Red Moon Secrets(57)

I plan on proving that theory wrong.  They know most of my secrets, but do they know them all?
"Even if you did," she adds, her voice light and cheery, despite the horrible circumstances, "you wouldn't get past the valkyries or banshees.  They guard the outside."
I swallow hard.  I've only ever come into contact with a valkyrie once.  Fortunately it wasn't my soul she stole and sent to the spirit planes.  I had to watch her do it to another though.  Alyssa will come for me, and they'll—I have to get out of here before she comes and gives her life in a foolish attempt to rescue me.
"Can you keep a secret?" I ask her as I ready myself to start attempting to break free, preparing to use the powers I was never meant to have.
"You mean the fact you're more than a night stalker?" she whispers, smiling.
My eyes grow wide, and I kneel down, studying her.
"How do you know?"
She studies me hard, coming into full view.  "I know more about you than you do."
 

Chapter 16
 
Gage
 
"Where the hell are you?" I growl over the phone to Gallon, pissed that he's late.  I left Alyssa two days ago to meet his sorry ass here.
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm here.  I've been here.  And I'm still waiting on you to show up.  I've been calling for two fucking days!"
"Dude, I haven't had my phone on for five days.  We were in the middle of tracking a rogue Were that has drawn human eyes to its existence.  What are you talking about?"
I glance down in confusion, and wave my hand over my phone to pull up the call Chaz answered for me two days ago. There it is—the call from Gallon—with a three-minute time announcement.
I start to argue, when my whole body is suddenly cloaked with hot and cold chills of realization.  That mother-fucking duster!
I hang up on Gallon, knowing damn well I'm about to be sick, and I dial Alyssa.  Voicemail.  Straight to voicemail.  I dial her again and again, until I finally see red and destroy my phone in my hand when my anger leaks out.
Pacing back and forth, I start to panic, and I summon my power to see if I can still peg her phone.  Nothing.  Not one fucking thing.  She hasn't made a call in two days.  I knew I hadn't been able to reach her, but I thought she was freaking out because of her feelings that are starting to reform and grow for me.  I needed to wait until I was there - in person - and she couldn't run from me.
What has he fucking done with her?  Dice.  Why the hell didn't I think of him sooner?
I wave my hand over the shattered phone to reassemble it, quickly dialing the incubus who better fucking answer.
"It's about fucking time someone called me," the irritable incubus growls.  "Where the hell is everyone?"
That's not promising.  "How long have that stupid fucking duster and Alyssa been gone?"
"Since right after you left.  They were going out for air, and I haven't been able to reach them since."
"Fuck!" I yell, almost crushing my phone again.  "Which way did they go?"
"Hell, I don't know.  I was busy.  I didn't realize they were running off."
"Did you see her?  Was he fucking forcing her out?"
Dice sits quietly for a minute, so I yell at him again, repeating my question with more urgency.
"Shit!  I don't know.  My back was turned."
He knew.  He plotted this.  He somehow managed to figure out about the spell, and he got rid of me so he could turn her against me.  She'll never forgive me if I can't explain.
I hang up, scream some more into the woods, and then I jump back in my car, ready to find that fucker and destroy him.  No one, and I mean no one, is allowed to fuck with me or my girl.
 
Chapter 17
 
Alyssa
 
After spending a whole day with Shay, I feel terrible for what Mom did to her over a guy—a guy she didn't even like all that much.  Sheesh.
"So—are you okay?" she asks, smiling tightly.  "No urges?"
She's talking about blood.  Apparently my creature goddess craves blood.  Gross.  As if I don't have enough problems.  Fortunately, that part of my fate hasn't come to haunt me.  Yet—I don't think.
"No urges.  I'm fine.  I'm curious as to why I haven't flipped out in a while.  I almost wish I would.  I could save Kane if I totally lost it."
Well, I could have the power to save Kane.  I doubt I could make my bitch half go there and handle business, considering I never have any recollection of what happens after I reach a certain point.
"I don't know.  I've called a friend to come over.  She's a hexer.  She's old and wise—