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As she slid into her invisibility shield and took to the air, she crossed over the Graveyard. She could see the lights of Maeve’s Jeep as she made her final drive through the weed and cactus riddled area that also served to keep the territories separate. The Graveyard was a deadly hub for their world.
She wondered now why she’d ever allowed Cole into her life in the first place. What could she have expected from her world except severe heartbreak?
Nearing Broken Bridge, she drew a deep breath and steeled her heart against Cole once more. She focused instead on the job they had to get done. As she flew in, however, she was stunned to see that Cole was tracking her. How was that possible?
She paused in the air and checked her spell. It was intact, so what did this mean, though it was clear he could see her or at least her aura. The few witches or warlocks who could use an invisibility shield always exhibited an aura to those with the heightened capacity to see it.
She descended to stand next to him. She created her meditative state then stepped out of the shield. “You could see me?”
He appeared dumbstruck. “I’m not getting it either and it wasn’t exactly you that I saw, but some kind of violet mist and very faint.”
She knew her mouth had dropped open, but all she could do was stare at him. Finally, she said, “Cole, you shouldn’t be able to see anything like that. You’re a wolf.”
“Well, I can. Does this mean your spell isn’t working anymore, or what? Will we be seen if we walk into the club?”
She shook her head, but felt her brow grow puckered. “Unless there’s a powerful alter in the club, we’ll be invisible. Julio might be able to see us, but you heard Ralph. He’s not likely to be there and only his lesser wolves will stick around to close up.”
Cole glanced at the sky. “We have less than two hours before dawn. If we’re going to do this, we should get going.”
Lauren spoke firmly. “Oh, we’re going. First, though, back into the shield.”
When he moved close, she took his arm and calmed her mind. Ready? She asked telepathically.
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Give me a sec. She watched him take several deep breaths then finally nod to her.
Still holding his arm, she focused on her spell then moved them both within the shield. She met his gaze. No pain?
None.
Good. And while we’re on this mission, telepathy only. We can be overheard.
I remember, and I agree.
Then Cole did something that shocked her. He held out his arm and his booted foot.
She looked at his foot, then his face. He was offering to fly her to the club, but she wasn’t sure she could handle that kind of contact. She understood extremely well that the last hour with Cole had brought back a host of feelings for him. No, we can fly beside each other.
I’m sure we could, but I have some strong instincts yelling at me right now that tell me we need to be physically connected. This seems like the simplest way to do it.
Now that he’d mentioned the need for connection, she was feeling it as well. They were going into a dangerous, unknown situation with an invisibility shield that offered no physical protection whatsoever to either of them.
She needed to make sure Cole understood the limitations. The shield won’t keep us from getting hurt. If someone fires a weapon and we get caught in the crossfire, we’ll get hit.
I understand. But we still need to stick close.
He waved her toward him.
She relented. Fine.
As she’d done many times in the past when they’d dated, she perched on top of his foot and slid her arm around his neck. His arm became a vise as he pulled her tight against him and it felt so good.
Damn.
Her heart warmed up and started to blaze. She’d never thought she’d be this close to him again. It felt so right her eyes stung. Let’s go.
He rose into the air and flew them swiftly to the Furred Up And Ready Club.
