Page 40 of Willing
“Kai – calm down… please.” Jensen was trying to calm her, but she jerked free of his grasp.
“Fuck you, Jensen. If it were your mate taken, you’d be out there – looking.”
“My dear, calm down. Getting angry like this will lead to becoming irrational.” Haven had joined everyone in the kitchen. Tessa bounced, there now one year old on her knee. Roxy and Stephanie had also joined the group.
“Haven – if I recall, Tessa stopped at nothing to save you. So why is it that I am being told no? Why – can you tell me that?”
“Well for starters – you’ve rejected your mate. So why now Kai?”
Kai threw her glass in the sink, “I was scared… am scared.”
Dylan walked up behind her, placing her hand on her shoulder, “Scared? Of what Kai? You know that Carter is your mate.”
“I was afraid of losing myself to him… and now… now I may never find out.”
“Kai – I’m so sorry. This is all my fault.”
She turned, seeing me at the doorway with Paul, “You silly girl – this is not your fault. We should have never let him go in the first place.”
“Ahhh… so this is actually my fault.” Dylan spoke.
“NO!” Jensen yelled, “This is no ones fault – No ones but Dante’s. He lied to Carly… to do exactly this – destroy our family. Well, I won’t let him. Dylan, can you see if you can track Carter with magic?”
Dylan paled, “Um…”
“Actually, can Haven do that? I need to talk to Dylan in private – if that’s possible?”
Dylan eyed me, nodding her head, “Haven – can you do it?”
“Of course, I can do it. I will just need something of his. An article of recently worn clothing or something.”
“I’ll get it.” Kai disappeared down the basement steps.
“Dylan, let’s go upstairs while they work. I’ll be back in a few Paul,” leaning in I kissed his lips and turned to walk up the stairs.
“Damn – that was a close one. I haven’t told Jensen that I can’t do any magic right now. He’d start asking questions.”
“I know, that’s why I suggested out talk.”
“Thanks, Carly.”
We walked upstairs, walking into my room and plopping on the bed.
“Dylan… Do you think this is my fault? Maybe if I hadn’t gone out with him, he wouldn’t have done this.”
“No – Carly don’t blame yourself. I suspect I should have taken care of him when I had the chance. But the thought of killing someone… well, I couldn’t. However – I will not extend the same courtesy this time.”
“Carly?” Paul stood at the door.
“Paul – what’s wrong?”
“Haven thinks he’s found him. We are getting a team together.”
