Free Cursed Vengeance by Rebecca Brooke, Brandy L Rivers Page A

me. His concern startled me.
    “Tell me you didn’t think I was going to walk in there, wiggle my fingers and fix Christian instantly.”
    “I hoped.”
    “I felt it. Saw it even. I finally got it.” Sighing, I shoved my hands under my legs and looked away. “Then it hit me you’re both going to die and I don’t know what to do.” The whole situation sucked. None of it was fair. What the hell was I supposed to do?
    “I should have thought this out better,” Sean muttered.
    Dylan turned to Sean. “Bradley’s going to be a problem. I won’t let him near Sierra.”
    “Trouble how?” I demanded.
    “Blames witches for the curse.”
    “And who the hell else could have done it?” Sean asked.
    “You’re a witch too.” Dylan pointed out.
    I sighed. “Uh, he walked in to a strange woman in his sister’s home, claiming she’s going to fix a curse on his brother-in-law. Yeah, I’d be suspicious too.”
    “He’d love to burn you at the stake.” Dylan shook his head, his eyes glowing. “Asshole has to go through me first.”
    “You aren’t my protector, Dylan.”
    His eyes narrowed. “Maybe not, but that doesn’t mean I won’t keep you safe.”
    Sean peeked at me in the rearview. “He can’t help it, Sierra. Resisting your mate is its own form of hell. If you haven’t figured that out yet, you will. And soon.  Deny it all you want, but it’s too late. It’s already begun.”
    “You’re on his side now?” I asked incredulously.
    “It’s not about sides. I’ve seen it a million times. If you were simply human you could stand a chance. But you aren’t, and the pull is stronger.”
    “Whatever. I wanted to know what I’m supposed to do. What have you done, Sean?”
    He sighed. “Every counter spell I can find. I don’t understand the curse. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. Nothing has worked. Not even a cleansing spell.”
    I couldn’t get the swirling black sludge out of my head. I touched Sean’s shoulder and asked, “When you look at him, what do you see?”
    “One of my closest friends and Alpha dying before my eyes.”
    “No, I mean...wait—alpha?”
    “Leader of the pack,” Dylan offered.
    Sean’s eyes met mine in the rearview. “What do you see, Sierra?”
    “A dark shadow around his heart. It grew while I was in there.”
    My brother shook his head, his brow creasing. “I can only feel it. Never saw it. You’re a hell of a lot stronger than I am.”
    And still didn’t have a clue how to use this supposedly awesome power. “What if I can’t do this?”
    Dylan reached out and caressed my face. Calm washed over me. The anxiety decreased as he murmured, “Might be too late. If it is, we still have time to find the answers for Sean.”
    And you. Not that I wanted to go there. Grabbing his hand, I pulled it from my face and instantly missed the contact. Pushing that from my mind, I filled Sean in. “I have a week off. I’ll try, but I need your help, Sean.”
    “We’re going to my place. One of us will have to go back to Christian’s at some point.”
    “I feel the magic but don’t know how to tap into it. Shit, this is so messed up.”
    Sean pulled into his driveway. They hopped out and I almost climbed out of Sean’s side instead of dealing with Dylan.
    Sean looked back. “Talk to him. I’ll be inside.”
    “This is a lot to take in. Can’t I deal with one piece at a time?” I protested.
    “Talk to him. Set ground rules or something, Sis. Might give him a better chance to resist.” Sean turned to Dylan with a death glare. “Though he better not be there when you next wake up, not without your permission.”
    “You sent me over there,” Dylan immediately shot back.
    “Yeah, I know.” Sean went inside while I climbed out of the truck.
    Dylan stood before me, a sad smile on his face. “I’m sorry.”
    “I don’t blame you. But I’m not ready for whatever this is. I’m supposed to go work a miracle when I just found out I might be able to. But my