Chapter 167

Jacob can you come down? Lily asked through the pack link the witch should be here any minute now
on our way I answered and looked up at the guys “Witch should be here any minute now. We need to get down there.”
They nodded and we made our way downstairs to find the others gathered. “So what time did she say she’d be here again”
“5” Lily answered “So about five minutes from now”
“Its always polite to arrive early” A voice echoed throughout the room and we all jerked, tensing as a girl suddenly appeared in the room. She jolted back as growls were directed at her. “Jeez” she said “tough crowd.” she laughed genuinely but then turned awkward when no one answered her “okay, so maybe this was a bad idea” A cat emerged from behind her, walking to sit beside her. She glanced down at her and nodded before turning to us “Sorry for appearing like that.”
“How did you get here so easily?” Lily asked with narrowed eyes “You can teleport?”
“What? No! Of course not” the witch said “I just cast a spell to make me walk her undetected and deactivated it when I got here.” she smiled sheepishly “I’m sorry I should’ve realized that was a bad idea. But I’m used to being with packs that already know me. I forgot how some can be suspicious”
She’s my mate Dave said through the bond Ethan cut her some slack please.
Congrats Lily said even though her expression didn’t change on the outside i’m happy for you. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs
everyone agreed with her but strangely Jim stayed silent.
“I’ll let this slide” Ethan said “Now sit so we can talk.”
The witch immediately nodded and sat down. the cat following her and plopping into her lap. The witch suddenly jerked and clicked her fingers and pieces of papers appeared in her hands. “Oh these are recommendations from packs I’ve helped before” she stated handing them over to Ethan. “You can contact them if you want. I forgot my resume though” she chuckled awkwardly at her attempt at humor and I felt bad for being so rude to her. But we needed to be sure she could be trusted first. Her being Dave’s mate already was a good thing, but being a mate to someone didn’t mean you were a good person.
“Why do you like to help wolves?”
“Oh not all wolves” she said hurriedly before realizing what that sounded like and correcting “I mean…I only help ones that need help or that want to do something good. I don’t help wolves who want to hurt humans or other packs.” she explained, petting her cat nervously. The cat huffed and seemed to glare at us “And I don’t just help wolves. I help any creature as long as they have good intentions.”
“Why do you want to help us?”
“I know hunters have been killing wolves for a long time now” she stated, turning serious “I helped a couple packs with hunters before. Nothing this big though. I’ve seen a lot of good wolves; adult and child, killed by hunters. I want it to stop.”
“we’d leave the pack house under your protection. How do we know you won’t betray us.” Ethan stated, even though it looked like he, along with everyone else, was warming up to her. She was saying the right things. We just needed more than words to fully trust her.
“A blood bond” She stated “The reason why I know so many packs is because of this. Most witches frown upon it. But I’m one of the few who doesn’t mind doing it, if its with the right people.” she looked down at her cat and then back at us “Its basically a deal. A spell that binds me to you. I’d become like a pack member, sort of. I can’t hurt you, I physically can’t. My magic wouldn’t let me, and if I do it would punish me.”
“Punish you?”
“I’ve never tried it personally. But I hear it includes a lot of pain and weakening of magic. I wouldn’t be the same again. That’s why most witches don’t do it.”she said and smiled at us “But I know people, and I’m a good judge of character. I’ve done that spell with every pack I’ve helped and a few other supernatural people and It hasn’t failed me yet.”
“And you’d be willing to do that with us? when you’ve just met us?” Lily asked, looking at her curiously.
“Yes” she smiled “Like I said, I’m a good judge of character. And I also did my research. I heard about both your packs separately and after you become one. I heard about your battle with rogues and what you suffered. I heard about the alphas of this pack.” she looked at Ethan and Lily “And I have grown to respect you. Not to mention” she trailed off, and looked at all of us individually before staring at Dave “That my mate is in this pack”
Dave froze and stared at her wide-eyed. He opened his mouth a couple of times to answer her but nothing came out. She giggled and turned to Ethan “He’s cute. Anyway, do we have a deal?”
“I’m going to need to look into those papers and that spell you’re telling me about. But if it checks out” Ethan stated “Then we have a deal.” He nodded at her “You can come back tonight and I’ll let you know.”
“Oh good” she stood up, her cat jumping from her lap and landing on the ground, and winked at Dave “I guess I’ll see you guys toni-”
“wait” Jim suddenly said, bolting up. He looked pale, shaken and a bit freaked out. “At first I thought it was you too but…you…you’re.”
“Jim” Lily murmured wide “is she also your”
“No” he swallowed. Dave stood up, supporting his brother with a hand on his shoulder “I…for some reason. Your cat.”