Marked By Lies: A Reverse Harem Series (The Marked Series Book 1), Paige Orr [new books to read .TXT] 📗

I suck in a sharp breath as I see that it’s definitely the same sigil, even if it is a different passage from the one I read earlier. Finally, we have found something useful! Now, all we have to do is find out what exactly it all means.

Chapter Nineteen

Melissa

Morpheus pulls up in front of the next address on the list and we get out of the car together, making our way up to the front door. I check around to see if there is a key hidden just like at the last place and finding none, pull my lock picking kit from my pocket.

Just as I open the kit and get ready to pull my tools out, Morpheus reaches out, grabbing my hand to stop me. I look up at him confused, but he just gives me a mischievous grin and wiggles his fingers. I hold my hands up in defeat and watch as he steps forwards, hovering his hand over the lock.

A soft blue glow engulfs his hand, and a few moments later the telltale sound of the lock clicking open reaches my ears. I don’t know why I haven’t employed someone with this skill to work with me before. It sure as hell makes things go quicker.

Morpheus opens the door, motioning for me to go ahead of him, and just in case I pull out justice, holding it up and at the ready. We slowly make our way inside, taking our time to look over each room or any nasty surprises. Just like the last house, there is a sense of wrongness to just how clean the house is and the items inside of the closets, making me remember that in my excitement to tell them about the sigil, I forgot to mention this little tidbit.

Once we have made our way through the whole house and found nothing that could jump out at us, we go into the living room. I explain to Morpheus what to expect when I activate my sight so he doesn’t get too worried

“Just to forewarn you, Grey said my eyes get all glowy when I switch to my sight, so don’t go freaking out, okay?”

“You got it kitten, I’ll just stand here like a good boy and do as I’m told.”

He sends me a teasing wink, causing a smile to crack through my seriousness. Closing my eyes, I concentrate on my sight, noticing that it is much easier to access this time, thankfully. I crack my eyes open, turning to the closest wall, and as I expected, the sigil is drawn on every free space. What I wasn’t expecting though is the faint trail of aura that I follow around the room as if the person who wrote the sigils left it behind.

I quickly spin around to face Morpheus with excitement filling me to tell him this new discovery, but when my eyes land on him I’m blinded by the bright aura that surrounds him, the same color that surrounds his hands when he uses his magic.

I close my eyes with a wince, holding my hand up to quiet Morpheus’s worried questions. Note to self, make sure to switch off sight before looking at a supernatural being if you don’t want to damage your retinas. I rub my hands gently across my eyes to wipe the tears forming away before carefully peeling my eyes open.

I let out a sigh of relief when I see everything is back to normal and my shoulders slump in relief. I turn back to Morpheus, seeing the worry for me in his gaze and give him a reassuring smile before clearing my throat and getting back on task.

"Sorry about that, it seems that your aura is too bright for my eyes, I just have to remember to turn my sight off before looking at you."

"As long as you're not in pain, then that's alright. What were you trying to tell me before my dazzling self half blinded you?"

I chuckle at his remark, glad that he's here with me right now. I've been so tense since I started Mr. Sullivan's case, that it's nice to have someone help me relax.

"Well, we were right about the sigil, it's all over the walls in here too. That's not the main thing though. It turns out the more I use my sight, the stronger it becomes. I can see an aura trail that I think belongs to whoever wrote the sigils."

"Shit, that's great news. Maybe you will be able to find a trail that we can follow to bring us closer to wherever they're hiding out."

"I was thinking the same thing. You will just have to make sure you walk behind me so that I'm not distracted with your aura."

I turn around again, putting my back to Morpheus before calling on my sight. This time the aura trail is more prominent, and a grin splits my face in half with how pleased I am with how quickly my sight is developing.

I carefully follow the trail until it leads me to the back door which is lying slightly ajar, making me wonder if the culprit was disturbed and had to make a hasty retreat. I let go of my sight, turning back to Morpheus, curious to find out what he thinks. If the aura trail is that strong, then it's possible that it was us that interrupted the perp, so I need some answers before jumping to conclusions.

"This house belongs to Aurora Rosemist. Is she Seelie or Unseelie?"

"She's one of ours, a Neuroscientist that's been working with sick children."

The grim expression on his face has me feeling like shit for having to ask him about this, especially because I can see the hurt in his eyes. I may