Delilah Devlin - My Immortal Knight 03 by All Knight Long Page A

turned, all three people leaning over the table laughed.
    “The Queen of Wands! Appropriate, non ? A woman
of passion and energy. You are fond of nature— wild things , yet you are
practical.”
    The second card brought the tension back. A man
dangled by his foot from a rope that hung in the air.
    “The Hanged Man. Dis indicates you’ll experience
suspense and change. There may be sacrifice for great gain, or a search for
inner truth. A change in point of view may be needed.”
    “But what does that mean?” Lily asked.
    Madame settled back in her chair and folded her hands
on her stomach. “Your choices have brought you to dis point. Now it is up to
you to gain wisdom from your search for truth.”
    Lily shook her head, but Joe squeezed her shoulders.
He wanted to see the next card.
    Madame’s hands remained on her belly and she smiled at
Lily. “Turn the next one, my dear.”
    Lily reached a tentative hand to the card, and Joe had
to smile. For all her professions of belief in empirical proof, she was
enthralled. She flipped the card.
    A beautiful woman blended two bowls of water into a
single stream.
    “It is called ‘The Star’ and represents the blending
of the past and present. An awareness and acceptance of two worlds.” Madame
glanced pointedly between Lily and Joe.
    Feeling a little mesmerized, Joe murmured, “Thanks,
Madame.”
    She nodded her acceptance, and then swept her hand
toward the sofa. “Please, take a seat and we’ll talk. “
    Joe held his hope in check and sat down. Dragging a
hand through his hair, he tried to figure out a place to begin.
    “Joe wants to be human again.”
    Joe smiled ruefully. Lily’s eagerness eclipsed his.
    Madame’s dark gaze seemed to look straight through
him. “What about your new existence can’t you accept?”
    “I’m a damn parasite!” Frustration made his reply
angrier than he’d intended. “I feed off humans.”
    “Do you take more than they can give?”
    His hands dug into his thighs. “Sometimes, I want to.
It’s hard to fight the hunger.”
    “God gives us all tests.”
    “I don’t think God has anything to do with my current
state.” Darcy and her bloodsucking boyfriend do!
    Madame nodded. “I think you will find your mortality.”
    He stared, hope rising. He leaned forward. “How? What
do I have to do?”
    “You must face your past. Go home.”
    Not what he wanted to hear. He shook his head and
looked at Lily. Her bleak expression reflected his heart’s dismay. “I don’t
understand.”
    “I can’t tell you anythin’ more.”
    His head dipped. He’d come all this way only to hear
that he had to go home. Something he already knew.
    “Madame,” Lily’s voice broke through his
disappointment, reminding him of the other danger lurking. “There’s one other
problem I need your advice concerning.”
    The old woman reached across the table and took Lily’s
hand. She turned the palm upward. “You haven’t figure it out yet, have you
child?”
    “What?”
    “Tell me first. What disturbs you?”
    “There are so many things. I have intense…cravings.
And then there’s this …thing following me.”
    Madame tilted her head toward Joe. “Does this man
satisfy your…cravings?”
    Lily nodded her head, blushing.
    “Then isn’t your problem solved?”
    “What I feel isn’t normal.” Lily gripped the edge of
the table. “I want too much. Besides, he’s leaving.” She shrugged her shoulders
and bit her lip. “And then there’s the other…thing.”
    “The wolves? Do wolves follow you now?”
    Lily exchanged a shocked glance with Joe before
dragging her gaze back to the woman. “Yes. Or at least one does.”
    Madame turned to Joe. “The only way to keep them from
her is to take her with you.”
    Joe nodded. “Why do they follow her?”
    “For the same reason you do.” Her little smile told
him he wouldn’t like what she said next. “To mate.”
    His body tightened. “Is it because of her increased
sex drive?” he