Page 87 of Shifter Situations

He hummed. “Like two…”

“You’re fucking nosy.”

“Palmer,” Sloane whined, pulling my attention away from my thoughts and the smirking vampire.

“Show me how you do the little finger gun things with your magic.”

The mage didn’t even think about his response. “Nope.”

“Please,” she sweetly asked, flashing him a bright smile.

“Have ye not got enough weapons already, Love?”

She rolled her eyes at him. “Is this how you do it?”

He shook his head quickly. “Don’t do that.”

“Why not?” she questioned, furrowing her brows at his wide eyes.

“Love, do not let that power go,” Palmer warned.

I could see the mischief in her eyes from across the yard as she challenged the mage. “Or what? What will happen?”

“Don’t be a brat.”

Briggs snorted, mumbling, “She’s always a brat.”

Sloane snapped her head to the wolf, pulling her focus away from the power in her hand. I didn’t see the magic release, but some limbs fell off the trees in front of her, and there was a loud bang.

We all moved to look through the freshly made path between the trees. The magic had hit the back of the lodge, more specifically some large plastic-looking containers full of water.

“Fuck,” Lo drawled, pulling her shoulders in as she covered her mouth.

“That’s not good,” Jack murmured to her.

“What did you do?” York asked quietly, unable to pull his eyes away from the wreckage.

“We should leave,” she said in a rush. “Now.”

I shook my head at her. “I’m sorry, come again?”

She grinned at me. “Later. Right now we need to run.”

“Why?” Stone questioned.

Before she could answer, Charlie roared, his wolf making itself known even through his human vocal cords. He turned, following the path of destruction, and Lo urgently whispered, "Run."

She and Jack hauled ass toward the treeline, both of them cackling like lunatics. Charlie slowly walked up the path, visible vibrations wracking his body as he talked to himself.

York and Stone stepped into the Void.

Palmer pulled Briggs and Baylor with him as he followed the demon and druid.

“This should be fun to watch,” Grim commented, wrapping his arm around Blaire before disappearing.

I placed my hand on Novak’s shoulder, misting us inside the nearby cabin.

Sloane and Jack popped into the kitchen a few moments after we landed in the living room with everyone else. We all froze as Charlie stomped up the stairs, slinging the front door open with so much force that it swung shut in his face.