Sander huffs out a deep breath and paces the small motel room. “Fine. A woman named Ash told him he needed to face his demons if he wanted to be with you. When he was a boy, he and his brother were walking through the forest at night. His brother was killed by an evil spirit, no trace of his brother was ever found. According to this Ash, the creature marked him and his blood. Attaching itself to him, keeping him isolated and alone, it feeds off his misery. Logan’s nightmares have been getting worse since arriving here.”
My heart thuds painfully in my chest. “Since he met me?”
“I think that has something to do with it. You make him happy, truly happy for the first time.”
“So, he wasn’t leaving me?”
Sander’s eyes soften. “No, he wasn’t. I think he did what he did, so if he didn’t return, you wouldn’t be waiting.”
Anguish squeezes my chest, replaced by resolve.
“Where?”
“Salena.”
“He’s my fucking mate. He will not face this alone. Where!” I scream, my chest heaving with all the emotions building up inside of me. I will not stand by while he faces this spirit alone. Fuck that, he is mine, and I will stand with him.
Sander sits down heavy on the bed. Leaning forward, he places his elbows on his knees.
“Lake Priest.”
“In Idaho?” I ask incredulously.
“Yes.” Sander’s eyes meet mine. “He left by car with Ash about forty minutes ago.”
“Fucking Ash. She disappears for weeks and shows up and takes my mate.”
“We can catch up to them if we leave now.”
I startle. “You're coming?”
Sander stands, grabbing his jacket and sending me a wink. “He told me to watch you. I can’t do that if you leave, and he’s my best friend. I hate letting him leave alone.”
“Ash is with him, right?”
Sander nods with a slight tilt of his head, his eyes filled with curiosity as he looks at me. “Who is she?”
I turn, opening the door, and Sander walks out to his rental truck. “She’s a skinwalker, a powerful one. There’s not a lot she doesn’t seem to know.”
Sander pales. “You’re joking?”
“Nope.”
Sander's eyes are filled with apprehension as he pulls out onto the road.
“What’s wrong?” I ask as I pull out my phone, my fingers flying over the keypad. I send the pack a group message explaining everything and turn off my phone. My brothers will be worried, sure, but I’ve given them orders to wait for me.
“Skinwalkers are unpredictable. They work in riddles most of the time, and to their own benefit.”
I rest my chin in my hand and look out the window. “I know. But Ash can be trusted.”
“What makes you say that?”
I see her eyes when she looks at Kai and know Ash won’t do anything to mess up a second chance with my brother.
“I just know.”
Chapter Fifty Four
