Page 66 of Witch Undecided
Chapter Nineteen
Leif
Ican’t believe I’m doing this. Sitting in the Land Rover half a mile away from the hunt with Tor and Rune, waiting. Just waiting.
I drum a staccato rhythm on the dash. “She’ll think we don’t trust her.”
“She won’t know,” Tor growls. “We stay.”
No harm in it,Rune says from the back seat.
“You two are ridiculous. Cora is perfectly capable of taking care of herself.”
“Except when original vampires are involved,” Tor points out.
“She’s with my pack and several members from yours.”
Our women are perfectly capable of watching out for her, Rune says.Maybe we should leave and come back in a couple of hours to pick her up?
“We stay,” Tor snaps.
“He has a point,” Jasper drawls from the back seat.
Rune growls, low and menacing, and Tor twists in his seat, teeth bared.
“Oh puh-lease, cut the theatrics,” Jasper says. “We all know if Cora is in any danger, I’m the best person to have around. I can be with her in a blink.” He smiles thinly. “I can even take you three with me.”
“We don’t need your fucking help,” Tor snaps.
“I wouldn’t be so hasty,” Jasper says. “You might not like me, but I’m not going anywhere. Best to learn to live with me. Cora needs us all.”
“Cora doesn’t need you, Jasper.” Tor’s lip curls. “You need her.”
“Maybe at one point.” He shrugs. “But things have changed, and you know it. You’re bonded to her, after all. Don’t tell me you can’t feel it.”
Tor and I exchange glances. Jasper is right. Cora cares about him, and those feelings aren’t clouded by a mating bond. So there is no doubt as to their validity. The only thing holding her back is the seal and her doubts as to what exactly Jasper is.
What is he?Rune says, as if reading my thoughts.
Jasper rolls his eyes. “Bored. I might take a peek on Cora all by myself.”
“Don’t,” Tor snaps. “She wants to do this alone.”
But I’m fixated on the fact that Jasper just responded to Rune…had he heard his thoughts?
He’s running away,Rune says.He’s trying to avoid my question.
Jasper snorts. “I don’t run from anything.”
Oh shit. He can hear him.
Rune stares at him levelly.You hear me.
“I’m connected to Cora. Of course I can fucking hear you.”
Well, that begs the question as to what else he can pick up.
“Too fucking much,” Jasper mutters.
