Tales of Aradia The Last Witch Volume 3 by L.A. Jones Read Free Book Online Page A

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though; everyone was still watching Holden and Xan.
    Holden glared at Xan, and
Xan was looking at him with pure disdain.
    "Just who the hell are you?"
Aradia finally demanded.
    Holden stared at her. "You
mean you don't know?"
    Aradia groaned. "If I did,
why would I ask in the first place?"
    Holden looked at the entire
crowd, and then at Brenna who now stood at Xan's side.
    "You mean you never told
them?" He asked Brenna accusingly.
    "You make it sound as if
it's something to brag about," Brenna muttered under her breath
bitterly.
    Holden glared at her, but
when he turned to look at the others again, he was
smiling.
    After a few moments, he
finally said, "I am her mate."
    Everyone's mouth dropped
open at the same time.
    Xan looked from Brenna to
Holden and said, "What?
    "You know? Her mate. Her
werewolf mate," Holden clarified while smirking evilly. "In other
words, I am her husband."
    Xan head shot around to
stare at Brenna whose gaze shifted to the floor.
    Holden shrugged and said,
"If you don't believe me ask Brenna. She'll show you her wedding
ring."
    He then turned to her and
said, "Show 'em Brenna."
    For the first time since
Holden had shown up, Brenna smiled.
    She looked up at him and
said proudly, "I sold it Holden."
    This time Holden's mouth
dropped open in shock.
    "You what?" he
sputtered.
    "You heard me. I sold it,"
Brenna said grinning.
    Holden shook his head in
disbelief. "You sold a 24 carat white gold diamond wedding ring?
Are you out of your mind? It was worth five thousand
dollars!"
    "Yeah well," said Brenna
folding her arms. "It didn't mean jack shit to me!"
    Holden angrily advanced
towards her, but Xan stepped in front of her and pushed Holden
away. He pushed him so hard that Holden practically flew backwards.
When he slid down from the wall he collided with there was a huge
imprint of his body impact left on it!
    Strolling over to him and
lifting him up by his shirt collar, Xan growled venomously into
Holden's face. "Look dude I don't care if your Brenna's husband or
even if your her parole officer! I want you out of here right
now!"
    Not waiting for a reply, Xan
dragged Holden, threw him out the door, and slammed it in his face.
He then extended his claws, dug them into a huge piece of broken
electronic equipment, and dragged it in front of the
door.
    For a few moments, Holden
pounded on the door.
    When he finally ceased, he
still managed to shout loud enough for all to hear. "This isn't
over!"
    They waited until they heard
a car drive away and presumed it was Holden. At first, they all
breathed a sigh of relief but then everyone turned to stare at
Brenna. Everyone looked at her expectantly, but when she finally
raised her head, she spun on her heel and ran off.
    Aradia made a move to run
after her, but Xan stopped her and said, "I will handle
this."
    Reluctantly, Aradia let Xan
go after Brenna while she turned back to look blankly at the
others.
     
    It took a while, but Xan
finally found Brenna. She had somehow managed to find a way to get
into the main building, and hide in one of the empty apartments.
Once Xan walked in and noticed she was crying, he offered her a
tissue.
    Sitting on the other side of
the column that Brenna was sitting against, Xan exhaled a slow
breath.
    A few moments of silence
passed until Brenna spoke. "Well aren't you going ask me about
him?"
    "I figured you would tell me
once you were ready," said Xan.
    Brenna chuckled; amazed that
she could considering the circumstances.
    Finally, she raised her
head, and laid the back of it against the column. "You know for all
the times we criticize the humans being part of their race does
have its perks."
    "How so?" Xan
asked.
    Brenna shrugged and said,
"They have laws, courts, but most of all they have
freedom."
    Brenna now sighed before
continuing, "As for hidden societies...well let's just say there
are some definite downsides to living in a village where the people
are all werewolves."
    Xan turned to look at her in
disbelief.
    Brenna