All around her and Arturo, the Hollows decayed. They simply turned to ash. Every time they attempted to attack, parts of them faded into nothingness. The area of her decay only went so far, and he saw the drawback of her gift instantly. She had to stay at Arturo’s side for him to be protected, and the surrounding space was about ten feet.
Her eyes met his. “I protected the wolf you are aligned with.”
Thank you.
Carlo stood in front of her, making sure Ciro was to the other side of Arturo.
“These bastards won’t stop,” Arturo groused.
Carlo struck out at a Hollow outside of Nanshe’s area, taking off the head. “Then we won’t either.”
“No!”
The scream stopped everyone in their tracks. Even the Hollows vibrated before pulling back.
Arturo looked around frantically. “Who was that? Who’s hurt?”
“Asherah. Arturo, they’ve taken Asherah!” Romano yelled through the comm, his voice filled with challenge and loss at once.
“Someone get to Heath, andnow,” Nanshe ordered.
There was no way she could have heard what was on the earpiece, but her eyes were glazed over in that way where he knew she was seeing the past. The past that was influenced by the future.
“Tell me what you can,” Carlo said forcefully yet quietly, taking her face in his hands as she sank to the ground.
“If Heath goes into the Chaos now ...” She gritted her teeth.
“He will die.” Carlo didn’t know how he knew it, but he did. The knowledge settled in his bones, and Nanshe sighed in relief.
“Romano,” Dominic spoke over the comm, “do what you can to get Heath on lock and bring him here. We’ll get his Fate back, but he can’t go now.”
“You want to tell the Unseelie that? The dude is shadow man. Meaning he could literally make you fuck yourself.”
“Just do it,” Dominic groused.
Yeah, because Carlo didn’t want to imagine his shadow having fun with any part of his anatomy.
“Romano, I swear I will make you absolutely fuck yourself if you don’t let me go.”
“Heath, my man, I’ve got the Ales.”
“What is that–” Whatever Heath was going to say was lost as static filled the comm.
“We better be prepared for averyangry Unseelie coming this way,” Arturo warned.
Carlo didn’t even respond to his Alpha.
“I think it would be better if you all met in my home. At least we’d have the magic to hold him,” Kalinda offered.
