Ties That Bind: The Bellum Sisters 3 (paranormal erotic romance) by T. A. Grey Read Free Book Online Page B

remedy and started chugging it in big gulps that hurt her throat when she swallowed.
    “Are you wearing your charm bracelet at least?”
    Lily pulled up the leg of her leather pants until the bracelet showed. Rosa nodded, her expression grim.
    “I worry about you. You know it's out of love, right?”
    Lily smiled for real this time and gave Rosa a one-armed hug. “I know. I love you, too.”
    “Feeling better now?” Rosa grabbed her hand in her soft one. The touch was meant to be comforting, just a friend touching a friend, but then Rosa's pupil's dilated until the brown of her eyes disappeared completely leaving only black holes. She gasped, sucking in a breath of air, and then she stood there, staring but not seeing.
    “Dammit, Rosa, are you okay?” Lily'd seen this before, but it'd never happened to her. She yanked on her hand but it was like trying to yank her hand out of an ogre's grip.
    Rosa sucked in a sharp breath and her hand flexed open, fingers pointing straight. Her chest moved rapidly, then slowly her pupils receded back to small points. She blinked slowly before looking back at Lily. She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. Her cheeks were pale like she'd seen a ghost.
    “What's wrong, Rosa? What did you see?”
    “You. You’re dead.”
    The shrill of an old time telephone tore through the moment like a chainsaw. After the sixth ring, Rosa jerked then slowly moved to the phone. She kept an antique phone, a vertical rotary one that hung on the wall. She answered it and her shaky voice almost sounded normal.
    She hung up a minute later. “I'm sorry,” she said, her voice distant. “I have to go. A special meeting's been called. I'm required to be there.”
    “What kind of special meeting?”
    Rosa shook her head, her eyes faraway as she moved around the room putting supplies in a brown shoulder satchel. “I'm not sure. He just said I'm required to show up.”
    “Who?”
    Rosa paused in the motion of grabbing her keys. “Telal Demuzi.”
    Lily's brows shot up. “My demon? I'm going with you.”
    A brisk shake of her head. “No way. He said just me.”
    Lily jammed her remedy into a bag and slung it around her shoulder. “You're taking me.” She stared at Rosa until she hesitantly met her gaze. The staring contest went on for a good two minutes before Rosa finally sighed.
    “Fine, you win.”
    “I always do.”
     
     

CHAPTER 8
     
    “It's time,” Kearnyn said.
    Telal finished putting his documents into a briefcase and snapped it closed. He nodded to Kearnyn and laid his hand on his shoulder. With a thought, the room around them disappeared. A new room slowly appeared with a long oval desk surrounded by more than a dozen leather chairs. A single door was the only way in or out and on the opposite wall was a white dry-erase board. Influential figures were already coming into the room.
    Telal started around the room, shaking hands with each of the members. For all that he knew, nothing like this had ever been done, and certainly what he wanted to accomplish, had never been done. Most of the members he was familiar with, others were only an acquaintance.
    Tyrian en Kulev came to represent the Atal warriors, Alpha Lyonis Keelan of the shapeshifters, Jeremiah Caine of the succubus council, and Rosa Medina a witch of incredible power. Telal glared as a small woman with dark curling hair came out from behind Rosa.
    Telal stalked to her before he thought twice about it. She smiled when she saw him. He snatched her by the elbow and dragged her to the corner of the room.
    “What the hell are you doing here?”
    “I was already hanging out with Rosa. I figured I'd come and see what this mysterious meeting was about.”
    He looked away as if trying for patience. “If you do anything to destroy this meeting...” He left the threat at that.
    She gave him a haughty look. “I'm not stupid. I just want to see what this is all about. Besides, I think I already know.”
    “Your level of