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will. I’m here to offer you a plan B, in case this plan A should fall through,
and the people here should decide that they will not have an Accursed living
among them.”
    I stood from my chair without
thinking. “What plan B?”
    “The Seer has offered your sister
a reprieve in the White World for the time being, until you all can…sort this
mess out.”
    Kayden spoke before I had the
chance to even digest this. “Absolutely not.”
    I looked over at him to see that
Kayden’s jaw was set. “Wait a minute,” I said. “Why would the Seer offer that?”
    Arrol shrugged. “I am but a
messenger, Warrior. It is my expense for a deal I made long ago. The Seer has
given his word that your sister will be safe in White World.”
    I narrowed my eyes. “And why
should I believe that? I’m already in this Seer’s debt, and I don’t even know
exactly what I owe him yet. What’s in it for him?”
    Arrol’s smile seemed a little
forced now. “An investment, I suppose. And that’s not even the best part.”
    I sighed heavily, not sure I
wanted to hear this. “What’s the best part?”
    “The Seer swears that if anything
should happen to your sister while she is in the White World, he will give both
of you back the ownerships of your souls.”
    Beside me, I saw Kayden’s
shoulders tense. My brow furrowed. “What do you mean ‘both of you?’ I’m the
only one—”
    A terrible thought struck me
then. I sucked in air and turned on Kayden. “Oh God, Kayden. What did you do?”
    I knew the answer to this
question just by the look in his golden eyes, and suddenly I wished that I
hadn’t asked. I didn’t want to hear him say the words. What Kayden said was,
“The same thing you did. Where you go, Warrior, I go. In this world and
beyond.”
    Arrol cleared his throat and
spoke before I had time to respond to this revelation. “And how romantic that
was, Libra, but I must urge you both to consider this offer carefully. There may
come a time soon that you have no other choice.” He went to the door and opened
it, but turned around once more before he left. “Don’t be too hard on him, Sun
Warrior. His actions were out of love.” Then he shut the door behind him.
    I grabbed Kayden by his
shirtfront as soon as Arrol was gone. “Tell me you didn’t sell your soul to the
Seer, Kayden. Please tell me this is your idea of a really nasty, sick, not
funny at all joke.”
    Kayden said nothing, only stared
down at me with those sunrise eyes. I released my hold on him for fear that I
might punch him in the face for his foolishness. I paced back and forth, unsure
what to do, how to react to this information. That was when Nelly sat up in
bed, rubbing her eyes. “Is everything okay?” she asked.
    I went to sit beside her, jumping
on a task that I could handle. “Yes,” I said. “Everything is just fine. Go back
to sleep, Nell.”
    Nelly looked from me to Kayden
and back again. Then she swung her feet over the side of the bed and stood. “I
think I’ll just give you two a minute,” she said.
    My hand struck out like a snake
and seized her wrist. I loosened my hold when Nelly winced. “Sorry,” I said.
“But you can’t go, Nell. It’s not safe out there for you.”
    Nelly surprised me by gently
removing my hold on her. Her chin tilted up a fraction as she looked at me.
“I’m not helpless, Lex. Can’t you see that?... Don’t you know that?”
    For some reason, though her voice
was as gentle as a feather on skin, these words hurt me. If I no longer had to
protect Nelly, what purpose did I have in this world? I had always defined my
life with that one simple thing. Somehow, losing that was worse than losing my
mother, worse than losing Jackson. Worse than anything.
    Sensing this, Nelly came forward
and pulled me into a hug. I hugged her back, but my throat felt like a log had
lodged in it. “I’ll be fine, Alexa. If anything, you should worry about anyone
who tries to come after me.”
    Nelly released me then