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Chapter 7
Why the hell was thewitch hunter with us?
Kayde didn’t really have a reason to be here and he made it perfectly clear he didn’t have the desire, so why was the grumpy and sarcastic pain in the ass joining our little expedition at the last minute? Was he actually feeling guilty?
We landed as a group in the same location I entered last time. Apprehension and sudden fear gripped my body so tightly I trembled. Total darkness surrounded us as I felt a hand grab my own and squeeze lightly. I couldn’t tell if Gabe or Ryder were the one giving me reassurance since Damian’s cool touch would have alerted me instantly, but I relaxed and lost some of the tension in my shoulders.
I could do this.
“Lumos,” I chanted as the ball of light bounced around my head and twinkled lightly in a brief hello.
Gabriel stood a few feet in front of me, his Lycan eyes adjusting easily to the dark. Ryder didn’t seem to have any trouble either as his own began to glow a translucent pale greenish color. Damian was right at home and I knew the vampire was as familiar and comfortable as a bat.
That only left the jackass who was standing next to me.
It took all of three seconds to figure out he was the only one close enough to have reached for my hand.No way . . .
My gaze locked onto his brown eyes that instantly seemed distant. I must be imagining things. There was no way Kayde could have felt my fear and apprehension and actually cared. Right?
I realized the others were waiting for me and I cleared my throat. “Let’s go. I want to get this over with as quickly as possible.”
Five minutes into our little expedition and my right arm and shoulder began to throb in the exact location of the bite. I winced as I missed a step and paused, placing my hands on my knees as I bent over and breathed through the pounding agony.
“Cassie?” Gabriel’s hand met my back as I glanced up, all four men staring at me intently.
“It’s the bite.”
‘It stings?’
“Yes, it stings and throbs.”
“I was hoping this wouldn’t happen,” Ryder answered as he placed a hand on my arm. Our eyes met and I felt the pain begin to ebb and fade.
“Ryder, did you . . .?”
“Yes.” He pressed a kiss to my forehead. “I can absorb most of it.”
