Her Guardians - A Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance(29)

“I… I …,”

“Let me guess, you’ve been having trouble with your spells,” uncle Marcus said folding his hands together .

I glanced at Roman, Erik, Darrin, and Gage who were surrounding the bubble. They were angry, but I could tell they didn’t know what to do .

“They can’t hear us,” uncle Marcus said when he noticed me looking at them. “I have a really big secret I’m going to share with you, but only because I love you dearly my beautiful niece .”

“What?” I asked glaring at him .

He leaned in close. “You’re not a witch. You can’t be one no matter how hard you try .”

Uncle Marcus was the one full of lies. My mom said it would just take time. I needed energy and practice .

I tried to focus my energy, but there was nothing there. If I couldn’t use magic surely, I could use my fists .

I tightened my hand and threw it toward his face. My hand stopped less than an inch from his nose .

Uncle Marcus stepped to the side, and my hand finished the motion causing me to lose balance. I stepped forward, but I couldn’t stop myself from falling to the ground .

“The reason you can’t be a witch is because you don’t have our blood,” Uncle Marcus said .

“That doesn’t make any sense. I have the same blood as my mom, who unfortunately shares some with you,” I said clenching my teeth .

“Unless, say, you were adopted.” He smirked as he walked around me, looking down into my eyes .

I swallowed hard. “But I’m not adopted .”

Could I have been? Why would my mom have kept that a secret all this time ?

Lightning crashed into the ground several feet behind Roman. Something was wrong. Uncle Marcus suddenly looked very angry .

He pushed out his palms which caused the bubble to pulse. Roman, Erik, Darrin, and Gage flew backward and out of sight .

My mom stepped forward out of the lightning and walked slowly toward us. If she’d seen what had happened to my guardians, she ignored it .

“Release her,” my mom ordered .

Uncle Marcus laughed. “You’re in no position to make demands .”

My mom jerked her palm forward, and lightning snapped out and cracked uncle Marcus’s bubble shield. I felt him tense as he tried to reinforce it .

“You are no match for me,” my mother said with a forced laugh. She blasted the bubble again .

“Without an heir to your throne, you’re nothing,” uncle Marcus said grabbing my shirt and pulling me up off of the ground .

My mom narrowed her eyes. “I have an heir .”

“That’s what I thought too, but all I needed was a DNA sample,” uncle Marcus said .

My mom’s arms dropped down to her sides. Her eyes quickly focused on me .

“Is it true?” I asked .

“You are my daughter,” she said taking a step toward me. “Everything will be hers regardless of blood .”

I could tell instantly that uncle Marcus had told me the truth. My mom must have adopted me .

“I have no magic? Then why pull?” I asked and sucked in a sharp breath that pinched my lungs. “But I could feel it !”

“That was only making my shields on you stronger. You were feeling them recharging,” my mom said swallowing hard. “I knew the woman who gave birth to you. I was there the day you were born. She begged me to take care of you .”

My world felt as though it had been pulled out from under me. Who was I? I had a birth mother? I felt dizzy .

I wasn’t a witch. All this time, pulling and practicing for nothing .

“Without an heir, we are on level playing fields. If she doesn’t have magic we are equals,” uncle Marcus, or maybe just Marcus said with a smirk .

“We will never be equals,” my mom roared .

The bubble started rising up off of the ground. Erik had come back and took a step closer before remembering he couldn’t touch the bubble .

“Eve!” he shouted .

My mom held her hand up until it glowed blue. She threw a blue ball of light at the bubble causing it to crack again .

“Ha!” uncle Marcus laughed. “You’re so weak !”

I wiggled out of uncle Marcus’s grip and pressed my palms against the bubble. “Mom!” I shouted. “Please! Do something !”

She charged her hand again, but this time the ball of light around her hands was red. It looked like a flame. She threw it, and it encompassed the entire bubble. I couldn’t see anything, but I could feel the heat .

I cried out as it felt as though I was being burned. In a matter of seconds, I was falling through the air .





Chapter 18





Eve





W hen I opened my eyes, I was lying on the ground with fluffy white feathers scattered all around me. They lifted into the air and poofed away one by one .

“What happened? I asked as I tried to sit up. My hand shot up to the back of my head. “Oww !”

“Lorne’s spell caught you in time, but it was still a bit of a rough landing,” Darrin said smiling at me .

“Where’s uncle Marcus?” I asked squinting as I looked around the area .

My mom kneeled down next to me and put her hands on my forehead. She mumbled something before looking into my eyes. “He got away, but it won’t be for long.” She smiled. “I know where the bastard lives, and I’m sure as hell going to make him pay .”