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Kade hesitates, but then decides they’re about to find out whose side Dinah’s really on. She’ll either create an Excalibur replica.
Or they’re about to have a very powerful witch enemy on their hands.
Right now, he wants to get back to Elara.
Moving through the trees, Kade barely has to focus to track her. He’s been doing it so long it’s now as part of him as his wolf is. It means he’s not surprised to hear Elara’s voice before he sees her.
Followed by Jordyn’s. “So, do you actually like this Kade guy? The two of you revolve around each other like you’ve found a new orbit.”
Kade’s ducked behind a tree trunk before he can stop himself. He knows he just chose to eavesdrop, but he can’t help himself.
He needs to hear the answer.
“I…don’t know,” Elara says so softly he has to strain to hear her.
Kade peers around the trunk, his wolf gaze slicing through the dark. He can make out Jordyn and Elara a few yards away, both sitting on the ground and leaning against the same tree.
Elara picks up a stick from beside her, fiddling with it. “I can’t explain it, but I’m drawn to him. Despite everything he’s done…”
Kade swallows hard. The words are beautiful. Exhilarating.
And oh so wrong.
Jordyn turns to study Elara and even at the distance, Kade can see there’s no censure or judgment in her posture. Jordyn’s trying her best not to judge her for the way she’s feeling, even though she must know to some extent what he's done. He leans a little heavier against the trunk. Elara’s right to think the way she does. She shouldn't feel this way for him. No matter what he feels for her.
"He's been stalking me and keeping secrets, but I just can't stay away,” Elara whispers. “I just can't control it.”
Jordyn’s silent. Kade’s holding his breath.
The night seems to hold still, as if it’s too waiting to see what Elara will say next.
She looks up at the canopy, probably at the star-studded sky above. “I'm falling in love with him. I may already be in love with him.” She sighs. “What do I do?"
Kade’s floored by the admission. It’s clear there’s some kind of connection between them, but he assumed it was stronger on his side than on hers. But Elara’s falling for him…
She may already have.
The words, the knowledge, all of the infinite possibilities that come with it sing through his vein. Lift his heart. Has his soul ascending to a stratosphere of joy he didn't know existed.
Until the grief at the impossibility of it all slams him down far more painfully than if he’d never soared in the first place.
He curses silently, now sagging against the tree once more. This far-fetched chance was the reason he tried so long to stay away from Elara. He doesn't want her hurting any more than she already has. It’s a complication they can’t afford. They can never be together.
Elara’s destined to be with Laith.
It’s how she’s going to save them all.
Kade should’ve controlled himself better.
Jordyn hasn’t responded, and Elara’s now staring at the fragile stick as if it has the answers she’s seeking. He needs to show himself. He’s heard too much as it is.
Kade’s just taken a step when someone drops from the trees above, right between him and the girls.
Elara scrambles to her feet as Jordyn screams. Kade leaps forward, readying his wolf to do what needs to be done.
“Chad,” he snarls, recognizing the shifter who oversaw the ritual killings.
The ones Kade failed to stop.
