yelled.
“Let us in,” another yelled beside the first. He banged his fists on the see-through barrier.
Devin looked back down at Liam and closed his eyes to concentrate. Suddenly, he pulled back his hands and Liam began to shake.
The faces of the men trying to get in matched Devin’s horror at the sight. Something was gravely wrong with Liam.
‘ What is it?’ Nessa asked silently.
‘ Magic,’ Devin replied. Not surprising news. Nessa had figured out that much on her own already.
‘ Day human magic, witch magic,’ Devin added
Nessa gasped and couldn’t help herself. Her surprise made the men outside the barrier even angrier. If anyone else had told her that she would have argued back that it wasn’t possible. But from Devin, and after what Keaton had told her, she was beginning to see that maybe she didn’t see the sidhe the way they really were.
‘ I think touching them made it worse,’ Devin told Nessa.
‘ But Uncle Rolf touched them.’ Nessa has seen her uncle touch the one nearest him as Devin rushed over to them. In fact, her uncle actually caught the first guy from dropping off the stage. Why would Devin make it worse?
‘ Because I’m a day human, and this is day human magic. I think I’m the catalyst for it. No one else will make it worse. You’ll have to take care of them until I can get some help here,’ Devin explained, standing back up. ‘I can’t help them, and I doubt any sidhe can unless you can find the witch in here and convince her to. I need to get some friends to help us. ’
“He’s killing our boys,” the first man said, pointing at Devin.
“He’d never do that,” Nessa snapped at him from her lost thoughts. “He’s already saved several of the sidhe here in the village.”
“And killed a few more,” the second man answered. “We’ve all heard. Finn Ferguson was killed by the day human.”
The first man nodded. “Wasn’t Finn your betrothed? Does the day human have a problem with men being promised to you? Maybe he was acting first this time and attacked Liam.”
Nessa could feel the anger bubbling beneath the surface for Devin. Their words were hard for him to hear as it was for her also. She hadn’t done enough to explain who Liam really was, but she got a clear idea that Devin knew now. Liam shook more beneath Devin. His anger seemed to trigger an even stronger reaction from Liam’s friend.
“He’s doing this. Let us through. Let us protect our men from the day human,” the second man pleaded. He was much smaller than the first man who Nessa knew was a relation of Liam’s.
“Devin would never hurt an unconscious sidhe,” Nessa replied. She at least hoped he wouldn’t. She was sure before that Devin was just acting out of jealousy, but now there was much more anger inside him. Nessa was unsure how long he would be able to hold it together. She should have told him the truth earlier, but she was afraid he was going to leave her.
“Never?” the second man questioned.
“Never,” Nessa replied, sure as she could be. She was more positive the anger was something he wouldn’t act on. Devin had more self-control than anyone she had ever met.
“How about if he was the one to make them unconscious? Then he didn’t do it to an unconscious sidhe. Maybe this is his plan to hurt them and cover it up by acting like he’s trying to save them,” the first pointed out. “We saw how angry Liam was making him. I can see you two are bonded. Can you be sure he wouldn’t act on his instinct to keep you to himself?”
“He’s not like that,” Nessa replied, exasperated. No amount of talking was going to get the sidhe to not view Devin as an enemy.
Devin stood and moved beside her. He was calm for the situation, and all his emotions were checked back behind the emotional wall he liked to put up. At least on the outside no one would see the anger that Nessa was still sure was there. The ironic part was his anger was no longer directed at the
“Let us in,” another yelled beside the first. He banged his fists on the see-through barrier.
Devin looked back down at Liam and closed his eyes to concentrate. Suddenly, he pulled back his hands and Liam began to shake.
The faces of the men trying to get in matched Devin’s horror at the sight. Something was gravely wrong with Liam.
‘ What is it?’ Nessa asked silently.
‘ Magic,’ Devin replied. Not surprising news. Nessa had figured out that much on her own already.
‘ Day human magic, witch magic,’ Devin added
Nessa gasped and couldn’t help herself. Her surprise made the men outside the barrier even angrier. If anyone else had told her that she would have argued back that it wasn’t possible. But from Devin, and after what Keaton had told her, she was beginning to see that maybe she didn’t see the sidhe the way they really were.
‘ I think touching them made it worse,’ Devin told Nessa.
‘ But Uncle Rolf touched them.’ Nessa has seen her uncle touch the one nearest him as Devin rushed over to them. In fact, her uncle actually caught the first guy from dropping off the stage. Why would Devin make it worse?
‘ Because I’m a day human, and this is day human magic. I think I’m the catalyst for it. No one else will make it worse. You’ll have to take care of them until I can get some help here,’ Devin explained, standing back up. ‘I can’t help them, and I doubt any sidhe can unless you can find the witch in here and convince her to. I need to get some friends to help us. ’
“He’s killing our boys,” the first man said, pointing at Devin.
“He’d never do that,” Nessa snapped at him from her lost thoughts. “He’s already saved several of the sidhe here in the village.”
“And killed a few more,” the second man answered. “We’ve all heard. Finn Ferguson was killed by the day human.”
The first man nodded. “Wasn’t Finn your betrothed? Does the day human have a problem with men being promised to you? Maybe he was acting first this time and attacked Liam.”
Nessa could feel the anger bubbling beneath the surface for Devin. Their words were hard for him to hear as it was for her also. She hadn’t done enough to explain who Liam really was, but she got a clear idea that Devin knew now. Liam shook more beneath Devin. His anger seemed to trigger an even stronger reaction from Liam’s friend.
“He’s doing this. Let us through. Let us protect our men from the day human,” the second man pleaded. He was much smaller than the first man who Nessa knew was a relation of Liam’s.
“Devin would never hurt an unconscious sidhe,” Nessa replied. She at least hoped he wouldn’t. She was sure before that Devin was just acting out of jealousy, but now there was much more anger inside him. Nessa was unsure how long he would be able to hold it together. She should have told him the truth earlier, but she was afraid he was going to leave her.
“Never?” the second man questioned.
“Never,” Nessa replied, sure as she could be. She was more positive the anger was something he wouldn’t act on. Devin had more self-control than anyone she had ever met.
“How about if he was the one to make them unconscious? Then he didn’t do it to an unconscious sidhe. Maybe this is his plan to hurt them and cover it up by acting like he’s trying to save them,” the first pointed out. “We saw how angry Liam was making him. I can see you two are bonded. Can you be sure he wouldn’t act on his instinct to keep you to himself?”
“He’s not like that,” Nessa replied, exasperated. No amount of talking was going to get the sidhe to not view Devin as an enemy.
Devin stood and moved beside her. He was calm for the situation, and all his emotions were checked back behind the emotional wall he liked to put up. At least on the outside no one would see the anger that Nessa was still sure was there. The ironic part was his anger was no longer directed at the
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