people do some extreme things.”
Oscar laughed. “It sure can. I’ve made friends with her. Well enough that I can be the devil whispering in her ear about how she shouldn’t let Luna take Rafe from her.”
“Good. Keep me posted. When the time is right, bring Elise to meet with me, and I’ll sweeten her fantasy of having Rafe to herself.” Faelin looked back at the computer. Easton entered his hotel room with a couple of mutants with him.
Picking up his phone, he sent a text to his personal group of mutant assassins.
E has outlived his purpose. Take care of him.
Chapter Five
Luna sat on the sofa of the cabin with her bare feet propped on the coffee table, a takeout box in one hand, and chopsticks in the other. “Does anyone have an idea of where to look first? Nyla, were you able to find anything useful in the files Easton sent?”
Nyla perched on the arm of the chair her brother sat in. The two of them had been inseparable since they reunited a month ago. According to Kirk, they hadn’t seen each other since they were kids because their father had refused to let Nyla visit. Kirk said he didn’t know why, but Luna picked up on something in his tone that he had a few guesses to why.
“The only thing I found was a mention of having to dig for it. But it was a side note on one of the documents.” Nyla’s voice cut through Luna’s thoughts.
Dig for it? “That could mean anything.” Luna took a bite of her honey chicken. It was times like this moment that she wished her gift of visions was more useful. She’d never had any control over what she saw. Except for seeing Nyla and Kasen the day before, her visions were always violent. It was like they were more of a warning system.
No matter how much she tried, she could never call the power and use it when she needed to see into the future.
Motion at the dining table drew Luna’s attention. Elise stood way too close to Rafe as they looked over the maps of the area. Luna suppressed a growl. She didn’t know why, but Elise rubbed her the wrong way. The reason wasn’t that the female seemed to be up Rafe’s ass anytime she was around. Well, that was most of it, but there was something else that made Luna uneasy.
Rafe lifted his gaze to meet Luna’s. He frowned before speaking. “Royce bragged about finding the stone. He was drunk, and I thought he was talking out his ass. He liked to make people, especially me, think he was better than anyone.”
Working his jaw, Rafe focused back on the map. After a few moments, he said. “Royce said something about mining for a stone that held incredible power.”
“But he never used it,