Pack Witch (Captured Souls Book 1) by Brenna Clarke

Author:Brenna Clarke [Clarke, Brenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-15T06:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Somehow, the night had gotten cooler. Noah made for his bike, but when I climbed on behind him and did a full body shiver, he quickly changed his mind. “Let’s take the car.”

“I’m fine. You’ll warm me up.”

His golden eyes darkened to amber, and my cheeks flushed the second those words had left my mouth. He’d taken that the wrong way. And now I did, too, imagining myself next to him, skin to skin. Oh, good lord, I couldn’t let my mind go there.

He cleared his throat and walked to the car. I followed and climbed in beside him. “Thank you.” Who said chivalry was dead?

“Your comfort is my first priority.”

He joked, but that didn’t diminish his thoughtfulness.

He fired up the car, and I rubbed my arms for warmth while it heated up. After he backed out on the highway, he headed for my mother’s house. I glanced at him under the soft glow of the dashboard light as he drove, but he focused on the road. He kept the radio off and the silence was nice.

I chewed on my nails.

“What’s on your mind?”

He was on my mind. I couldn’t stop thinking about him. Every second with him reminded me of a different memory. Some good, and some painful. “Nothing. I was just thinking about when I left.”

“And?”

“I was just thinking about when you saw me off at the bus station, and I’d asked you to get on that bus with me. What would have happened if you’d gotten on?”

He nodded.

“Do you ever think about that?”

His Adam’s apple bobbed. “Sometimes.” He ran a hand over his hair and let out a quiet breath. “I couldn’t leave. You knew that. But you left anyway.”

“You never called.”

He scoffed at me. “Neither did you, sweetheart. And you knew where to find me if you wanted to talk. I had no idea where you were staying or how to get ahold of you.”

“So it was luck you found me so quickly when the pack needed me?”

He looked away. No, I didn’t think so. He knew where I was. He’d likely known my street address before he ever had the need or desire to find me.

He let out a sigh. “The pack’s my family, Maise. If it weren’t for them, I would have been in the system or on the streets. You can’t be angry at me for staying.”

“And you can’t be angry at me for leaving.” I fidgeted with my hands, not sure if I should say what I wanted to say next. “I’m your family too. Maybe not blood. But Seth wasn’t my blood either, and I loved you both.”

He spun his head in my direction and he raised an eyebrow. “Loved?”

I opened my mouth and snapped it shut. Yes, I loved him. Did I still? It was different from how I loved Seth, whom I’d loved as a brother. My feelings for Noah had been complicated and messy. He’d been my friend, but I’d crushed on him so hard. I’d wanted more, but I’d never ever told him.

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