Midnight Bound (Mated by Midnight Book 3) by Jessica Wayne & Heather Hildenbrand

Author:Jessica Wayne & Heather Hildenbrand [Wayne, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: B.A.D Publishing, LLC
Published: 2022-10-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Moonlight cascades through the trees, illuminating the ground with a soft glow. There’s a chill in the air, but, thanks to my recent change from human to beast, I barely feel it. Even in human form, the chill doesn’t penetrate. Like my skin is tougher or my temperature runs hotter. Maybe both. The wooden porch railing creaks beneath my arms, but I still lean on it, listening to sounds I never would have heard before.

An Owl hoots from a nearby tree.

Rabbits rustle through the grass, likely heading to their burrows for the night.

Somewhere, a pack of deer grazes on the vegetation.

All things I can hear and smell now. It’s overwhelming, to be honest. There’s a whole world out there I never even knew existed, and now that I can sense it all, I’m not sure how to compartmentalize so it doesn’t hit me all at the same time.

Inside the house, I can hear the soft sound of my brother snoring as well as the hum of Allison’s white noise machine that she carries with her everywhere. Something I know she was grateful to get back from Yvette’s place.

After our impromptu pack meeting earlier, I demanded to see Cara for myself. My wolf feels pretty confident in the fact that we’re invincible, but human-Serenity knows better and needs proof the bitch isn’t a threat. Unfortunately, Sutton refused to let me anywhere near her. Not yet, he’d said. Something about giving my wolf a little more time to adjust.

I’d agreed but only until the morning. After that, it was back to work until this shit was dealt with once and for all.

Once I’d promised to lie low a little bit longer, Vaughn and some others brought us all of our belongings from the B&B, a show of the new peace between us. They also apologized for turning on me at the church and pledged their allegiance to me—which was kind of weird, honestly—and swore to protect me like one of their own against any and all threats. Even those who seemed dead set against me before have come around to accepting me into the fold now that I’m like them. But while they may have forgiven me for my missteps, I haven’t forgiven myself.

Eighteen seconds. That’s how long I was officially dead. If not for Sutton, I’d still be a goner. Which means the curse was never recast. And I was never immortal. On top of that, Cara, my friend, is gone. And the loss of her hurts. But the betrayal hurts worse. Our girls’ night, all those moments I thought Cara was truly supporting me against the others—it was all a lie. It was Myrtle. Using me and pretending to be Cara so she could get close enough to me to get what she wanted. Myrtle may not have succeeded in re-cursing the town, but she’s still done her fair share of damage. And I’ve yet to find a way to stop her.

At least, the bitch is locked up for now.

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