The Witch and the Wolf: Part One by Lola Kidd Read Free Book Online Page B

her ears. “I know that you’re all worried about me. You all want to protect me and keep me safe, but I want to do the same for you. Don’t you see how me being here will only make things worse?”
    Magda stood up. “No , Aurora. We’re stronger as a unit. That’s why we added you to the coven so quickly. There’s strength in numbers. You leaving would be a mistake.”
    “I don’t know,” Ursula said slowly. “It’s true that we’re stronger as six sisters , but you and Jamie are powerful enough to make up for one missing sister.”
    Magda turned on Ursula. “So you agree with the wolves?!”
    “I guess if that’s how you want to put it,” Ursula said, standing up straighter. “I would say I agree with your daughter and am willing to help her do what she wishes.”
    “My daughter is young,” Magda spat. “She doesn’t know what she’s saying. It’s our job as elder coven members to guide her in the right direction.”
    “Are you kidding me?” Rory said, mouth open. “I’m far from a child, Mom. I’m making a pretty adult decision right now and I would like your support. Again, I’m asking for your help, but I’m not asking you for permission. I’m going no matter what.”
    Magda pursed her lips. She didn’t say anything so Rory knew her mother was out of logical arguments. She looked at Jamie, Sara , and Deanne. None of them said anything either.
    “Well , glad that’s settled,” Rory with a sad smile. “Any spell suggestions?”
    The witches conversed for twenty minutes while the wolves waited. They came up with a plan for alternating covering spells that would culminate with their strongest cast when Rory and Cross reached their destination. They would also cast a spell that would make it look like Rory was still in Cleary. Since it was obvious the coven was in danger, it wouldn’t be hard to say that Rory was at home waiting for things to get better.
    While she was gone, the coven would stay at Jamie and Sara’s homes. Sara had small children and couldn’t be away from home for days at a time. She would arrange for her three kids to stay with their grandparents until things were safer at home. The coven and Moon Brothers would work together to figure out exactly which vampire had targeted Rory and would neutralize the threat. Once all that was taken care of, Cross and Rory would come home.
    “Ok.” Jamie said she had finished explaining everything to Grizzly. “Rory needs to go home and grab clothes and then they can leave.”
    “That’s great,” Grizzly said. “We’ll trail them home.”
    “Perfect,” Jamie said. The Moon Brothers left the house. She turned to Rory and hugged her hard. “You be careful, little witch. Don’t overestimate your powers. If you think you’re being followed or have any feeling of unease, you turn right around immediately.”
    “I will,” Rory promised. She said goodbye to Ursula, Sara, and Deanne and then followed Magda to the car. Her mother was unusually quiet the entire ride home. Rory didn’t know what to say.
    Once she was home, she packed as quickly as she could. She didn’t pack much since she would have to carry it all in a backpack. Magda was waiting by the front door. Rory approached slowly.
    “I don’t want to leave with you mad at me,” she told her mom.
    “I’m not mad,” Magda said with a sigh. “I don’t want anything to happen to you. You’ll understand when you have a daughter. It’s my job to protect you and right now I feel like I’m not doing my job.”
    “You’ve done a great job!” Rory said , throwing her arms around her mother. “I’m still alive, aren’t I? And I’m going to stay safe thanks to the spell you and the sisters cast.”
    “Goddess willing,” Magda said. They went outside to the waiting bikers. There was a truck parked outside now too. The fallen Sun Riders bikes were on the back.
    “I should also say that I object to you getting on a motorcycle with a boy I barely know,” Magda