Cats Never Fly (Willow Lake Supernaturals Book 4) by Lori Ames

Author:Lori Ames [Ames, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

SIMON

I hadn’t expected Van to call so soon.

I’d thought I’d have time to get to know Ogden a little better. To talk to him. To kiss him some more. To have him try on some more of my clothes.

Instead, Van called an hour after we’d left Doc Roberts and said he’d been able to pinpoint where the abductors were monitoring the tracking device. I suspected magic was involved, but Van didn’t elaborate on how he knew all that. Less than thirty minutes after the call, we were on the road. And now, it wasn’t even lunchtime, and we were already seeing signs for Aspen Bay.

When I’d heard my brothers talk about Aspen Bay—and The Drunken Drake strip joint, in particular—I’d imagined it was a long way from Willow Lake. I don’t know why I thought that, since they could go there and be back in an evening. But, in my mind, I’d built it up as some place other.

Arriving at Aspen Bay not too long after leaving Willow Lake didn’t seem right. Aspen Bay sounded exotic to me—like it should have a bunch of fancy hotels along the waterfront with fancy patio restaurants overlooking the water where fancy colorful drinks came with fancy little paper umbrellas. Instead, from the outskirts of town where we were, Aspen Bay looked a lot like Willow Lake, which looked a lot like every other small rural town. There was nothing inherently exotic about it at all.

I was a little disappointed, to be honest.

It was probably strange to feel happy about that disappointment, but it was nice to feel something other than my escalating anxiety. Because, seriously, what was I doing here? Why had I insisted on coming? And what the H E double hockey sticks could I do if something happened?

Not much, that’s what.

This was not the behavior of someone who valued their nine. But I wondered if I was starting to value Ogden more. And wasn’t that confusing? How could I have existed one way my entire life and have it all upended in such a short amount of time?

He was so… relaxed. If he could face his abductors with such calm, I could too, right?

Ha! What a bunch of lies.

Except I wanted to be there for Ogden. Protect him as best I could. Somehow. I didn’t want to let him down. And that meant channeling big cat energy. Fake it until you make it, right?

Says the guy who is freaking out over holding someone’s hand.

Because I didn’t know what to think about Ogden holding my hand the entire trip, either. I didn’t hold hands with people. It was… weird. Not unpleasant, but not overly comfortable either. Although the discomfort had more to do with me worrying about my palms sweating or if I was squeezing too tightly or if I’d wreck the moment if I let go—just for a second—so I could change the angle of my hand.

Dillon was in the passenger seat, giving directions to Van, and coordinating with the local police department.

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