chapter 97

“We have to be outdoors for this spell to work,” Star said.

I glanced down at Alec. “Will you be okay?”

“I’m fine. Try not to get attacked or anything while I’m healing,” he said.

“As long as there’s no surprises waiting for me out there, I should be just fine,” I said.

“Ouch.” He looked hurt. “One of these days, you’ll forgive me.”

I hadn’t meant to hurt him, the comment came without thought, but I wasn’t fully over it yet. Alec’s brush with death showed me how important he was and how badly I wanted him in my life. But we weren’t done healing the mistrust between us.

Malcom walked over to where I was standing near Alec. “I’ll keep an eye on her.”

“You might not want that job,” I said. “Look what it did to Alec.”

“I’ll take my chances,” he said with a grin.

“I’m far more worried about you than I am about me,” I told Alec.

“You want me to stay with him?” Kyle offered.

I was surprised he was willing to stay behind. His offer showed me how much he trusted Alec, despite his past actions.