Blood Lines: Kallen's Tale (Witch Fairy #3.5) by Bonnie Lamer Page B

her a quick kiss.  “I promise, I will tell you everything as soon as I return.”  And then because I cannot help myself when she is in my arms, I kiss her more thoroughly and I am relieved when she wraps her arms around my neck and opens her lips for me.
     
    Forcing myself to end the kiss before Rhiannon wakes up, I lean my forehead against Xandra’s.  “I am sorry I made you angry.  I promise, you will know everything.” 
     
    “I believe they are coming around,” Kegan says from where he’s standing over Rhiannon. 
     
    Xandra turns to Alita. “I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to meet you at the house, okay?”  Alita nods, still in a daze from this whole experience.  When Xandra uses her wings and flies away, Alita starts walking towards Grandmother’s house.  Kegan and I each pick up an unconscious body and start walking in the opposite direction.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 11
     
    “Who is she, Kallen?” Kegan asks as we trudge through the sand.
     
    “You will know soon enough.”
     
    “Xandra was right.  You have become the king of secrets.”
     
    I sigh.  “It is not my story to tell, cousin.  You will hear the story from Xandra’s lips.”
     
    He is quiet for a moment as we move from the beach to the path through the woods that leads to Rhiannon’s house.  I am not relishing the idea of having to explain to anyone in her family how she came to be in this state.  I believe it would be considered an act of war.  I shake my head in disgust with myself.  All of this could have been avoided if I was not such a coward.
     
    About halfway down the path, both girls begin to come round.  When Rhiannon opens her eyes and realizes where she is, she wraps her arms around my neck.  “You saved me,” she says with a grin.
     
    I snort.  “More like I picked up the pieces of you when you did something foolish.”  I stop walking and unceremoniously drop her to her feet.  “As you are alive and well, you can continue on your own.  I have better company to keep.”
     
    Her eyes become murderous.  “Going back to your half breed?”
     
    I chuckle.  “My half breed as you call her just kicked your ass in a magical duel.  Perhaps your blood line needs a little tainting to make it more powerful.”  No, I am not helping the situation but it is hard to resist pointing these things out.  I believe Xandra may be rubbing off on me.
     
    “You are a bastard, Kallen.  I do not know why my sister even wants you.”
     
    I shrug.  “Me either.  You think I am a bastard now, you should see me when I have spent more than a minute or two in your sister’s company.”  Rhiannon’s face flushes red with anger.
     
    In my peripheral vision, I see that the girl Kegan is carrying has also woken.  He sets her on the ground and steps to my side.  Ignoring Rhiannon, he says, “Are you ready?”
     
    With a grin, I change into my raven form.  Kegan has become his sparrow form and we fly away.  A very angry Rhiannon watches us go.
     
    Flying back to the house is much faster than walking.  I love the feel of soaring through the air like this.  I wish Xandra could do this with her Angel wings.  She can fly with them.  She just cannot let anyone know that she has them. 
     
    Landing on the terrace, we both shift back to our Fairy forms.  Kegan walks ahead of me into the house in search of Alita and Xandra.  I am close on his heels.
     
    We find them in the kitchen.  Before I have a chance to even open my mouth, Kegan says, “Perhaps now you could enlighten me about who you really are.” He glares at me.  “My dear cousin has absolutely refused to do so.”
     
    I grin as I walk behind Xandra’s stool.  I wrap my arms around her waist and give her a kiss on the cheek.  It is too soon for that, apparently.
     
    “Uh uh, you go over there,” she demands disentangling herself from my arms.  “You have a lot of explaining to do before I say another