do. Not only would I live in fear of what I might accidentally do, but Hunter might do something terrible if he found what I was.
No. No matter the discomfort, this had to happen.
“I’m sure.”
Luce gave me a sad smile and put her hands on the table. She told me to place my hands in hers. I did and waited.
“Know only the person who puts the binding spell on can take it off. If your magic is strong enough you might be able to break it yourself. If I were to die the binding would remain but it would weaken and any flare in your own magic could break the spell. Are you ready?”
I nodded. She clasped her hands around mine in a grip I didn’t think she was capable of. I wanted to rip my hands back, but I stayed steady. She shut her eyes and started to move her lips silently.
I looked at Griffin. I didn’t feel anything and I waited. We sat like this for another two minutes and nothing happened. Then, right before Luce opened her eyes, a shock went through my system. It was like getting hit like a taser, if I had hazard a guess. My body shuddered and I slumped back at the same time that Luce did. Griffin caught me and held me close.
“Is it done?” He asked his voice sounded gravelly.
I looked up and I saw the wolf pushing forward. I knew Griffin was worried about me so I tried to pat his arm.
“That should do it. Now I am in need of rest. So is she. Patricia!”
A second later the blonde appeared. She looked a little pale, but came out with her usual swagger.
“See these two out please.”
Patricia flicked her hair over her shoulder and almost made a tsking noise. She turned on her heel and headed towards the door. Luce went the opposite direction and I almost called out to thank her. But I decided against it. Instead we moved out of the door. I slumped onto Griffin. He was holding up most of my weight.
“Well that was fun,” Griffin whispered as we went through the threshold.
“Later.”
Patricia slammed the door shut behind us.
“She was pleasant,” I whispered, still feeling wobbly.
“At least her ass was nice to look at,” Griffin said, sounding completely serious.
“Oh gross! Get me to the car before I throw up on you.”
Griffin laughed and helped me into the car. I smiled. The feeling started to subside. On the way home I felt better about having my powers bound.
Griffin and I joked just like the old times on the way home. It was perfect. I couldn’t have been happier. Unfortunately the night didn’t end there.
We pulled up and glowing yellow eyes watched us from the porch. My stomach sank deep down until I was sure it was somewhere in my feet. I looked over at Griffin and swallowed hard. He snagged my hand under the dashboard and squeezed it. I wasn’t sure how the next few minutes would go, but I hoped like hell I could come up with a good enough lie.
Chapter 11 — We’re Going, Going, Gone
“Can you please not,” I moved out of Hunter’s way as he walked across the room. I knew he was seconds from exploding. His gait was a little too forceful as he moved. He hadn’t spoken a word to me since Griffin and I got out of the car. He grabbed my arm and dragged me upstairs to my room. Immediately he started to pack. I tried to stop him and actually organize what he was shoving in when he growled at me. I got out of the way and tried to speak to him. He would glare death every time I started to open my mouth. I kept pushing. I finally hit his breaking point.
His spine straightened. He turned to me, his eyes ablaze with anger.
“You wanted to give this a shot. I wasn’t even gone that long, Colette,” Hunter went back to shoving clothing into my duffle bags.
I went over to him and grabbed his arm before he could rip open my underwear drawers and shove those into the bags, too.
“We didn’t do anything,” I said as calmly as I could. His muscles tightened under my hand. Hunter’s head was hung low.
“You lied to me outside.”
“I wasn’t…”
“It doesn’t matter Colette, you lied,” he paused and shook his head. “Pack your under things, we leave at 5 AM.”
Hunter stormed out of the room, the door slamming behind him.