Werecats and Werelocks (Collection) by Dakota Cassidy

Author:Dakota Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Changeling Press LLC

Chapter Three

"Addy! Wake up!"

The urgency of Caleb's voice sliced through the warm haze of her dream. She popped up immediately, throwing her legs over the side of the bed. “What's wrong?"

"Where's the talisman?"

Looking up at him, she saw the terror that manifested in his eyes. “Where it's always been. On the kitchen counter."

"No. No, it's not. I came back from, well, from my dimension and it was gone. Christ, how could I have been so stupid as to leave?” he spat.

Addison scurried out of bed, grabbing the sheet as she went. It was dark at her window. A glance at the bedside clock told her it was almost eleven o'clock. “I thought you weren't going to leave my side unless you had to, warwolf?"

"Werelock. I'm a werelock."

She flicked an impatient hand at him. “Forget it. Why did you let me sleep so late?"

Caleb ran a hand over his hair in frustration. “I put a spell on you. My hope was that you'd sleep until after midnight and by then this would all be over. I only left because I knew you wouldn't wake up with the spell I cast."

Well, for fuck's sake. How nice that he should want to protect her. This—this would be one of those times when she hated how he went all Neanderthal. “Weren't you even going to say goodbye?” she squeaked in disbelief, realizing her words were shaky.

"I was hoping I wouldn't have to.” His face was grave, his words somber, his eyes dark.

And it was then that she completely understood.

He wanted to stay here too.

She rested a hand on his arm for a moment then turned to fly downstairs to the kitchen, scanning her countertops, pristine and white.

It was gone.

Holy fuck, it was gone.

Caleb followed hot on her heels, his face a mask of worry. “It's gone and I can't find it anywhere."

"So did this Volac dude come in here and just take it?"

"He can't do that, Addy. He can only take it at the portal. A human has to take it, or me, the keeper. He has no power until tonight when he gets his free pass. So where did it go? How the fuck did he get it?"

Leaning forward on the countertop, Addison pressed her hot cheeks to the cool surface. Her head popped up. She had a message on her answering machine. The angry red light blinked at her. She'd always kept the sound off because she didn't want to be interrupted when she was knee-deep in work.

Pressing the black button, her sister's voice filled the room. “Hey, Add. We popped by tonight about six. Thought you might want to trick or treat with us,” she said with a snort. “But your house was pretty quiet. You got something you wanna tell me?” she joked. “Anyway, Sophie borrowed your statue. She said it would make a reallllly cool addition to her princess costume. Joel said princesses don't have statues, but we figured you wouldn't mind. We'll bring it back tomorrow. Oh, and I told the kids I just knew you had a nice little Halloween care package for them .

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