Page 23 of November Reign
The Hellhound paled, but opened the portal to Mori’s office.
“What? Damon?” Mori stood as I shoved the errant witches and shifter through the portal.
“These are your problem. Barr needs a raise and help. We’re going home,” I said to Mori.
“I thought—“
At Thyme’s signal, Barr cut off the portal to the demon realm, leaving us alone in the club, half the people watching us.
“Fight or flee?” I asked Thyme.
“Up to Barr.” He asked him, “do you have enough to portal us home?”
“Yeah.”
He didn’t wait to ask, just drew the portal, clasped our outstretched hands and dragged us through. Once home, he made an excuse and went to his room.
“Do you think he’ll be okay?” Thyme asked. He worried at his lip.
“I’m sure he knows they had to be told.”
We waited in the kitchen for a few minutes until we heard the sound of Barr returning. He had some of his stuff with him.
“I need to go home and recharge. I’ve got my phone.”
“Are you okay?” Thyme stepped closer to Barr, taking his hands. “I’m sorry we had to tell Mori.”
“No, it’s okay. Just… Thank you for not going to get their mates first. For helping me get them back safe.”
“Barr, you know you’re not going to get into trouble over this. They did this to you. It wasn’t like you let them vanish. They abused your trust.” I hated the wounded puppy thing he had going on. Damon had a lot to answer for.
“Thank you. I just need a couple of days until Mori is less angry.”
“We’ll fix this, I promise.” Thyme hugged Barr before letting go. “Recharge and come back as soon as you are ready, okay? You have a home in the coven.”
He didn’t say anything else. Just drew a portal and left.
I pulled my phone from my pocket and sent a text to the group chat.
Oak
If anyone blames Barr for tonight’s shit show, they answer to me. Damon, Cody, and Parker left him in the demon realm to go drinking in Northarbor. Where they were seen by Basil’s people. Deal with your mates and keep them out of Northarbor for a few days. They need another babysitter if they are pulling these childish pranks.
Replies pinged in pretty quickly.
Damon
Hey!
Cody
I’m sorry!
Parker
WTF??
“Are we being too harsh?” Thyme got a couple of glasses out of the cabinet and poured a generous amount of bourbon.
