Page 84 of Wolf Touched

When I moved past Keith, I made sure that my leg didn’t touch his fur. The last thing I needed was Raffe getting into a jealous fit, and I could only imagine what he was feeling right now. If he was naked in front of a bunch of women, I’d be losing my damn mind.

I pointed to the bottom of her dress and said, “I’m going to rip off a section and tie it around your bite mark. I won’t harm you, though it might not feel great. We need to get you back to …” I trailed off, unsure what to call Dru.Doctordidn’t feel right, butFatherdidn’t fit the bill either. “My close friend who can help disinfect the wound and stitch you up.”

“You’re really going to help me?” She dropped the dagger and pressed her hand to her chest. “After I tried to—”

Raffe snarled, and his anger came flooding back.

I tried to push calm toward him, but I was struggling to stay calm myself. “Let’s not talk about that right now, or I could change my mind.”

She nodded. “Right. That’s fair.”

Doing as I said, I ripped off the cleanest section of her dress I could find, making sure the strip of fabric was long enough to wrap around twice and tie into a knot. As I worked on her arm, I couldn’t help but be a little rougher than necessary, which made me feel better.

To her credit, she didn’t complain. She merely watched me with her large emerald eyes. When the makeshift bandage was all set, I dropped my hands.

She whimpered, “Thank you. But I should go—”

I shook my head. “Not happening. We may not kill you, but you’re definitely not leaving. We still have tons of questions we need answered. In the meantime, do you mindsharing your name? I don’t like calling youWitchin my mind.”

“Sedona.” She bit her lip. “And you’re Skylar, right?”

A chill ran down my back. How many people knew my name now and feared my power? Olwyn had to be spreading that information far and wide. “That’s right. Now let’s get back.”

I turned, and Raffe pressed against my side, using his tail to cover my backside. The buzz of our connection sprang to life, calming me more but also making the fatigue set in faster. My body ached, but luckily, during the shift, the injuries on my arm had scabbed instead of ripping more. That had to count for something.

Adam, follow the witch and make sure she doesn’t try anything,Raffe commanded as the two of us led the way. Then he linked to Lucy and Josie,Can the two of you find a dress or something? Sky needs something to wear. She shifted back into human form.

On it,Lucy replied.I’ll meet you at the tree line.

We kept a slow but steady pace, but we’d run farther than I’d realized while in animal form.

Footsteps followed us, and I glanced back to see the bobcat several feet behind us, a coyote and a raccoon at its side. Seeing the animals walking like this still blew my mind. For some reason, they all worked together when it came to protecting me.

Right when I thought I couldn’t move farther, the trees thinned, indicating we were nearing the coven houses. Lucy’s scent filled my nose.

I’m going behind the bush over here. Can you bring the clothes over?I moved toward some thick brush beside a large fir, my feet making a ton of noise from shuffling since I was too tired to lift them.

Youall keep going. I’ll be with my mate,Raffe commanded.

By the time I reached the brush, Lucy was there, still in wolf form.

She placed a green dress on the ground then trotted back toward the coven.

With shaky hands, I slid the dress over my body. Thankfully, it wasn’t white, or there wouldn’t have been much point in wearing it with the drizzle coming down. Putting on the dress had me gasping for breath, and I struggled to keep my eyes open. I needed to rest, but I wasn’t sure I could with all the dead bodies that needed to be cleaned up.

Hey, lean on me,Raffe linked, pressing against my side.

But he was injured too, though he was trying like hell not to remind me.

I’m fine. Just tired.I sighed.

“What isshedoing here?” someone shouted.

Shit, I needed to reach the coven. In my weariness, I’d forgotten we hadn’t warned them about Sedona.

“Skylar said someone could help me,” Sedona said, her voice rising in fear.

I hurried toward them, hearing the animals come out of the woods close behind me. They were keeping watch as promised. The bobcat hissed, and the coyote snarled, sensing the tension. I couldn’t communicate with them since my power was gone.

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