Page 28 of My Mate

“Does this have anything to do with you going to Lucinda’s?” she asked, to which he nearly choked on the water he was drinking.

“How do you know about that?” Dex asked.

“You were spotted. I guess seeing the Alpha’s son heading to see a witch can cause a lot of gossip.”

“They should be minding their own business.”

She pressed her lips together and nodded. “Do you want to tell me what is bothering you?”

He finished his water, swilled out the glass, and then turned toward her. She watched as he pressed his hands on the counter and took a deep breath.

“You’re nervous? Whatever Lucinda had to say must have been important.”

“It’s not about what she said. Lucinda doesn’t say a lot of anything. She tries to show, and that is about all she does.”

“She showed you something and it has you freaked out?” she asked.

Dex shook his head. “It’s … it’s a potential path for you and me.”

“Like our future?”

“Yeah.”

“But our future is never clear,” Casey said. “I’ve heard Lucinda talking, or more like mumbling, on the rare occasion she comes to town and one of the kids ask her to tell their fortune or their future.” She rolled her eyes. “Go on, go on.”

“Well, she explained that there are constant directions that a future can go. Different decisions, how we make those kinds of decisions. It’s all relevant, and it is never easy or clear on how we’re going to get to that path.”

She listened and she knew if Lucinda had given Dex a warning, there was a real chance it had a high probability of coming true.

“And what did you see?” she asked.

At first, he didn’t say anything, and Casey felt that wave of panic wash over her. She repeated the question and felt the tears in her eyes, as if she already knew the answer before he said anything.

“I saw my death,” Dex said.

Casey shook her head. “No, that can’t be possible.”

“You and I have two outcomes. One of them, we’re happy, we have a blissful life, and the other, you don’t save me, and I die.”

She pressed a hand to her mouth because the very thought of anything bad happening to him was like a constant punch to the gut. “No, that is not possible. She must have this wrong.”

“I know, but, I know what I saw, and trust me, Casey. This one … I can’t get it out of my head.”

She moved toward him and cupped his face. “No, we won’t let this happen. How do you die? I can’t … no, there is no way this is going to happen. I don’t know why Lucinda has shown this to you, but it must be wrong.”

“It’s not. Someone kills me. I don’t know who. I mean, I’ve got my suspicions, but…”

“Buddy?” Casey asked. “He’s the only one who would do it. We’ve got to do something. Chain him up or something.”

“No,” Dex said.

“Wait,” Casey said, frowning. “You said I don’t save you.What does that mean?” She couldn’t help the tears from falling as she looked at him.

“You don’t turn into a wolf. You don’t save me, and because of that, I die.”

She shook her head. “No, no, no.” She turned away and pressed her hands against her face in the hope of trying to contain her scream of fury.

Once again, it came back to what she wasn’t capable of doing.

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