The slightest smile twitched Gavin’s lips. “You look pretty cute soaking wet.” He reached out and touched my left ear. “You have little mouse ears.”
My jaw dropped. “Oh. No. You. Didn’t. just make fun of my ears.” I smiled as he pulled me into a soaking wet, bone-crushing hug. Seriously though, I did have big ears and when my hair was wet they poked out.
‘We’ll figure this out,’I told him using the bond mostly to remind myself that it was there. That we were this close. That the guy I had been dreaming of for months was holding me against his rock hard chest right now. He broke away and placed a sweet kiss on my lips.
“I yelled at Nahuel. Now I feel bad,” he stated.
I nodded. “You had every right to be confused and angry. He will understand.”
The drums started up again and Gavin looked out onto the forest before turning to face me with wild emotion. “If it comes to ending your life or mine. I chose mine.” Then he walked back to the fire leaving me to contemplate the shitty turn of events my life had taken. I don’t think we had a choice; that was the problem.
‘What’s going on? Your emotions are all over the place,’my father bellowed in my head.
I sighed.‘Nothing I can’t handle, Pops.’
Bring on the serious shit because if I ever came face to face with this teen-raping Skin Walker, it was game on, I would rip his face off and tear him limb from limb.
Chapter Six
We were all back around the fireplace, Gavin had stepped up and taken the lead. “What’s a Skin Walker?”
Nahuel nodded. “Each culture has their own stories about Mukesh: the devil, dark witch, monster. He can take the form of any animal and also the form of a human. He can kill a human with one touch, make your relive your worst memories inside your head for eternity, and he can compel you to do things against your will.”
Oh, shit balls. The hairs on my arms stood up as Jaxon looked at me wide eyed.
‘I want my mommy,’Jaxon joked and I ignored him, standing.
“How do we kill him?” I growled. Because in my humble opinion that was the important question here. Let’s go out on a hunting party and gut this monster.
Lina laughed. “Mukesh cannot be killed easily, just as Nahuel cannot.”
Okay, interesting. “But, if one wanted to castrate this bastard …” I mused aloud.
Lina grinned and nodded. “Legend says that only a Skin Walker can kill another Skin Walker.”
Argh! But he was the only one left! Wait … except he wasn’t. Our gaze fell upon Gavin.
Gavin straightened, gritting his teeth. “I’m not like him.”
Nahuel placed a warm hand on Gavin’s shoulder. “No, grandson, you’re not. You have the love of many people inside your heart. But you do carry the lineage and it may be enough to kill him, one day.”
I huffed. “One day! We have three!” Or was it two? Shit. The moon looked pretty full.
Jaxon stood. “Youhave three days, sister.”
Oh, yeah. Shit. I was dying, not Gavin. Nahuel bent down and grabbed a burnt chunk of wood from the fire, making his hands ashy. Stepping in front of me, he smudged my forehead and my cheeks.
“Little wolf. I pledge to do everything in my power to save you,” he declared and suddenly my throat clenched with emotion. I nodded.
Lina and Nahuel shared a look and she nodded.
“That’s why tomorrow, you must go on a vision quest, not Gavin.” My brain scrambled in confusion at his words.
“Me?” Umm, hello? I’m a white girl.
He nodded. “Gavin’s soul is using the matebond to take from you what he needs to survive and you will be left with nothing.”
Gavin looked enraged. “Well, stop it! I don’t want to hurt her! Let me go.”
