Familiar by Michelle Rowen

Author:Michelle Rowen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, fantasy, young adult, witch, teen, shapeshifter
Publisher: Michelle Rowen

Chapter 3

“Morning.”

I pried my eyes open the next day to be greeted with a total déjà vu. There was a tawny-striped cat looking at me. A larger, older version of the kitten from yesterday.

“You,” I said.

“In the fur.”

“Where did you go yesterday? I thought you were going to catch up to me but you never did.”

“Sorry. Had a couple things I needed to take care of after talking to my brother.”

“That’s vague.”

“It is, isn’t it?”

“I got more clothes for you.” I nodded over at a stack of folded clothes on a chair that I’d grabbed from my brother’s closet.

“Cool. Thanks. Your mom already left. She said she was letting you sleep in since it’s Saturday. She talks to herself a lot?”

“All the time. It’s bizarre.” Although, not as bizarre as having a conversation with a cat. Luckily, Mom had barely been around yesterday after school so I didn’t have to explain what had happened to my familiar that had seemingly vanished into thin air.

He was back. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that.

“I’m going to change and, uh, get changed,” Owen said. “Consider yourself warned.”

I quickly turned over and sat up so my back was to him. Through our connection, I could actually sense when he shifted form back to human. Then I heard the soft sound of rustling material as he grabbed something to wear off the pile and got dressed.

“So we’re all alone,” he said after a moment. “No mommy to barge in on us and find out the little secret you’ve been hiding from her.”

I stood up and finally turned around. He stood on the other side of my small peach-colored bedroom wearing a new pair of jeans. He hadn’t put on a shirt yet. His skin was tanned as if he’d just come back from vacation in the sunny south. He pulled a white T-shirt on over his head, covering up everything I was gawking at.

My gaze snapped up to his face. “Your brother is a jerk.”

He looked at me with confusion before his dark blue eyes narrowed. “You were listening? What is that, some kind of a witch trick?”

“A simple one, actually, which is the only reason why I could do it since I suck at magic. If it’s your pack, you should be allowed to go back without having to jump through hoops.”

“I don’t do hoops.”

“It’s just an expression.”

“Like ‘none of your beeswax’ was just an expression?”

“Sort of.” I looked at him sharply and realized he was now smiling. “What’s so funny?”

“You are. Why the hell do you care about me?”

I frowned. “It’s probably because of the bonding spell.”

“So you’re admitting that you care about me?”

I just looked at him, afraid to answer that. What was I admitting? I didn’t want to admit anything, but the truth was kind of obvious. I did care about Owen. I cared about what happened to him and I felt his pain when he’d been rejected by his brother.

And it wasn’t just because he was inarguably gorgeous. I just.

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