Defending the Bear (Blue Ridge Bears Book 2) by Jasmine B. Waters

Author:Jasmine B. Waters [B. Waters, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Monica

I knew something was wrong before I even opened my eyes. The earthy scent of rotten leaves and pine needles filled my nose, and my heart was beating a slow rhythm in my chest.

I groaned. Somehow, I didn’t even need to look around to know where I was.

“Monica.” Henrik’s voice was stern and deep. I opened my eyes to see him sitting next to my cot, scribbling in a leather-bound book.

I sat up, hugging my knees to my chest and letting my shoulders slump in defeat. “Why did you bring me here?”

Henrik glared at me. The lines on his face seemed more prominent, and his wild shock of white hair was tied at the nape of his neck with a leather thong. Instead of everyday robes, he wore a loose-fitting tunic of some woven material with a pair of creased linen trousers. I almost laughed. He looked like one of the old hippies that my parents knew.

“Do not force me to tell you,” Henrik said sternly. “You know exactly why I’ve brought you here, Monica.”

I shivered and pulled the thin blanket around me. “It was an accident,” I said blankly. “I never meant to hurt her.”

Henrik groaned. “Come,” he ordered. “You are to stay here with us until you’ve learned to control yourself like an adult.” He stood up, rubbed his lower back, then turned on his heel and lumbered out of the small cottage.

Despite my unhappiness at being spirited away to the coven, I couldn’t deny how beautiful the woods looked. It was late fall, and I should have been cold. Aside from the blanket around my shoulders, I was wearing a thin sweater and jeans. But I was smart enough by now, to know that Henrik and Ligeia controlled every aspect of their environment. I might as well have been in a laboratory, with electrodes at my temples and wearing a paper gown. Sometimes the whole ‘embrace nature’ thing seemed like a gimmick that Henrik used to bring in new members.

“You’re awfully argumentative today,” Henrik observed slyly as we walked together through the crisp woods.

I rolled my eyes. “Stop,” I said, shaking my head. I tapped my temple with my pointer finger. “I don’t want you in here. Not today.”

Henrik grabbed me by the shoulders. His eyes were filled with anger.

“This is not a joke,” Henrik hissed.

“I never said it was.” I yanked myself free and crossed my arms over my chest. “I told you, it was an accident!”

Henrik shook his head in obvious disgust. “You will be the ruin of everything I have built,” he said bitterly.

I narrowed my eyes. “That’s a bit much,” I said dryly. “You’re acting like I caused some giant, Earth-shattering event.”

Henrik whistled once, so low that the hair on the back of my neck stood up. Seconds later, Ligeia appeared. Her long hair was bound in an elegant braid, and she wore the same shapeless garments as Henrik. She glared at me.

“Monica, what were you thinking?” Ligeia demanded. “You need to

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