The Rebel Queen (Outlaw #1) - Lexi Blake Page 0,56
Lee flirting with Dean?”
“Nope. I always knew my kids wouldn’t be straitlaced when it came to their sexuality,” I replied. “They have three parents who talk pretty openly. One of their dads is a sex god and the other is Fae.”
Neil let out a loud laugh. “Danny’s gotten that good, huh?”
It was easy to fall back into old patterns with Neil. Good patterns. “I’m just saying they weren’t ever going to fall into the parameters of normal, and I’m okay with that. Though like I said, I’m worried about Rhys and Evan. If I’m worried about Lee, it’s not about his sexual escapades. Those will probably get worse when he turns, but at least I won’t have to worry about him getting a disease.”
“He doesn’t come into contact with humans often,” Neil offered. “From what I can tell most of his exploits have been with Fae who understand he’s not serious. Though I heard there was a barmaid.”
“Yes, I heard that as well. Do you spend much time with them?” Somehow the thought that my kids had Neil in their lives helped ease my pain.
“Fen stays with us on full moons, so I spend time with him, and Evan usually comes with him. I see Rhys and Lee often. I know we should have moved in here, but for some of our wolves, it’s better to be outside.”
I had figured this out earlier. There had been a reason Neil wanted to come alone. He’d intended to find a way to take Danny to his pack home until Myrddin had screwed everything up. “You mean it was better for Zack.”
“Yes. We tried staying in Frelsi as a pack, but it weakened him not being connected to the Earth plane. I checked on him earlier and the king’s blood seems to be working,” Neil explained. “His color is back and he was sleeping peacefully. He even looks younger already.”
Zack had been Daniel’s servant for such a long time. His need for king’s blood seemed to have become an addiction, and one he couldn’t come back from. That wouldn’t be a problem normally since Danny was more than happy to give Zack blood. “I’d like to know what was in that spell of Myrddin’s.”
“I think it was supposed to be a killing blow.”
“But Daniel’s blood saved him initially.” I’d thought about it, too. It made sense. “Myrddin’s power packs a punch, though. Have you tried to clear it from his system?”
Neil huffed. “Honey, we’ve tried everything. Lily nearly killed herself trying to leach that poison from his system. Myrddin’s magic is very different from hers. Most witches are Earth plane witches. They manipulate the forces of this plane to cast their magic. Some, like Sarah and her sister, are more closely attuned to the demonic.”
Because Sarah and Lily had once been legacies. Like Gray Sloane, their births had been orchestrated to bring power to a coven, and their souls had been pledged to Hell. Sarah and Lily had been raised from Hell by Felix, who’d been a celestial angel at the time. He’d redeemed their souls before allowing himself to fall.
Gray’s father had broken the contract and Gray had been released.
If what Myrddin had set on Zack was a spell or a curse, a caster of similar magic might be able to reverse the effects. He or she would certainly have an easier time figuring out how to deal with the effects.
“But Lily couldn’t make a dent?”
Neil shook his head. “She got sick even trying.”
“Myrddin is a weird mix of Hell and Earth, with a little Heaven plane thrown in. I don’t know that there’s a witch on all the planes with his kind of magic.”
Neil seemed to think about that for a moment. “Maybe not on this plane. Dean seems to have picked up a lot from the outer planes.”
“But he was conceived here,” I countered. “He’s from the Earth plane and his magic should reflect that. One of the things I want to do is look into his mom’s family. I don’t think they’re known to the supernatural world. I’d like to know if he’s got any magical relations. I’ll make sure Dean takes a look at Zack in the morning. I would love for you to stay here with us. I know you’ll want to go into the forest for the full moon, but I’ll worry about you out there. Especially now that we’re back and Myrddin’s looking for you.”
“It’s been quiet the last few years. I think he got