“Well, what the fuck do I have?”
“It sounds like you formed a soul-tie. Somehow you connected Nasiah and yourself on a deeper level without the kiss. Raziel, she is your light.”
Her words nearly knock me over. I’ve heard of soul-ties. Bonds formed when fallen or forsaken kiss humans. I didn’t think I had to worry about it since I no longer had a soul. The day I was tossed from heaven, I lost my soul, or soul light as we call it. The fallen still have pieces of their light left, but I don’t.
“What does that mean?”
She shrugs. “She is your redemption, your better half. Basically, the part of you that keeps you sane. Without the human, you would turn into a mindless, bloodthirsty killing machine. She is your anchor. If you die, so does she.”
No wonder I feel her so deeply and have this desire to be near her at all times. She’s everything I need.
“Be careful,” Khiva warns, placing her hand on my shoulder. “If this information gets into the wrong hands, they could use her as a weapon. Keep her safe.” She didn’t even have to tell me that. I was never going to let Nasiah go.
“As far as the ex-thing, give her time. But let her know you’re there for her.”
I thank Khiva for her advice and helping me understand this bond thing. If anyone knew about this bond stuff, it would be her. She’s a high-level druid.
Khiva creates an opening into the void before disappearing.
The moment she leaves, Conah steps up beside me.
“This shit is getting worse. Whoever is behind this is working hard to take you down.”
I roll my neck on my shoulders and grit my teeth. I clear my head of all thoughts of Nasiah and focus on my job.
Whoever is behind this is playing a chess game. They aren’t coming for me, that would be too easy. They are coming for my reputation.
Since I was given this job, my district has never had any issues. In fact, I’m always receiving good reports. Hell, I work hard to make sure of it because I know how badly the others want me to fail. They want me to look weak and to make Khalid question giving me this role.
As a dominus, I am protected, but as a dominus selected by Khalid, I’m damn near untouchable. However, if you make my ability to do my job questionable, then you take away my safety net. Whoever is behind this knows exactly what they’re doing.
“Any updates from your spy about Gadiel?”
“As of right now, she says he hasn’t shown his hand. He’s been talking a lot of shit about you and blames you for his suspension, but she has no proof he is behind this.”
I know this is Gadiel’s work. I don’t know how he’s doing it or who’s helping him, but I know this is him. However, I’m at the point where I’m willing to question everyone.
Turning to Conah, I say, “I have eight more functioning portals. I want knights at those portals around the clock. If anyone gets close to them or looks suspicious, I want them to detain them and notify me.
“Also, I want new travel laws in effect. Everyone needs to be searched before he or she goes through my portal. If you find anything that doesn’t look right, you confiscate it and get it to Khiva.”
Conah nods. “I’ll get the knights ready and tell Unina to make the new rules known.”
Turing back to my ruined portal, my shoulders slump. “If one more portal goes down, I’ll have to answer for that. Three unworking portals in my district is bad for business.”
“Don’t worry, Boss. We’re going to do everything we can to make sure this shit doesn’t happen again.”
Although I knew Conah couldn’t make that promise, I appreciated it. Whoever is trying to ruin me is not done. I’m pretty sure he’s going to strike again if we don’t catch him.
Leaving Conah behind, I slip through the void. Even though I have a lot going on and she’s not even speaking to me at the moment, there is only one place I want to be. Only one place that will calm the darkness and anger inside me. I needed to be near my soul.
Slipping through the void back into my apartment, I’m met with silence.
“Welcome back, my dominus,” Erazel says behind me.
I turn around to face him. He dips his chin in respect.
“Where is she?”
