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He whistled under his breath. “You look beautiful, baby. Even as a wolf.”
A yelp burst from her muzzle as she charged Spencer, shifting at the last second and stumbling over her own two feet until she landed in his arms. He was quick to wrap his arms around her, and even quicker to yank the t-shirt off his body before thrusting it onto hers.
“I thought they k****d youthought you died.” Dina mumbled into his chest, running her hands over his shoulders, through his hair, and over the stubble that covered his face. “You were slippin’ away; I could feel it. You were so close to d***g.”
“I know, baby. I know.” He said soothingly, cradling her neck and staring at her like they were the only two people in the world, like they weren’t in the middle of the street after a battle between three mythical species.
“You’re my mate, Spence. Ain’t that something? There’s thisthis chain tying us together now.” She rambled.
“It’s a mate-bond. It means that your…your wolf, is also attached to him.” I explained, trying my hardest not to interrupt their moment, but this was something they needed to know.
“So, the voice I keep hearing in my head is my wolf.” Dina blinked, not an ounce of her previous rage on her face. “I’m still a Vampire, but you also made me a wolf. Don’t take this the wrong way or nothing, but that kind of power shouldn’t be available to anyone.”
“Believe me, I agree. It’s terrifying having this much, but if it means I can keep my people safe, then I’ll use every drop.” I replied wholeheartedly, then slid my attention to Spencer. “It doesn’t matter to me who the Vampire’s chosen to follow, as long as it’s not the witches. Deacon clearly cares about you and the others but know that even if I don’t have your loyalty, you have mine.”
Dina’s eyes flickered between Spencer and I, a million words sparkling behind sheets of amber. Her mouth popped open and stayed open.
“Thank you.” Was all she said, her voice soft and genuine.
I wanted to personally tell Dina the ins and outs to being a Werewolf considering I had no clue how to reverse what I’d done, but I never got the chance.
I scented him long before he wrapped his arms around me and hoisted me off the ground, but that did nothing to dull the absolute f*****g relief I felt when I looked into Nolan’s eyes. There were knots of vicious tension in my shoulders and in the freshly healed muscle along my back that I hadn’t even realized was there. When the sparks danced along my skin, like tiny electrical currents n*****g at my nerve endings, they vanished one by one.
“Goddess, I missed you.” I muttered, only getting out half a groan before he smashed his lips against mine and swallowed my pain whole.
Nolan didn’t erase what had been done to me, but with every languid stroke of his tongue against my own and with every soft n*p he left on my lips, he took a piece of the trauma and cradled it in his arms.
Every single time I stared into his eyes, falling into the darkness that filled them, I realized that there was nothing in this world I had to shoulder alone.
“You f*****g terrify me, you know that?” He snarled in between kisses, his eyebrows gnashed together.
“Terror is not an emotion I’m used to feeling, and I’m quickly growing to hate it.”
“I’m sorry, Nolan. I never meant to run off on my own. The witches tricked me, somehow. They used
Breyona’s voice to lure me away, but I’m safe now. We’re all safe now.” I breathed, quickly going silent when I placed a hand on either side of his face.
How one person could fill another so completely, I’d never understand. Every single facet of me, every flaw and strength, Nolan had access to. Loving another person like this was terrifying in and of itself, but it was a risk I couldn’t imagine not taking.
“Well, we’re somewhat safe. I take it you’ve seen the newest edition to our prison.” Nolan grumbled.
His eyes were swirling with flecks of gold when they slid to where Tessa sat in the grass, so tightly bound she couldn’t move a muscle. I wasn’t sure who put the gag in her mouth, but I appreciated the added precaution.
“I’m looking forward to getting some answers for a change.” I replied eagerly, not at all thinking about how we’d get those answers. “I’m willing to bet anything that she knows “.
I stopped abruptly, the words disintegrating on my tongue, though I wasn’t sure why.
Deacon and the others had returned, Brandon included, but that wasn’t what made me pause. Zeke was the only one of us not talking, separate from the little groups we formed to relish in the addictive, but fleeting, feeling of victory.
He stood off to the side, a few feet away from Tessa as he stared her down.
It wasn’t until Nolan, and I walked over that a sinking feeling rocked me in the gut.
“Zeke, what is it?” Nolan said the words I couldn’t, the ones that were currently lodged in my throat.
Our close friend didn’t tear his eyes away from the witch, didn’t so much as blink when he shuddered and said the one word none of us wanted to hear.
“Mate.”
The trip home was filled with silence.
It wasn’t the comfortable kind that faded into the background and made your eyelids grow heavy as the purr of the car’s engine droned on and on.
This one was full of tension and unspoken words that were so loud they needn’t be spoken at all.
Zeke, Clara, and Mason hitched a ride with Nolan and I since Tessa was currently tied up and unconscious in the back of the work van Breyona drove. Giovanni and Tristan had no choice but to sit back there as well considering they were the only windows blacked out from the rising sun.
It would’ve been safer to wait until dark to move, but we didn’t have the time to waste.
There was no telling if Ember would come back for her twin with more witches, and now that the location of the safe haven was compromised, we needed every spare warrior available to protect the territory.
It did help that Deacon, Dina, and Spence stayed behind, but there was still the risk of the witches attacking during the day.
Since my nerves were too frayed to sleep, I spent the entire drive home thinking of ways to magically protect the safe haven Nolan and I created.
Undoubtedly, Cordelia would be able to help. She could use her protection magic to cast an alarm
like spell, one that would alert us if any witches crossed the boundary, but it would do nothing to give us a heads up
I’d been able to turn a Vampire into a
Werewolf and a Werewolf into a shadow creature, so I couldn’t help but toy with the idea of somehow creating a protective shield over the land. It was a solid plan, but I’d have to be extremely specific on who would be allowed through. 2
By the time we made it to the pack’s boundary lines, I had a stronger idea of what I wanted to do.
I had no doubt that it would take a crap ton of energy, but a shield was exactly what the safe haven needed. Vampires without ill-intentions would be able to pass through and seek shelter, along with any wolves from our pack.
While Nolan, Zeke, and a few of the others transported Tessa into one of the reinforced holding cells, I ran my plan by Cordelia.
The middle-aged witch had been in the middle of smudging the house, singing a whimsical song as she waved the smoking bundle of Sage through every corner of each room. She’d been hesitant over how much energy it would cost me, but was positive it wouldn’t draw on any dark, evil magic.
After telling her about Tessa, she very reluctantly gave me a bundle of some bitter smelling plant she called Hemlock. There wasn’t a drug or herb on this planet that could take away a witch’s power, but this poisonous root would make it harder for Tessa to have access to it. The only stipulation was that it couldn’t be administered for more than a couple weeks, or you’d run the risk of death. It gave us time, and time was exactly what we needed.
Only Brandon, Zeke, and Nolan remained when I made my way down to the prison cells. The overhead lights were bright, reflecting off the pale tile floors and white walls. If you turned your head and ignored the row of glass boxes with cots inside, you could almost fool yourself into thinking this was some ordinary human office building.
“What are you doing here?” I asked Brandon.
Nolan’s brother was mean-mugging Tessa through the observation glass, his arms crossed over his chest as he leaned against the wall. The scowl on his face was identical to Nolan’s.
Zeke, who sat in one of the metal chairs looking just as distraught as he had hours ago, snorted dryly.
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