Bearing His Mark (Misfit Bay Book 3) by Milly Taiden

Author:Milly Taiden [Taiden, Milly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Latin Goddess Press, Inc.
Published: 2022-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Fifteen

As Maggie pulled into the driveway, she was surprised to see that Gina’s car wasn’t parked in the usual spot. It wasn’t exactly concerning, just unusual for Gina to not go straight home after work.

At sundown, an unsettling feeling washed over her. “She’s probably with Annie or Clara,” she mumbled to herself and picked up her phone.

When Gina didn’t answer, she made a call to Annie.

“Hey, Annie. Have you seen Gina since work? She never came home, and she’s not answering her phone.”

“No, but then I went straight home. But maybe she went shopping or … gasp! Oh, I know. Maybe she’s with her new boyfriend, Nick. So, are you her mother now? You have her on a curfew too?”

“I know, I know. I shouldn’t worry, but I have this strange feeling. Something just seems off. I don’t have Nick’s number, or I’d call him. I know she really wanted to get back together with him, but I don’t think she’s even talked to him. She was giving him his space.”

Annie was silent for a few seconds while she processed the news. “Maybe she was tired of giving him his space. Maybe she decided to go for it?”

“She didn’t come right out and say so, but I got the impression she was going to leave the ball in his court.”

“Give Clara a call. Maybe they’re hanging out. And let me know, please?”

Her call with Clara only reinforced all their worries. “I don’t like it either, Maggie. How well do any of us know Nick, anyway? He’s just a stranger as far as I’m concerned. I’m coming over, and I’ll bring Annie with me. Be ready to brainstorm ideas of how to approach him.”

Fifteen minutes later, Annie marched through the front door, with Clara following closely behind her. “Clara said you talked about confronting Nick. Well, allow me to handle that fool,” she said, slicing the air with her wand.

Maggie gently deflected her wand. “Hold on. We can’t just zap him. First off, we don’t even know if he’s seen Gina today. Although, we have every right to be suspicious for sure.”

Clara threw her hands up. “That’s exactly what I’ve been trying to tell little Miss wandslinger here. We need to approach him cautiously in a public space where he is likely to be less of a threat.”

“Right. We need to act calm and cool, so he’ll hopefully be more cooperative than defensive. We should tactfully approach him at Saints and Sinners, and then we’ll …” An earsplitting crack suddenly echoed through the house. “Holy fireballs! Careful that wand, girl. You could burn this place down!”

Annie blew a little cloud of green smoke away from the tip of her wand. “Tactfully? Calm and cool? Fine for you, but that’s not my style, and both of you know that. He needs to fear us, and I mean for real.”

“Please, Annie. He is a bear shifter. I don’t know anything about them. My guess is that, like regular bears, they are unpredictable and have the potential to be violent.

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