Free Darkness & Discovery (The Bespelled Trilogy #2) by A.L. Larsen Page B

is?”
    “Vegas. But he won’t help
you. In fact, soon as he sees your vamp friends, he’s liable to burn ‘em up.
That’s why I guess I don’t really mind telling you where he is. You can’t hurt
him. You even try, and he’ll take you down. That’s how powerful Jimmy is.”
    “He’s out of control,
isn’t he?” I guessed.
    “Not yet, but he’s
getting there. He’s been on this power trip. Cut himself off from the family,
except for Mikey, cuz Mikey does what you tell him. He’s there in Vegas with
Jimmy.” Tyler looked me in the eye and said, “Jimmy’s only fifteen years old.
He doesn’t know how to control the magic. And it’s just a matter of time –
either it’s going to kill him, or someone else is going to kill him because they
see him as too big a threat.”
    “Does your mom know
what’s going on?”
    “No. She thinks she hit
the lottery and doesn’t really find it suspicious that she hadn’t actually
bought a ticket, that’s how clueless she is. And she thinks Jimmy’s on some
year abroad program with his class. Like, way to not even check with his school
and find out if that’s legit.”
    “Do you think Jimmy
would listen to you? Maybe you can come to Vegas with us and talk to him. It
sounds like he needs help, and so does my boyfriend. Maybe you can convince him
to lift the spell, and then we can find a way to help Jimmy.”
    “You can’t help someone
that doesn’t wanna be helped. And as for your boyfriend, I’m really sorry for
what we did to him. I wish I hadn’t been involved in that, cuz it was wrong.
But I’m not going with you.”
    “Why not?”
    “Because it’s
pointless.”
    I sighed dramatically
and said, “Alright. Well, wish us luck. I just hope your brother doesn’t
barbeque those two guys I was with, because they actually mean more to me than
anyone in the world. But we’ll go to Vegas on our own and try to undo the harm
that was done. Take care Tyler, see ya around. Well, you know, unless I’m caught
in the crossfire and get killed too while trying to help my boyfriend.”
    I turned and started
down the stairs, my heavy-handed guilt trip hanging in the air. Tyler sighed and
called out, “You suck at that. That was one of the most obvious guilt trips
ever.”
    “Did it work? Will you
come to Vegas with us?” I asked, glancing over my shoulder at him.
    Tyler knit his brows
and said, “I might meet you there this weekend. And Jimmy’s in one of the
high roller suites at the Bellagio, by the way. The reason I’m telling you that
is because I want to right some of the wrong me and my brothers caused. And maybe
there is some way to get through to Jimmy, who knows. He used to be a
good kid, so maybe he’ll actually listen to what you have to say.”
    “Thanks, Tyler. Give me
your phone number, ok?” He rattled off the number, and I pulled out my cell
phone and sent him a quick message. “You have my number too now. So if and when
you come to Las Vegas, text me and we can all try to talk to your brother together.”
    “I’m still just thinking about going.”
    “Yeah, but I’m hoping you’ll
do the right thing.” I gave him a little wave and took off after Alastair and
Joey.

 
    Chapter
Six
     
    When we returned to our home away from home, I went
to check on Bryn and found Augustine reading a Kindle while sitting outside the
closed guestroom door. “Hey,” I said. “Whatcha reading?’
    “The Art of War.”
    “Um, ok. Is Bryn in
there?” I asked, indicating the closed door as I sat on the floor across the
hall from Augustine.
    “He went in about an
hour ago, and I’m pretty sure he hasn’t popped himself out. His magic’s been
kind of iffy since he’s been so upset, so I’m not sure he could transport himself right now even if he wanted to. But if he does, all we have
to do is go and get him out of the wine cellar, since that’s about the only
place he’d go.”
    “What was he looking at
earlier – that scene out the window with