Free The Witch and the Wolf: Part Two by Lola Kidd Page A

on. Jamie wasn’t about to burn any bridges at this point.
    “Do you think they’ll come back?” Sarah asked.
    “The Lost Tribe,” Deanne said. “Let’s not make them into bogeymen. They’re flesh and bone and can be killed just like any one else.”
    “A witch accepting a wolf’s claim,” Ursula circled back in the conversation. “That is very strange. Is there any way to break it? I’m sure we can figure it out, but I think she’ll really appreciate being free of the wolf once she’s home. If we wait, he’ll never leave her side.”
    “And that’s a bad thing?” Sarah was indignant. “He followed her into the lost dimension. We should let her decide what she wants to do.”
    Ursula opened her mouth to respond , but Jamie held up her hand. “Let’s not do this now. We’ll search for spells to break the claim, but that isn’t our priority right now.”
    They both nodded.
    “What about the vampire?” Deanne asked. “She gave us the information about Cross and Rory. Do you think she’ll help more?”
    “Hard to say,” Jamie admitted. “Melody only does what’s going to benefit her. I don’t think she’d go against her maker , but I do think she wouldn’t stand in our way if we came to cut his head off.”
    “It really is all Olaf’s fault,” Ursula said. “The vampire’s daughter got hurt, the wolves lost their alpha’s son, we lost Rory, and the entire supernatural community is at risk now. What did he even get out of this?”
    “As far as we can tell, nothing,” Magda said. “He did all of this for nothing!”
    “That’s why you can’t trust a fae,” Beatrice said before disappearing again.
    “I think we should ask for more help,” Sarah said. “One of us should go to the council.”
    Jamie shook her head. “We have something else in mind.”
    After Melody had found them and told them that the Lost Tribe had taken Rory and Cross, Jamie had contacted the US representative to the witch council. There would likely be another all supernatural meeting called again. Whatever the Lost Tribe was up to, it would affect their entire supernatural community again. Of course, witches were the most at risk. The witch council had yet to offer help in getting Rory back.
    “The council is only interested in keeping the Lost Tribe away,” she explained. “Our interests don’t overlap here. We need to get a portal open to get Rory and Cross back to our side.”
    “I knew this was probably the plan, but wow is that risky,” Ursula admitted. “What if one of them escapes?”
    “We can’t worry about that,” Deanne said. “I support your decision. If it was one of my little brothers over there, I would do anything to get them back. I would hope my sisters would back me up.”
    Sarah nodded. “I agree. God forbid it was one of my kids, I would stop at nothing. If they’re going to get over, we’ll take care of it.”
    “Good,” Jamie looked at Ursula. “If you don’t want to take part in this, I would completely understand and wouldn’t force you to participate.”
    “I never said I wouldn’t help,” Ursula said quickly. “I will help, but I want us to think about each choice we make. This will have major consequences.”
    “I appreciate that,” Magda said. “I’m really going to need someone to keep me grounded in all this. The need for vengeance will overrule all prudent judgment on my part.”
    “Well, if we’re all in. What’s the plan?” Deanne asked.
    “We’re going to try to open a portal , of course,” Jamie said.
    “How the hell do you plan on doing that?” Ursula asked. “Didn’t it take an army of witches to do that last time?”
    “No. The army of witches was to force the Lost Tribe into the dimension,” Jamie corrected. “Opening the portal's a cinch really. The hard part is opening it near Rory so she can hop through.”
    “That’s where I come in,” Beatrice said , reappearing. “I can go over and recon for you guys. There are only a few