Page 62 of Cursed Love
“You’re drooling, sweetheart,”Ryan teased.
Her cheeks warmed with embarrassment. Peter stepped forward and gave him a simple pound-on-the-back hug before stepping back.
“Ethan. Brandy. I’d like you to meet Xander.”
Xander was tall, dark, handsome, and smelled of dirt. From the look in his eye, he was a joker.
“Don’t let his looks fool you. He’s deadly,”Ryan warned her.
Brandy turned toward Ryan with surprise.“Really?”
“If you’re done being rude, we need—Brandy?” Peter nodded at Serena, who was near escaping her frozen state.
“Why is she here anyway?” Brandy asked after hitting Serena with magic once more.
Ryan cupped her face. “You need to release her.”
“She was acting like a bitch,” Brandy said, forcing herself to not stomp her foot like a child. “Fine!” She moved in front of the witch and released the freeze on her head.
“How da—”
Brandy froze Serena’s mouth shut. “There, much better.”
Muffled chuckles resounded behind her as the woman narrowed her eyes.
“For the record, Serena, my parents are dead.”
A flash of sadness crossed Serena’s eyes before they went hard once more. “I feel your magic. Stop it! I will release you on the condition you start playing nicely. Do we have an understanding?”
When she did not do anything, Brandy unfroze her mouth. “So?”
“You’re being disrespectful, litt—”
Ethan moved to her side. “Serena is it? Brandy has never been a fan of being called a little girl. She’s kicked my brothers and me in the balls quite a few times over it. I suggest you respect her for the grown woman she is.”
“She’s acting like a…” Serena stopped and cleared her throat as she glanced at everyone gathered.
Brandy released her and raised a brow. “If we can start over again, I’ll stop freezing you now,” she said, trying to compromise.
Chapter 25
Ryan watched the women come to some sort of understanding. He studied Serena and wondered why he had allowed his dick to lead him into her bed. Surely if not for their past, she would not have treated Brandy so poorly. Sometimes dealing with Serena was like walking on a tightrope. If he was not careful, he was going to end up in a lot of hurt.
Glancing down at Brandy, his chest tightened with emotion. Watching her stand up to the priestess was terrifying and interesting to say the least.
Serena shook out her body and turned toward Peter. “Why did you call us here?”
Xander stood next to Peter with his hands clasped behind his back. The beta was good at perceiving a relaxed posture, but Ryan knew he would rip out someone’s throat in a heartbeat. Wolf form or not.
There was not a more loyal were to have Peter’s back. Ryan looked at Brandy, who observed Xander with open curiosity.
“Last night, a lycan cornered Brandy,” Peter announced.
“How can that be?” Serena asked while Xander sized up Brandy, clearly not believing what Peter had not said.The lycan cornered her and she lived.
Brandy shrugged. “I froze his furry ass.”
“I interrogated him and spent the night at the normal spots, looking for more information to support his claims.” Peter turned his eyes toward Serena. “There’s a witch hunt going on for Brandy. You need to advise your coven of the danger, especially if any of them resemble her.”
