The Witch and the Wolf: Part Three by Lola Kidd Read Free Book Online

his nudity and cast him a pair of jeans. “Put these on. And we aren’t in the middle of a war. I would say more of an ongoing skirmish.”
    Cross pulled on the jeans. “Call it what you want. What are you fighting?”
    “We need to keep moving,” Renn said.
    “They will come to the woods,” Reno warned.
    “I suggest we walk and talk,” Sophia suggested. “If we walk now, we won’t have to run later.”
    “Second,” Rory said, still bent over breathing hard. She was in great shape, but the adrenaline drop was getting to her. That was the only reason Cross didn’t object to going deeper into the woods.
    “As I said earlier, there were fae on this side who were a part of the atrocity,” Sophia explained. “When we came over, us innocent sealed ourselves away from them. We want ed nothing to do with them. Once we did that, they considered us traitors and on the same level as all the other magical creatures.”
    “They want a clean dimension to begin anew,” Renn said.
    “Once we’re gone, they will have it,” Reno said. The twins had no emotion in their voice as they spoke. The only sign that they cared whether they lived or died was that they had run. The fae walking around them didn’t seem all that concerned either. Some had even stopped off in the woods to continue having sex.
    “Why don’t you fight back?” Cross asked.
    Sophia rolled her eyes. “What’s the point? It’s only more killing and that isn’t what we’re about. I don’t want that on any of my people’s conscience.”
    “This is war , even if you don’t want to call it that.” Rory was finally able to breathe normally and join the conversation. Her face was slightly pink, but she didn’t look any worse for the wear. Lucky for Sophia.
    “Gavin is dead,” Rory continued. “They’ll kill all of you it seems. What kind of plan do you have to protect your people? Hide in the woods until they go back to their side of the wall?”
    “No. Once we reach the end of the woods we will construct a new wall and make a new village.”
    “And this is what you offer to Northlands Fae on our side?” Cross asked. “Has anyone ever taken you up on that? Seriously, lady , you are fucked up. Nobody deserves to be brought to this place.”
    “My thoughts exactly,” Sophia said. “We don’t want to be here any more than you do.”
    “You want help to get back to our side?” Cross guessed.
    Sophia stopped and looked at Rory. “He is right. We would like help to get out of this hell. I am truly sorry for bringing you here and we will stay if you don’t want to help. But we are innocent and don’t deserve to be here.”
    Cross threw his hands in the air. “And there it fucking is. There it is. That is why you brought her here. Not to ‘give her a chance to choose’ or because you wanted to give her time to think about the claim. No. You need a fucking favor.”
    “You can say no and I will understand completely,” Sophia said ignoring Cross.
      He forced himself between her and Rory and looked the fae queen in the eye. “We’re done here. We aren’t going a step further with you.”
    “ Aurora can decide for herself. You don’t own her, dog.”
    “How can I help you?” Rory asked from behind Cross. “You’re much more powerful than I am. Why don’t you open a way back yourself? You were able to get me here.”
    “We were able to get you across because Olaf had weakened the barrier between the dimensions. Even then, we could only open the portal for a short time.”
    “If I could open a portal don’t you think I would have tried it as soon as Cross and I were pulled over?”
    “I’m not asking you to do it alone,” Sophia pleaded. “You and I can do it together. You are much more powerful than you realize. None of my people would be able to keep a portal open for longer than a nanosecond and don’t have the energy to keep one open long enough to get us all over.”
    “Send them back one at a time once you get your