Feline the Pressure by Laura Greenwood & Laura Greenwood & Lacey Carter Andersen

Author:Laura Greenwood & Laura Greenwood & Lacey Carter Andersen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Firehouse Feline

CHAPTER 10

HANK

The next morning, Will is eerily silent. I don't blame him after what he's been through. I'm grateful he managed to cry in Callie's arms until he fell asleep last night. It won't help against the pain, but it may help him start to process it.

The four of us sit at a rudimentary table that looks and smells freshly carved. The same is true of a lot of the furniture here, no doubt a result of needing so much stuff in a hurry. Some witches have exceptional skills when it comes to carpentry or other creation spells, but they take years and years of practice, something most of the people in this cave won't have had. In fact, the table has probably been carved by hand instead of magic.

I run a finger over it.

"Careful not to get a splinter," James cautions me as he also examines the unsanded wood.

We try to make conversation about the table, but neither of us knows enough about the situation to truly be able to keep it up, especially not when we're all keeping our eyes on Will as he eats. His movements are as wooden as the table we're sitting at, but I'm thankful he's eating at all.

As I'm finishing my last mouthful and realizing I have no idea what I'm actually eating, my attention is pulled away by my vibrating pocket. I frown as I pull out my phone and stare down at the screen. I don't recognize the number. With everything going on, I don't even know if that's good or bad.

"Hello?" I say tentatively, unsure of who to expect on the other end.

"May I please speak to Callie?"

I'm frozen. Theresa's voice is the last one I expected to hear. We still don't know if she's the one who betrayed us, but given she hasn't turned up anywhere, dead or alive, it seems likely.

I glance around to make sure no one is sitting too close to us, then remember the spell mom used to use when I was younger. I pull the phone away from my mouth and mutter it under my breath, creating a soundproof bubble around the four of us and the table. It's safer this way.

With that out of the way, I hit the button which puts the phone on speaker.

"Go ahead," I say tersely. "She can hear you."

"Are you ready to give up yet?" Theresa asks, her voice sounding harder than I ever imagined it possible. She was so nice to us before. To Callie.

I trail my gaze around the others, noting the wary look on James's face and the disinterested one on Will's. I know he doesn't feel that way underneath, though, as he's clutched his spoon tighter in his hand than he should, his knuckles whitening as he does.

Callie's eyes are wide in disbelief, like she's processing the same thing I am.

It's true. Theresa is the one who betrayed us, and from her tone, it doesn't even seem like she feels bad about it.

Callie's face hardens, and a glint shines in her eyes like I've never seen before.

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