The Alpha And His Mate (Silver Hills #1)

Chapter 21

Angel whimpered slightly as we entered the dense thicket of trees, stepping out of the summer sunshine and into a world of darkness.

"You won't be able to take many pictures in this lighting," she told Diana sourly.

When I turned to look at Diana though, her eyes were glazed over as if she were thinking of everything but taking photographs.

I got the sense that the camera was just a tool to convince someone to bring her into our infamous woods.

"That's fine," she chirped, her hand reaching out to brush the bark of an ancient oak. "I can memorise it in my mind and then sketch it when I get back."

Angel frowned at me. "You're an artsy type of person then?"

Diana nodded. "I'm not amazing at art, but it's a good stress reliever for me. Elisabeth says I have the tendency to overthink things, and sketching helps a lot."

"I get the feeling you and Elisabeth are quite different," I observed as we continued to stumble through amongst the thick undergrowth. Never mind the fact I knew they were different just form the fact one was an extremely powerful witch and the other seemed to be a hapless mortal.

Diana opened her mouth to answer but then paused. The only answer I got in the end was a curt little nod. It was clear something had distracted her.

Actually, something had distracted me as well. A strange tugging feeling that I had felt once pulling me to Jax. Since we had started to see each other more it seemed the pull between us had lessened, but now another string had replaced it.

Angel crossed her arms, irritated. "Percie, don't mess around. If I end up getting mauled by a bear it'll be your fault!"

"Not a bear," Diana whispered in a low voice. "A wolf."

I spun around to face the mortal girl. "How do you know that."

She shrugged and looked confused. "I guess somebody told me. Or it's just common knowledge that wolves live in here."

That explanation didn't exactly cut it for me. "Maybe we should head back."

Angel took this suggestion with unwarranted enthusiasm. "That's a great idea! Let's go get something to eat." She turned to walk in the opposite direction, blonde hair swinging behind her.

"I'm not leaving," Diana said abruptly. "I think there's something cool in here somewhere and I want to find it."

I sighed and tried to act annoyed; it was only to hide the sudden fear that gripped me. There was something cool in these woods. Lots of cool things actually. None of which Diana Thorpe needed to see.

"Angel," I said as I realised that I'd have to stay with Diana until she was convinced these were just ordinary woodlands, "you can head back."

For a moment, I almost thought she'd try to argue. I'm the end, though, she just gave us a causal wave before scampering off towards the light.

It was a good job we hadn't gone far in, otherwise I'd have to keep her with us. It would be easier trying to fool one person than two.

"There's really nothing here," I told Diana. She brushed off my comment and headed further into the trees.

"I feel a strange sense of deja vu." She stopped and waited for me to catch up. "As if I've been here before."

I tried not to think about the implications behind that. I didn't need any more mysteries giving me a headache. "You've probably been somewhere similar in England."