around, trying to figure out where the pixie queen had gone. I didn’t like the thought of her flying around a place that had been warded against Fae magic. Anything could happen to her.
“Of course,” Liv replied. “Trent knew you would return this very day. He sent me here to save you. The canvas that held the portal went blank years ago. The wizard thought he was safe. But Trent knew you would return. He sent me here after the wizard declared himself king.”
“She’s lying,” Dean whispered.
“And who might you be?” Liv’s eyes lasered in on Dean. “You’re new. And quite powerful.” She frowned. “Your magic…it’s familiar to me. Like a wine I tasted once and never again, but it lingered on the tongue.”
Kelsey stepped back, her eyes going wide. “Okay, who are you and what have you done with Liv? Because you were not this douchey before.”
“Where did you find him?” Liv asked, ignoring Kelsey, but then she shook her head. “It doesn’t matter. We should go. I’ll take you out a back way and then we’ll call Trent.”
“You’re lying.” Dean sounded stronger now. “You’re going to try to trick us into a cage. You want to present us all to your master who will execute us. Can you do it? Can you watch him kill her? There’s still a spark of love in your heart, and it has to do with her. And one other. Casey. You still feel for Kelsey and Casey.”
Daniel squeezed my hand and I turned, seeing what he’d been wanting me to see. There was a group coming up behind us, blocking our path. Three men and a woman. The men all dropped to their knees and in seconds there were two wolves and a panther growling our way. I didn’t recognize any of the men, but the woman had been a witch in the Dallas coven.
“I feel nothing,” Liv snarled back. “I made my choice a long time ago, little boy, and nothing will take me off my path. Now that my friends are here, perhaps we should go upstairs and have a chat. Daniel Donovan, you are named outlaw by the true king of the supernatural world, King Myrddin. You and your consorts have been sentenced to death. Kelsey, your status has not yet been determined. There’s still time for you to accept your place in our court. As the king is not in residence, you will all be taken into custody to await his pleasure.”
“Liv, this is not you,” Kelsey said, but I noticed her arm had changed. Kelsey is a specialized supernatural creature known as a Hunter. When she’s in a fight she can change her dominant arm. Normally she would get a wolf claw, but circumstances had led her to developing something much stronger. Kelsey gets a handy, hard to hurt demon limb when she needs it. She’s got the strength and speed of a werewolf, but with none of the wolf’s normal weaknesses.
As Daniel proved.
He held out a hand, and I felt the power come off of him in a gentle, cool wave.
The wolves stopped snarling and sat back on their haunches, tilting their heads in that doggy way that always made them look all cute and curious.
“Let us go or I’ll have them attack.” Daniel’s eyes had lost their whites and were pure blue orbs now.
“I thought King Myrddin spelled the compound to dampen vampire strength,” the other witch said as she moved away from the wolves.
“There is only one king, and even if you take a portion of his strength, he’ll still win the day.” Dev was a good cheerleader. “Now, Olivia, if you allow us to leave, there might be a pardon for you at the end of this. Daniel will take back his throne. Make no mistake about it.”
“You’re really working with Myrddin?” Kelsey stood between us and Liv.
We still had to get through Liv, her witch friend, and the panther, who wouldn’t be affected by Daniel’s ability to call wolves to his side. Then there was the fact that we were in a building that could house five hundred or so people, and I would bet they hadn’t kept our allies in their homes. Everyone in this building would have sworn an oath to Myrddin, and that meant we had to view anyone who lived here as the enemy.
“I’m a witch. Of course I follow the legendary Myrddin,” Liv replied. “For too long the vampires have ruled our world. Myrddin helped me reach