“After you try to feed his head to his arse,” Duncan murmured.
Macy turned to Kaia and pulled her in for a hug. “I’m so glad to see you. I’m sorry I hadn’t texted or called much. We were working overtime to find something to break the spell, and I’m happy to say we found it.” She shot the crabby vampire a look. “I mean, it’s not aghoul toxinor anything, but it should work.”
He sighed loudly and started complaining in German. Kaia didn’t know the language, but she clearly understood his tone.
“Who is he?” she asked Orion in a low voice.
“That’s Kraft.”
“That’s your friend?” Huh. Kraft seemed like a jerk, but then, perhaps he’d been worried.
“Bester Freund, ja.”
Orion grinned. “He’s the only one of them who can almost kick my ass.”
“Almost? I do it on a daily basis. It’s the only way to keep that bloode-gut in check.” Kraft looked him up and down and shook his head. “What have you been doing since you’ve been gone?”
The sudden silence had all attention shifting to her. “What?”
Macy blinked. “I think I see something.”
“I smell it. He marked her good.” Duncan winked. “Nice job, mate.”
Kraft glared. “What’s this? I thought you said he was under a spell.”
“He is,” Kaia said. “Macy, help him, please.”
Orion shrugged. “It won’t change the fact we’re mates.”
“Fuck me,” Duncan said as he studied her. “Oh boy. Another Dunwich in the house?”
“I think already one is too many,” Kraft muttered, his accent thick.
“Watch it, wolf breath.” Macy scowled. “You’re already on my short list.”
Kraft grinned, showing sharp teeth.
Kaia didn’t know what to think of him. He seemed angry and jokey in equal parts, though he didn’t seem to like her much and she didn’t even know him.
Macy nodded for them to follow her outside.
Kaia and Orion joined her by the lake, with Kraft and Duncan behind them.
“You two, in the water.”
“The water? Why?” Kraft shut up when Macy shot him a look.
She explained to Kaia and Orion, “The witch who cast the spell was a sea witch. The one who took over for the sea witch is a sea nymph, her daughter. And Orion is bound by water and by bloode, by lust and by heart, of two shall he become one again.”
Power swirled in the air.
“Daughter?” Orion looked at her.
She blinked. “Didn’t I tell you that?”
“No,” he said slowly as he walked into the water.
“I told you she was a sea witch.”
