The Rift by Katharine Sadler

Author:Katharine Sadler
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ghost, medium, fight against evil, werewolf, romance, fantasy, fight to survive

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

I was hobbling back to the house, trying to see the ground and not trip on a tree root or a rock, my mind on Jed, when Tessa grabbed my shoulder and pulled me to the ground. “There’s someone watching the house,” she whispered.

I looked out into the night, but I couldn’t see much.

“I smell two, but there could be more,” she said. We sat like that for several long minutes, before she gave me a light shove.

“You go to the house and tell the others. Act normal, but go quickly.”

“What about you?” I asked.

“I’m going to shift and scout around. They’re in wolf form, so tell the guys to bring the tranq guns.”

I nodded and stood, walking the rest of the way to the house in a fear-induced fog. My heart raced and stars burst in my eyes. At the bottom of the porch steps, I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself. I could hear laughter in the house, and I didn’t want to walk in and destroy that light and warmth.

I stepped into the kitchen. Thad was telling some story involving a bear and everyone was laughing, but he froze when he saw me. “What happened?”

“Tessa says there are wolves watching the house. She’s shifted and she wants us to bring the tranq guns.”

“How many?” Jed asked, his face free of any hint of emotion.

“Two, possibly more.”

Jed, Henry, and Thad stood.

“Kelsey, you stay here with Angelica,” Jed said.

“I should go,” I said, my heart was trying to beat its way up my throat and my vision blurred with fear, but if I ran and hid, I was pretty sure I’d never stopped hiding. I needed to keep Henry safe and I needed to prove to Jed I was tough enough not to need him. “Henry’s hurt.”

Jed eyes flashed with anger. “You stay.”

“She’s right,” Thad said. “Henry can’t fight in his condition.”

“Then she and Henry can stay.” Jed walked out like it had been decided.

“Thad?” I said. “Please.”

Thad nodded. “It’d be stupid for you to stay. Henry you stay. Angelica whatever witchy shields you’ve got, use them.”

Angelica nodded and I followed Thad out to the hall where Jed was walking toward us with two very big guns. He stopped when he saw me and his jaw clenched. “Thad, you aren’t in charge here. We agreed.”

“You’re wasting time, and you’re being an idiot,” Thad said, at least as angry as Jed as he ripped a gun from his hand.

“She doesn’t even know how to shoot.”

“She’s standing right here and she does know how to shoot. Henry taught her,” I said. I was pretty good, too. Henry said I had a natural ability. Varius had a small range on site and I’d spent a couple of hours there every day. I took the gun from him. It looked like a regular rifle, so how hard could it be? Of course Henry had only trained me on hand guns, but the guys didn’t need to know that.

Jed snarled, but he didn’t argue anymore.

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