Page 40 of Witch Undecided

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The mate bond is just biology,Rune says.We can be more than that. We can be true friends.

It’s a nice thought, but we all know that tempering our instincts is going to be near-impossible.

Tor shakes his head and rubs the back of his neck. “I need her to be home.”

Halle hands out the drinks and then freezes. “Did you—”

“Tor!” Wren cries out. “Something’s outside.”

I sense it next, a ripple in the air. The presence of something other, acrid and abnormal. Tor’s eyes widen and Rune leaps to his feet.

I’m stripping off my clothes and out the door in seconds.

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