I sighed and reached out to rub thestubble along his jaw. “Don’t you see? We’re stronger together.”
Before I could get a reaction, Mama’svoice called out behind me.
“You best take your car out the back way.I’ll hold him off.”
Mukesh. He was here. Now. I hoped Nahuelwas okay, but I couldn’t think about it now.
I spun around to see Mama in her nightrobe, eyes clouded over with silver, hair standing a few inches off of herbody. She was positively crackling with power.
“Thank you. I’m so sorry.” I didn’t knowwhat else to say.
Cee Cee was at the front door and I sawthat Tonia and Gracie were awake now too, all of them looked to bespellcasting.
“Let’s go,” I told the group.
Avery linked arms with Gavin and hauledhim up as I grabbed both of their backpacks. Jaxon pulled a sleek black gunfrom his backpack and my eyes widened. “Where did you get that?!”
Jaxon raised one eyebrow. “Dad. Come on.”
Well, okay. I mean, I’d trained with agun before but never really had cause to use it. With Jaxon in the lead, CeeCee threw open the front door and what I saw had my jaw hanging open. I musthave stopped walking because Avery and Gavin ran into my back.
“Sorry,” I mumbled and kept moving, nevertearing my eyes away from the huge blue dome that had erected over Mama’sproperty. I could see it crackle and flicker as Mukesh threw all that he had atit. I could see the outline of his form at the front gates and I shivered.
“Don’t worry, he can’t see you,” Cee Ceetold me.
I glanced behind me expecting to seeGavin half paralyzed with fear but it was the opposite entirely. Gavin wasglaring at the gated entrance with more hate and malice than I had ever seen ona human being. His eyes glowed yellow, his body tense, fists balled. Everythingwas happening so fast I didn’t have time to process anything. Cee Cee gave me aquick hug and Jaxon jumped into the driver’s side as we all piled into the carwith him. The twins had opened the gate that lead to the back yard, and I wasgrateful it was a large gate you could drive cars through.
“Follow the dirt road,” Cee Cee toldJaxon and after a short nod, he gunned it.
Gravel spun up as Jaxon drove the carpast the house and onto the farm. I could see now that the blue domeencompassed the entire acreage, not just the front gate. It was a miraculous sight.Like something out of a science fiction movie. We drove past the small fencedin area that held all of the animals and then we were out into the thick woods.Sure enough, there was a dirt road. It was a tense ten-minute drive but wefinally found the edge of the blue dome and beyond that led out onto a mainroad.
“Where to?” Jaxon asked.
I gave him directions to the holding facilitywhere Mama said they were keeping our pack and then I called Gretchen on mycell phone. I wanted to trust Mama’s vision. That we would get everyone outsafely, but doubt was slowly creeping in. Let us all survive this day, I sent asilent prayer to the universe.
Chapter Seven
DAMASCUS, OREGON WAS a small town,beautiful but nothing much to it. There was the occasional farm and a smallstrip of tract homes, but the rest was open field and woods. Perfect place tohide a werewolf concentration camp. The sun was up and it was just past sevena.m. Jaxon was rolling through the streets, following my directions. Gretchenhad gotten here before us and used her magic to track the exact camp’s location.Now I was following her magical beacon. We didn’t want to use cell phones inthe area because we weren’t sure if they were tapped. I had my eyes closed andmy palms were displayed out on the dash. I had a simple finder spell going.Normally I would need a pendulum and a map but since Gretchen was a part of mycoven, I could easily trace her. The magic was tingling along my palms and Icould communicate to Jax without breaking my concentration.
‘Go left,’I instructed my twin.
I felt the car’s motion sway left and themagic increased along my palms. We were close. My right palm was vibrating withmagic.
“Right,” I said out loud and opened myeyes.
Jaxon slowed the car and I saw that tothe right was a thick canopy of trees with a tiny opening.
“Here?” Jaxon asked.
Magic was positively brimming from mypalms. “Yes. The coven is here.”
I clapped my hands, breaking the spell,and heard Avery shriek in the back seat.
“Sorry.” I chuckled. I forgot how muchmagic made the wolves jumpy. Witches and werewolves didn’t exactly get along inthe past.
Jaxon eased off of the brake and turnedthe car into the canopy of trees. It was such a tight fit that the branchesscratched the car. The sound made Jaxon’s jaw muscles twitch. He loved thiscar. Once we made it through the canopy, I saw that it opened up to a smalldilapidated farmhouse. The roof was half caved in and the wood and siding wasall rotten. But I recognized the two cars. Our coven was here.
I sighed in relief as I saw Gretchen walkoutside and greet us with Muriel and Saben standing just behind her. We coulddo this. We were going to get everyone out. As Jaxon pulled the car into park,we all stepped out. Gretchen immediately went to Jaxon and wrapped him in a bighug. I hadn’t checked in with my mate since Mukesh tried to take us out atMama’s farm. I was trying to give him his space but knowing what that monsterwas doing to him, playing those awful images and saying those things, it brokemy heart. As Gavin passed me, I reached out and grabbed his arm.
