House Of Bears 3: Trapped (Bears Of Oregon) by Samantha Snow

Author:Samantha Snow [Snow, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN—HOLLY

“Holly!”

She froze.

Across the park, a figure that most certainly hadn’t been there a second ago waved his arm.

“Is that…” she murmured, moving between Trevor and Lucien.

“Holly?” Trevor called after her.

She didn’t answer. Every nerve in her body tuned into the figure on the other side of the park. She cursed the new moon. If it were a full moon, she wouldn’t have to squint.

“Holly!” he called again.

She took in a shuddering breath. That was Johnny’s voice. Johnny had somehow made it into Golden Oak.

A million questions flooded her brain, but she pushed them away. “Johnny!” Her voice cracked as she called out to him. Her legs pushed her into a run without an order from her brain.

He ran to her, his arms open. They collided hard, but she didn’t care. He was real. He was there. His arms closed around her, crushing her to his chest.

“I—” She tried to speak, but tears choked her words.

“It’s all right.” He brought his hand up to cup the back of her head. “I’m here.”

“But how?” she wailed. “How did you get through the barrier?”

“I’ll explain everything, I promise. Just let me hold you for a moment, okay?”

“Okay.” She wound her arms around him and clung to him like her life depended on it.

“Friend of yours?” Lucien’s cool voice cut through the night air.

Johnny tightened his grip on her. Holly turned her head so she could see Lucien and Trevor. She didn’t miss the tight, tense look on Trevor’s face.

“Lucien, this is Johnny. He’s a bear shifter from Silver Spruce,” Holly said. “Johnny, this is Trevor.”

“I can’t say it’s a pleasure,” Johnny growled.

“No offense taken,” Trevor said mildly. “You aren’t the only one with some explaining to do.”

“Some explaining?” Johnny released Holly and moved toward Trevor. “I should tear your throat out right now.”

“Wait!” Holly darted in between Trevor and Johnny.

“It’s fine, Holly,” Trevor said. “I can handle this.”

“You don’t need to handle anything,” Holly snapped. She turned to face Johnny, who couldn’t tear his burning gaze from Trevor. “Hey,” she murmured. “Look at me.”

When he didn’t, she reached up and took his face in her hands.

“I know it’s hard,” she said. “But trust me. Trevor is on our side.”

“But he—”

“I know,” Holly cut him off. “I know. I’ll explain it all. I promise.”

“Perhaps, I should give you some privacy,” Lucien said.

“No,” Holly said. “Please, stay. Johnny might be able to help you.”

Johnny looked at Lucien. His eyes sparkled with recognition. “A vampire?” he hissed. “What are you doing in these parts.”

“He’s looking for his wife. She’s missing, and he thinks it’s related to what’s going on with the barrier.”

“It’s not a barrier,” Johnny said.

“What?” Holly blinked in confusion. “If it’s not a barrier, then what is it?”

“A spell,” Johnny said. “Not on the town, but on us. You, Elise, and all of the firstborn sons.”

“What?” Holly sputtered.

“No one else is trapped here?” Trevor asked.

Johnny shook his head. “I brought one of the witches here. She could see the town perfectly.”

“If that’s true, how did you get here?” Trevor asked, his eyes narrowed in suspicion.

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