See How She Falls (The Chronicles of Izzy #3)(27)
“Yes?” Francesca answered.
“Hi, Francesca. This is Izzy.” She interrupted me before I was even able to utter the rest of my greeting.
“Please do not think that I will believe this nonsense any more than Damali did. We shall not stand with you on this. Not until you are able to provide irrefutable proof that such a thing could occur. Until then, let me assure you that I am doing all that I can to look into the runes and prophecy to see how they are tied together. Feel free to contact me when you have more substantive evidence.” Then it was nothing but the dial tone.
“I mean, I thought they were pissed about me being left in charge, but this is just ridiculous. They said they would help.” I stared in disbelief at the phone that had been hung up on me twice as it started to ring once more. I didn’t think, I just answered. “Hello?”
“Why aren’t you on your way? If you’d left after the last call you could have saved a heck of a lot of time. For craps sake woman, hop to it. Mona is waiting for you. Are you coming or not?” Sena’s voice blared in my ear.
“Yes, on our way now. One question. Who is Mona?”
“Your aunt. Now get here, and fast. Some of the Seers had a vision.”
“We will get there as soon as we can," I promised.
“I’ll make our travel arrangements," Kennan said from the shadows. I really missed the days where he was my teammate and equal. Now it felt like I led a dictatorship. I supposed I was being a bit hypocritical though. It was only two months ago that I was begging the man to treat me like the new Council leader.
“I’ll go up and pack our bags. Are you okay to come with us, Conall?”
“As I have told you a thousand times, where you go, I will follow. I will not fail my mother in this, nor will I allow what happened to Cait to happen to you.” A haunted look lingered in his eyes. “Now go and pack, I will help Kennan make the arrangements. Aberto, would you please accompany Izzy so that she is not left alone?”
“I will.” Aberto motioned for me to lead the way.
I walked out of the room, pausing to kiss Kennan on his cheek as I went, careful not to let any of the runes touch him, and careful to keep my pukey breath away from him. I was getting downright talented with these acrobatic kisses. I could probably become a contortionist in the circus if this whole Seer thing didn’t work out. Because, let’s be honest, if it did work out, that meant I had a one way ticket to my demise. I sighed pulling away from Kennan, trying to shake the self-pity off. If it meant keeping that creepy thing from having dominion over the world, I would lay my life down.
“Okie dokie, then. I’ll be back down in just a few minutes. Y’all will get everything ready?”
“We will be ready to go when you get back," Kennan assured me. Knowing him, he was calling in the use of a jet of some sort to take us down to Georgia quickly. I wasn’t looking forward to that flight.
Chapter Fourteen
I wasted no time gathering my belongings; there wasn’t enough time as it was to stop what was coming. Checking the bags once more, I looked over to Aberto and gave a nod. It was time to go, hopefully the Order would have more answers. I walked down the hall from my room, towards the front of the house with Aberto and Conall in tow. I still wasn’t sure why both of them needed to accompany me, but arguing would have just taken too much time and quite frankly, more energy than I had to expend.
“Izzy.” Molly’s hesitant voice pulled me to a stop.
“What is it?” Molly had started to have visions again, and if she looked this concerned, I knew it had to be about that.
“May I speak with you alone for a moment?” She eyed my Guardians warily.
“We don’t have much time, but I can make it happen.” I shooed Conall and Aberto away. “Just give us a second, would you?”
“We will remain within eyesight, Milady.” Conall bowed deeply, moving several steps away.
“Looks like that is as good as it’s gonna get. What’s up?” I turned my attention back to Molly.
“I don’t think you should go, Izzy. I saw something, and I’m not sure what it is, but it isn’t good. I don’t have a good feeling about any of this. Ian won’t be there to watch you and neither will I.” Molly’s eyes filled with tears as she pulled me against her in a rare show of affection.
“Molly, slow down. What did you see? Why are you so worried?” Fear radiated from her body as I held her close.
“I saw the thing come, and I saw, well I’m not sure what they were, but they were fighting the thing, the demon guy. Then I saw you, and you just walked up to it and disappeared.” Molly had apparently witnessed what I’d been dreaming for months.
“It’s what must be done," I whispered in her ear. “Everything will be alright. Just promise me, that if anything happens to me, you will look out for Kennan. Make sure he is okay.” I pulled back to look her in the eyes. I wanted to be sure she understood what I was asking her.
“You better not die, Izzy! I already bought that God awful dress for your wedding.” Molly pinned me with her eyes.
“Molly, I will do what must be done. There really is no other option at this point. I’m sorry, but we have to go. Just promise me, okay?” I pleaded, hoping she knew how much I needed this.