Immoral - G. Bailey Page 0,26

promised lessons for as many years as it takes until I’ve learnt them.

So basically, other than the little bit of fighting I can do, I’m not going to be much use in this war. That’s why I need to destroy the Great Light. It’s him or me.

Thallon wraps his arms tight around me, and I hold onto him like a monkey as he takes off into the sky after Vesnia. In a few moments, or at least I think it’s that as I keep my eyes closed the whole time, we land outside the cabin where the doors are open and a line of blood leads inside. I rush in, pushing two of Madi’s mates aside to see Gabriel on the floor, with Warren trying to heal him. Three large cuts leak blood all over the floor, and I hate that it smells nice to me. Tears fall down my cheeks as Thallon places his hand on my shoulder, and I look over to see Ren stood with Myles and Henry. His eyes are fixed on Gabriel, hardly noticing I’m here. They have a lot of history, not all bad anymore. We couldn’t be here without Gabriel’s help, and I believe the angels must have found out he was a spy for us.

And whose side he was really on.

Madi kneels at Gabriel’s side, pushing a pillow under his head and helping him get comfy as Knox sits back and shakes his head once. I pick the blanket up off the back of the sofa and cover Gabriel up as he holds Madi’s hand tightly.

“Te-tell Morgan he was a s-son to me, and we will see each o-other in the heavens,” he manages to croak out, and Madi nods as I kneel next to her. Grief lingers in the air around us as my hand covers his other hand resting on his chest.

“Thank you. Thank you so much, Gabriel,” I tell him firmly. “The vampires will forever honour you in our history. You will be remembered as the saviour you are.”

“I kn-knew you would be a ruler when we met, lass. The true go-dd-ess-es shine down on you, Kaitlyn.” His words are stuttered, and pain leaks from his voice, cutting my soul.

“And they will take you to them. Rest, my friend,” Ren states from right behind me, and he rests his hands on my shoulders. “You are forgiven.”

Knowing how hard that must have been for Ren to say, I almost sob as Gabriel smiles at him. A pure smile full of happiness and peace as his hand releases mine.

And he leaves this world for one with the gods.

Chapter 13

Plaiting the last part of Aala’s soft hair, I pat her shoulders as I meet her eyes in the mirror. “All done, but I think I need practice.”

“Erm, maybe,” she cheekily replies, and laughter drifts to my ears from the other side of the room.

“Definitely. Get out of the way, bestie.” I turn to see Vesnia shut the door behind her and wink at me as I chuckle and step back with my hands in the air. I pull a chair out from the small table in here and sit down as I look at my best friend. We haven’t had a chance to talk since coming here, and it feels like it’s been a long time since we have been together.

“How are you?” I ask her as she makes quick work of taking out the messy, almost falling out plait from Aala’s hair and grabs a brush.

“I’m mated now. I was coming to tell you,” she says, her voice not doing a good job at hiding the joy in her words. After this morning with Gabriel, the good news is exactly what I needed to hear. I rush to her, and we hug each other. “I’m so happy, Kaitlyn. I just never knew I could feel this complete in my whole life.”

“What is mating?” Aala innocently asks, and Vesnia laughs, turning back to Aala.

“Kaitlyn can explain better than me,” Vesnia replies, dropping me in it. She carries on brushing her hair as I try to explain.

“Mating is when you choose one person you want to spend your life with. It’s a magical marriage, basically,” I say.

“Then why do you call more than one person your mate?” Aala asks me. I love kids because there is no judgment in what they ask and see. An adult might judge my life and the men I love, but she doesn’t.

“Because it’s possible to love more