Maddie smiled."Oh."
Katy smirked."Appeased?”
"For now."
"Once the magic is imbued in you,” Roan explained.“You won't ever have to have your blood tested.You will never get sick again.And we have our own healers for injuries."
Katy took a seat in the desk chair."Of course, you do."
"You said that I'mmeantfor this," Lola pointed out."Lyra said something similar.What does that mean?"
"You're not an accident, Lola," Roan said, his voice almost pleading."And that Callon is the male you were drawn to isnota mistake."
Maddie snorted."Tell that tohim."
Katy snapped her fingers, “Hey, we donottalk about ‘HeWho Must Be Pushed From A Fire Escape.’”
Roan slipped his hands in his pockets and rocked back on his heels."Callon—”
Katy tossed her hands in the air.“I might as well not even speak.”
Roan seemed immune to her friend's drama, and just kept talking.“Has always focused on what he considers his ultimate calling in life.He never thought he'd have a mate,orthat he'd be around a female long enough for her to choose him."
"Why do I feel like there's a big-ass 'but' coming," Maddie asked.
Roan let out a deep breath and she saw the dark circles under his swirling, silver eyes.His mouth was stretched tight across his face, and his shoulders seemed tense as he stood up a little straighter."The Shaman Council met."
"That sounds ominous," Lola muttered.
Roan smiled slightly."It's usually just us checking in regards to the kingdoms we are ambassadors for.But there's a kingdom that might be breaking some of our laws.And we need to deal with it."
"Again," Katy sighed."What does this have to do with our Lola?"
"That part doesn't really have anything—"
Bane made a low rumbling sound in his chest interrupting Roan."Be truthful," the panther said."She has everything to do with it.All of it."
"Dammit, Bane," Roan took a seat on the edge of the bed, opposite Lola."You havenoidea what has happened.There are consequences to our past and Visata paid a visit to the Council."
Bane sucked in a breath."Visata?"
"Why are you guys saying that name like he's the Lion King, or ‘He Who Must Not Be Named?’"
"He's their Creator," Lola explained.
“Callon told you?"Roan asked."What else did he tell you?"
"The basics," Lola answered."We didn't really have more time to get to know one another's deep, dark secrets."She tried really hard not to sound petty, but it was better than sounding like a pining damsel.
"Damn," Bane cursed."He didn't—"
"Not now," Roan commanded sharply, his gaze as stern as his words."There's enough that needs to be said, and it will not be something you really want to hear right now, but you need to know."
A knot tightened in Lola's gut, followed by a wave of nausea."On second thought," she said, quickly."Maybe this isn't the best idea for me.It might be better for me to just stick to my usual non-exciting, no beastwalker involved, routine of reading books, passing out pizza slices to average guys, and trying to figure out how I'll pay for college."
Roan held her stare for several heart beats."Can youreallydo that?Can you forget what you've learned?Wild Ink?Jaxine, Kian?All you've seen when you met our kind?The beastwalkers you no doubt met when you visited the estate?And," he motioned to the tall man in the corner, "Bane?You could forget him?"
"You're not playing fair," Lola grumbled, as she picked at the comforter on her bed.
