Brother’s Best Friends Are My Mates novel Chapter 93

Matt

I looked around, feeling more than a little uneasy with this cottage we had driven up to in the middle of nowhere.

“Jesse, are you sure this isn’t a trap? It feels like a fucking trap.

“

He looked around, taking in the scenery.

It was a lovely place. Flowers everywhere and a well-manicured lawn. The cottage itself was small and cozy with a little garden directly out front.

The scryer Jesse had been talking with lived in this cottage. After emailing back and forth for a while, she sent him the address where she was located. He asked me if I wanted to go with him and I jumped at the chance, not wanting him to go alone.

Jesse trusted me with the secret so I was going to do my best to honor it by going with him.

“Well if it’s a trap at least we can say that we tried.”

I shot him a look. “Jesse, I don’t want to say I tried. I want to you know… live!”

“You sound like you’re quoting a movie.”

My eyes rolled so hard I swear they were going to roll into the back of my head. “Jesse, are you serious right now?”

“Let’s just go to the door and see what she has to say, okay?”

With a growl, I followed Jesse to the door. He knocked loudly once and then twice. The two of us waited for what felt like forever, but slowly the door opened to reveal a woman who was the tiniest thing I had ever seen.

She was petite and barely standing at five feet I guessed. The woman wore a flowing white dress, her arms decorated with a series of bracelets.

“Are you Jesse Morelli?” the woman asked in a tiny voice.

She was looking directly at me. I shook my head.

“No, I’m Matt Clark. The scary-looking one next to me is Jesse Morelli.”

He cast an annoyed glance at me but he didn’t try to deny it much to my amusement.

“Well, both of you come it. You brought the money and the item?”

Jesse pulled out an envelope full of cash. “You get half now and half after you pinpoint the location as agreed.”

The place was cozier inside. She motioned for us to sit down over a map of the general area spread out over a table. In her hand was a crystal, but it wasn’t until she took the envelope that she started.

“I need you two to be quiet while I cry,” she said, holding her hand out for the item.

Jesse fished it out of his picket and handed it to her without complaint.

“Here you go.”

“Good now be quiet.”

I thought Jesse might have his feathers ruffled by how sharp and blunt she was but he barely reacted. The two of us shared looks, watching as the witch muttered some strange words under her breath.

When the crystal started moving I blinked. Her hand wasn’t moving but the crystal was moving to my amusement. To think she could try to find the coven with just that bloodied fabric.

Suddenly it dropped down onto a spot. I frowned, leaning closer to get a look at the map.

“They are hiding in the Middleton Hills. Do you know it?”

Jesse huffed. “It’s about three fours from where we live. Do you know where in the Hiddleson Hills?”

“Somewhere near the east, but the place is so massive this is the best I can do,” she said, closing the map. “The coven is going to be laying low but there will be some telltale signs of a coven. They are probably near a body of water and where there are a lot of herbs. Look for a hollow tree. A bit of magic can create a hideaway in one.”

“Like a TARDIS?” I asked, unable to stop the words from coming out of my mouth. The two stared at me, making me cough. “ It’s bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.”

Jesse tilted his head, clearly amused. “We are going to handle it.”

“Handle it?” I laughed, shaking my head. “Handle it? Jesse, do you even hear yourself? I almost died last time I tried to handle it!”

Matt sighed. “We didn’t have another choice, Lia.”

“You always have a choice,” I shot back. “And next time, you better damn well choose to tell me before you go running off into a fight.”

Without another word, Jesse cupped my face and kissed me, deep and slow. For a moment, I forgot I was angry. My fingers curled into his shirt, holding him close, but as soon as he pulled back, I scowled.

“You’re still an idiot,” I muttered.

Jesse grinned wider. “But I’m your idiot.”

Matt groaned. “Can we get back to the actual problem here?”

I pointed a finger at them both. “This discussion isn’t over. You owe me answers and next time? You tell me first.” Jesse smirked. “Noted.”

Matt muttered under his breath. “Next time? God help us all.”

“We are all going to do this together,” Colby said, as he stepped into the room. “The two of you better not take off.”

Jesse sighed. “Well now that Rain decided to eavesdrop we can’t.”

I got the feeling that Jesse was secretly grateful he had been found out. While he did want to act impulsive, he didn’t want to go through without talking to us.

But if Rain hadn’t heard them I had no doubt those idiots would’ve gone through with that they were planning.

Shaking my head, I wasn’t going to let myself think about that. At least we had a plan.