Page 133 of Wolf Cursed
The disbelief in her voice was laced with excitement.
“Yes,” I admitted.
She and Isaac lit up. “No way,” Isaac crowed. “This is amazing. It’s—”
“Later,” Kai snapped. “We don’t have time.”
“Right.” Isaac frowned. “Sorry.”
“Tell me about Drake,” Kai said flatly.
“Apparently, he’s been looking into Ash,” Idrissa said, still glancing between us but clearly back to business. “Silas went by his place, and I guess the asshole’s got a whole Criminal Minds pin-up wall dedicated to her.”
“Why?” I asked.
Her gaze flicked to my hip where we all knew my mark was inked.
“Shit,” I said.
“Drake knows. That means Silas does now too,” Kai said.
“How?” I wondered.
“Does it matter?” Isaac said. “The point is he knows. And so do the others. And when they get here, the first thing they’ll find are the dead bodies you’re using as Welcome mats.”
“Dammit,” Kai muttered.
“This is bad,” Idrissa said, looking down at the bodies. “I mean, the elders and town police turn a blind eye to a lot but dead humans?” He looked at Kai. “They’re going to shit a brick.”
“We can worry about that later,” Kai said. “Right now, we need to figure out how to handle the mark.”
My eyes narrowed at that. Suddenly, I’d been reduced to a permanent ink stain.
“I’m a person, actually,” I said. “And I’m standing right here.”
“I know.” He sighed. “I’m sorry. I just meant we need to protect you. Drake obviously wants you dead rather than let you break the curse. And we don’t know if Silas agrees. It’s not safe here.”
“I can take her home while you talk to Silas,” Idrissa said. “He’s your friend. Maybe he’ll listen to you.”
“Maybe.” Kai shook his head. “But they’ll look for her there. And I’m not leaving her side until we know she’s safe.”
“Our house?” Isaac suggested.
Kai shot him a withering look.
“Right. Also obvious,” Isaac said.
“I should leave,” I said, shaking my head. “Get out of town until this is figured out—”
“You’re not going anywhere,” Kai said. “Not alone.” He looked down at where Vorack lay at our feet, but I couldn’t bring myself to do the same. “We’ll take his rental car. Go to Franklin.”
“What’s in Franklin?” I asked.
“Nothing. That’s the point,” Idrissa said.
“It’ll give us some time to figure things out,” Kai told me.
“I don’t have any clothes,” I said.
