Into the Night: A Dark Shifter Romance (The Devil's Claw Book 2) by Reece Barden

Author:Reece Barden [Barden, Reece]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-14T00:00:00+00:00

25

GRIFFIN

Ben hasn’t let me out of his sight since morning. We’ve traipsed through valleys and riverbeds, and covered vast areas of the forest. Nothing. There’s no sign of her anywhere.

“It has to be one of them. We should be up there searching for her. Not here.” I snap, frustrated at being back in Sutton after another day of fruitless searching in the forests around Kali’s home and leading up into the mountains.

According to Ben, Henry went to Zora Hills to find Jed and establish whether his alibi for the time of the kidnapping stands up. He’s also going to pay some of the local elders in town a visit and encourage them to de-escalate any crazy plans anyone might have.

“Well, if you could be trusted not to say anything else fucking stupid that could get my cousin killed, maybe you could have. But you clearly have no clue about the prophecy, about beasts in general, or about Kali. So, you’re staying right fucking here.”

Jack blabbed when it became clear my little visit to the diner might have made Kali’s situation worse. He told them that he had to escort me from the bar, and that I’d been completely out of control earlier that day at the gas station. He’s also on Ben’s shit list, but he got to escape and go with Henry due to his extensive knowledge of the region.

“I’m her mate.” I grit out. “I can feel her. She’s still alive. If I was close enough, maybe I could tell…”

Ben rounds on me, eyes glowing and his sharp teeth descending past his top lip.

We’re wet, exhausted, and have been on the go for twelve hours straight. The sun is dipping below the horizon now, and most of the other search parties have called it a night.

“So, you say, Griffin. But conveniently, Kali’s not around to back you up. You have no mating mark, and the only interaction anyone has seen you have with her was Kali telling you to leave her alone! Not to mention, the police are looking for you in connection with another assault.” With a furious roar, he spins away with his chest heaving, and his hands clenched by his sides. “So, for the love of god, shut the fuck up. Because between John, Evan being in jail, and now Kali, I’m a man on the fucking edge.”

I know the feeling. Yet my beast remains calm in the face of Ben’s anger.

Before coming to Sutton, he would have wanted to challenge anyone who spoke to me like that. Is it more subdued because he knows Ben is his equal in terms of strength? Is it because he’s related to Kali? I can’t work out why he’s not more agitated, but I’m grateful. The last thing I need is to support Jack’s assessment of me being a loose cannon.

“Let’s get some food and call Henry, see what he can tell us,” Ben says wearily, his anger replaced now by despondency.

It’s not an apology, and he’s not saying he believes me, but I’ll take it.

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