Chapter 208 

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 Asher 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 Asher 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.

a shield was exactly what the safe haven needed. Vampires without ill-intentions would be able to pass

into one of the reinforced

witch had been in the

hesitant over how much energy it would cost me, but was positive it wouldn’t draw on any dark, evil

this poisonous root would make it harder

my way down to the

with cots inside, you could almost fool yourself into thinking this was some ordinary

you doing here?”

arms crossed over his chest as he leaned

sat in one of the metal chairs looking just as distraught as

the

I said before. What’s it fucking matter? Her twin nearly melted my head off and everyone’s

snapped with a

a look in his direction,

that was scarily calm.

for a few tension-filled seconds before averting

let me know if she says anything

up until he reached the door that would lead to the winding staircase that

staring at the spot. Brandon had occupied when he said, “ I’m going to talk to

alright?” I asked, placing a hand on his arm to stop

edges of his jaw and lips softened when he

Let’s hope I get to him before he finds the liquor.” He grunted, tossing me

through Asher’s whiskey collection.

nothing left to do but fixate on Zeke’s forlorn stare and

on.

back to the

her. There was dried blood on her forehead, peeling where

she said anything?” I

“You know, I’d never been in a rush to find my mate. It wasn’t until I saw you and Asher together

painfully at the bleakness in his voice. It was terrifying to think that the selfless man who dropped everything to help Asher and I wouldn’t get the future he

spoken

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