Bonded by Reese Knightley

Author:Reese Knightley [Knightley, Reese]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Pacific Northwest Shifters Book Two
Publisher: Reese Knighley
Published: 2020-05-27T18:30:00+00:00

They entered the building under the cover of darkness. It was only the five of them. Jace, Roman, Alister, Jonas, and he made up the five.

Jonas pushed open the door to the meeting room and they entered.

Cage nodded to Rafe, who was the closest to the door, and the shifter stood. The man was his own height of six foot four inches and heavily muscled. Although a few centuries old, Rafe looked to be in his fifties by human standards. Cage returned the arm grip half way up the man’s arm and smiled. Rafe grinned and pulled him into a brief, hard hug.

“Cage, good to see you.”

“You too,” Cage said with a smile, and then turned to draw Jace closer. “This is my mate, Jace DeLeon. Jace, this is Rafe, the elected leader of the Southern region.”

“Nice to meet you,” Jace said, shaking the alpha’s hand.

“That’s Anton, he represents the Midwest region,” Cage continued, introducing Jace. He pointed to a large muscled and bald man sitting two chairs over from Rafe’s left. “And at the end of the table is Franklin, who handles the East.”

“Howdy,” Anton, the elected leader of the Midwest, drawled.

“Hey.” Jace flashed the man a quick smile.

Franklin frowned at them. “Your mate? Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t he a hunter?” Franklin gestured to Jace’s short swords.

“Yes, he is,” Jonas answered and waved to the chairs. Once everyone was seated, the alpha of the west continued. “They’ve blood bonded.”

A shocked silence followed.

“Impossible!” Franklin gasped.

“No, it’s not,” Cage confirmed. “We blood bonded. He shifted and we are mates. As you can see, Jace is alive and well and in perfect condition.” He reached for and brought Jace’s hand to his lips, holding Franklin’s gaze for a long moment.

“They lied,” Jace said quietly. “I don’t know why we’ve all been lied to about the blood bond.”

“And that’s why they have a warrant out for Cage’s arrest,” Alister said. The warlock never sat. Instead, he had chosen to stand apart, shoulder leaning against the wall at the end of the room.

“Who are you?” Franklin eyed Alister.

“Alister Bane.”

“I think he means what are you?” Roman suggested.

Alister’s eyes gleamed, he lifted a hand and the air caught the open office door and it slammed shut.

Jonas chuckled, but Rafe and Anton gaped.

“A mage!” Anton glared.

“Please,” Alister sneered. “I’m a warlock, some would call me a wizard.”

Cage looked over at Jace. “Alister is a wizard?” he whispered.

Jace nodded. “He doesn’t share that often. In fact, I’m surprised that he’s doing so now.”

Alister tossed him and Jace a sly smirk.

Franklin gasped and Cage sensed the shifter’s growing unease.

“Let’s talk about the warrant,” Jace said into the sudden quiet.

“We need to contact the hunters and put an end to this,” Jonas said. “The warrant for Cage’s arrest is bogus. He was trying to find out why he couldn’t be mates with Jace and ended up on someone’s hit list.”

“I’ve already spoken with the hunters’ leader,” Franklin said, rubbing at a spot on the table.

“When?” Jonas scowled.

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