Page 17 of Wolf Touched

Thankfully, they and Octavia rushed from the women’s apartment building, but unfortunately, their timing was almost simultaneous with Supreme Priestess Olwyn stepping out of the men’s apartments. The high priestess’s emerald eyes locked on me.

We’ve got Dave in the car. You need to get away from them,Adam linked.

Just go. Sky and I will take the bike,Raffe linked back.Take your cars if that’s what you want and leave.

The three women rushed toward the parking lot, and Slade’s eyebrows rose. “What the hell is going on?”

Josie was stumbling, but she was holding her own. I hoped that meant something. “Josie isn’t feeling the best either. We thought it’d—”

“Everyone needs to go back to their rooms,” Supreme Priestess Olwyn huffed. Her long, light-blonde hair became wet, and her black dress suit clung to her figure. Her lips were crimson, a color that struck me as bloodstained now that I knew what she was. She puffed out her cheeks, making her cheekbones appear less sharp. “What in the goddess are you all thinking, running around in the rain like this, especially with two unwell students?”

Hatred flared inside me, more than what I felt toward Slade. He’d betrayed me, but Supreme Priestess Olwyn had done worse. She’d claimed me as one of her own coven members.Let my hand go,I linked.

Immediately, I felt the hurt roll off Raffe.

I need my blood to activate; otherwise, I don’t think we’ll get out of here.I could never rely on my blood to do what I wanted, but I knew one thing. It helped me survive, or at least tried to.

Raffe’s emotions steadied, and I released his hand. It wasn’t hard for my blood to hit the hum, and my wolf inched forward, but I couldn’t risk shifting out here.

“No.” I shook my head. “We aren’t bringing them back.” There was no point in keeping up pretenses. They already suspected that we knew; we’d just played the game a while longer.

I heard the car doors shut, telling me that everyone was settled.

“What happened?” Slade spoke slowly, controlling his voice. “Why are you fighting us?”

I tilted my head, tired of playing games. “Why would you ask? Are you worried about something?”

He laughed. “No. Of course—”

The smell of sulfur hit me, along with his fear and tension.

“Shut up,” Supreme Priestess Olwyn snarled. “She’s a wolf shifter.”

My heart pounded, the power funneling into my hands and not my feet. I wasn’t sure what would happen.

“They know.” The supreme priestess lifted her hands.

Then something shattered.

CHAPTER SIX

Before I could turn toward the apartments, shards of glass pummeled Slade, Supreme Priestess Olwyn, and the two other students standing behind them.

I looked around. The glass was coming from the women’s and men’s dorm windows and was circling Raffe and me, leaving us untouched.

“Holy shit! Something exploded!” someone shouted from midcampus, near the cafeteria.

Then I noticed the shards were in tune with my pulse.

My breath caught.I’ddone this.

The coven members crouched, hands over their heads, blood trickling from where the glass had hit them.

I spun and linked,Run!

Raffe didn’t question me, and we took off toward the parking lot.

“They’re getting away!” Slade exclaimed, but I could still hear the glass attacking them.

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