Karev rushes out of the kitchen when I rumble, “Remember...”
She cuts me off by finishing my sentence, “Don’t touch him.I know.”
I’ve drilled this little piece of information into her brain.The first time we met she grabbed my wrist to make sure the blast of power went through me.She doesn’t need it anymore due to our bond and the work she put in to learning to use her powers.
Squeezing her hand, I give her a small nod.Our focus turns to the door where darkness crawls in through waves of black gray smoke.A rush of wind blows it through the room while the ground beneath our feet trembles again.
“Calm down,” I whisper, feeling the anger rippling from Fosca.
If there was any doubt about Fosca working with or for her brother?There would be none now.The anger I’m sensing can’t be faked.There’s only utter anger overtaking her emotions and it’s not what we need right now.
“Take a breath,” I urge, but it’s too late.
For the first time I come face-to-face with my nemesis.Gray smoke swirls around him.Black, beady eyes sunk deep in his gray face.There are deep purple veins pulsing under his skin, as if he’s carrying the mark of being struck by lightning several times.
His fingers are bony and look dirty with the dark gray markings on his skin.He doesn’t look like a man, more like a reaper of souls.No wonder he needed humans to do his work because the fucker can’t show his face out on the street unless it’s Halloween.
“This ends here,” I grit.
A dark laugh comes from Cassius.He doesn’t even spare me a glance, and keeps his gaze locked on Fosca.
“Cassia Fosca Decimus.The legend becomes you.”Cassius’s voice sounds as if there’s a deep echo following his words.
“Fuck you, brother,” Fosca snarls and flicks her hand, launching a water ball surrounded with lightning at him.
It smacks against some invisible wall right in front of Cassius, who doesn’t even twitch.The fucker has a shield surrounding him.No wonder he felt safe enough to show his face for the first time.
“We will meet again very soon, Cassia.We will face what’s really important, and it doesn’t concern him.Your part is done, now we can move forward.Know your place, your blood, your future.Meet me where you agreed to my terms.It’s time for the next step.”
His words create confusion, even more when the fucker suddenly snaps, “Gemini Neptuni.”
Fosca instantly releases my hand.I feel a rush blow past me and before I can so much as blink, both of them are gone.
“What the fuck?”I roar and rush forward.
There’s no trace of Fosca.I would say Cassius disappeared along with her, but I definitely feel watched.Following my instinct, I walk down the street and get a glimpse of gray smoke.I jump into a run and hear the fucker’s cold laugh as it slowly fades into nothing.
A car honking draws my attention and I notice Nathan sitting in the middle of the road.
He rolls his window down.“What’s going on?”
“Fuck if I know,” I growl and add, “Follow me.”
Jogging back to the house I wait for Nathan to park his car and have my phone in hand to shoot a message to Shock.
“Karev said you guys found the missing persons?”Nathan asks.
I throw my thumb over my shoulder in the direction of the house.“The two who did it are dead inside.Had to shoot them, self-defense and all.You need to take it over from here on out.Here...”
I grab my gun and wipe off the prints.“It’s untraceable.Put one of those dead asshole human’s prints on it.You can say you were following a lead or something and managed to take their guns when one tried to kill the other.Whatever.Think of something that’ll work.I have to leave.Fosca is missing.”
“What?”Karev asks as he and Shock come around the house with the three missing persons.
“I’ll fill you in later,” I grunt and turn to Nathan.“We good here?”
“Go.”Nathan nods.“I’ll handle it.”
Shock and Karev follow me as we head for the SUV and bikes.
