Malakai (Stone Society #13) - Faith Gibson Page 0,31
soft hand held Josie’s, and the feminine voice got closer to her ear. “I know what you saw was hard to believe, but it’s true. I’m Tessa, and I have a feeling you and I could be great friends if you’d wake up. Kaya’s here too. Do you remember trying to search for her on the internet? You wanted to talk to her, and she’s here. Kaya’s as human as you are, and she is a good, honorable woman. You don’t know me, but I’m honorable too. All our family is. My uncle is Joseph Mooneyham, Chief of Staff of this hospital. Sabrina Bailey is here. She’s a doctor, but she’s going to be taking over the chief position soon. Sabrina’s another human mate. I know it sounds far-fetched, but I promise you, Gargoyles are real. Just open your eyes, and I’ll show you.”
Josie wanted to open her eyes. She wanted to believe what this Tessa was saying was true because Josie’s heart was shredding in her chest, and she didn’t know how much more she could withstand.
“Josie, it’s Kaya. I’m here.” Something cool touched Josie’s forehead, and she figured it was Kaya’s hand.
“Kaya…”
“Yes, I’m here. Can you open your eyes?” Kaya asked.
“Too… hot…”
“I know you are. You have an extremely high fever, and it’s because you and Kai aren’t together. It’s the mate bond. I’m going to be honest. Your bond with Kai is special. Unlike any of us have seen before. It’s because Kai himself is special. When the Gargoyles find their fated mate, the need to be with that person is all-consuming. That never really goes away. I’ve been with Rafael over a year, and I still want him as much as I did the first day I saw him. Tessa has been Gregor’s mate for years, and she’d put a bullet in someone who tried to come between them. Her parents have been together over thirty years, and there’s nothing Xavier wouldn’t do for Elizabeth. They’re still as much in love as they were the day they met. But it’s more than that with you and Kai. The connection you have is stronger because of who Kai is.”
“Seven…,” Josie muttered. Josie remembered Malakai talking about being the seventh son.
“That’s right. He’s the seventh son of a seventh son, and because of that, you need each other. Josie, if you don’t accept Kai, he’s going to die. I know this sounds really shitty right now, and it’s a lot of pressure to put on you, but it’s the truth. I’m a straight shooter, and that’s what I’m doing now. I’m telling you the truth. It was hard for me to believe at first, but when Rafael wrapped his wings around me and stopped a bullet from taking my life, I knew the truth.”
“Crazy…”
“Yes, it is crazy, but that doesn’t make it any less true. You saw proof with your own eyes, as scary and crazy as it was. What’s even crazier is my son, Sebastian, came to me in visions. He warned me about the man who was trying to kill me. He warned Rafael in a dream. That was before I was even pregnant. Connor, another child of a Gargoyle, was kidnapped, but he reached out with his mind to his mother’s mate, a male he’d never met, and showed Dante how to find him using pictures. Tessa and her mate, Gregor, they can speak to each other with their minds. Tessa can also speak to her brother the same way. Josie, the Gargoyles are special, and they are real. I promise they’re not some cult using elaborate tricks of the mind.”
“I need you all out of the room if this is going to work,” another female voice said.
“Mom…”
“Your mom is in the waiting room. She’s been with you this whole time. The doctor asked her to wait outside so Tessa and I could speak privately with you. For now, you need to rest.”
“Don’t go…”
“I’m not going anywhere. I’ll be right here when you wake up,” Kaya promised.
Warmth flooded Josie’s veins. It was different than the heat coursing through her body, and soon, she was floating again. Or moving. Hushed voices talked above Josie, and then she felt a rumbling. Was she in a car? Josie tried to open her eyes, but she was so tired. And hot. Why wouldn’t the heat go away?
“My apologies, Josie. I would never touch you if it weren’t absolutely necessary,” a deep, male voice said.