Logan's Rattler by A. Jarrett (best books for 20 year olds txt) 📕

area we’re in,” Quinn suggested. “It could be that the Midwest is an easier place for them to set up shop. We have several warriors stationed on the West and East Coasts. But nothing stationed in the heart of America.”

“But I would think they would stick out more, don’t you?” Abner asked. “I mean think about it, Dark Warriors are rather flashy at times or wearing their black fatigues. That would come off as odd in this area.”

Everyone was offering up ideas as to why there was such a surge in dark forces in this location. Missouri wasn’t a small state. It had its large cities and tourist spots like any other place. But for some reason Dark Warriors had taken up residence in this particular state.

“Ladies,” Carter said as he waved his hand in the air like a child would do to get a teacher’s attention. “If you don’t mind, can I offer a suggestion?”

Finn looked from Carter to Ben. Ben gave a tight nod of his head.

“Fabulous.” Carter sat forward in his chair. “I’m not saying anything derogatory toward your mate,” Carter said to Ben. “But none of this started until you met the man. Plus he is hearing voices from

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some kid the two of you are ‘allegedly’ to have in the future.” Carter made air quotes with his fingers. “A lot of strange occurrences if you ask me. Then you have Astrid, who is a fairy.” He clapped his hands together. “It’s like Grand Central Station for weird shit going down lately.”

“What’s your point, Carter?” Ben huffed out. The man looked a little annoyed with the witch, and Finn could relate.

“My point is I think when you met Miles, it triggered something magically. It’s like the Warriors of the Dark are uprising but for what?” Carter shrugged his shoulders. “Seeing into the future is not my gift, but I’d bet it has something to do with your mate, Ben.”

Finn often thought the same things. But he was too afraid of worrying Ben to voice his concerns. But ever since Ben met Miles, things just seemed to happen at random. Finn wasn’t pointing fingers or anything, but he had to wonder where Logan fit into everything?

“Hold up a minute,” Klaus said. “I think all this could be just a coincidence.” He shrugged his shoulders. “Witches and Dark Warriors have felt suppressed by us good guys for a long time. Or so they like to tell us.” An evil grin flashed across Klaus’s face, and it caused Finn to shiver. Klaus was a good man and an even better witch, but Klaus did have a scary side.

“I personally think that Ben finding his mate just opened up a door of distraction. With Ben being occupied with Miles, the Dark Warriors probably felt free to set their plans in motion. They’ve wanted control for centuries, and maybe that was their opening.

There’s nothing to suggest that Ben and Miles’s mating caused a ripple effect.”

Part of Finn agreed with Klaus. It all could just be a bunch of random coincidences. And if what Carter said was true, where did Logan fit into all this? It had to be just a fluke.

“Klaus, I totally get what you’re saying, but I had to get that off my chest. Just in case it does mean something.” Carter looked to the older witch who gave him a nod. “But on another issue”—Carter

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turned his attention toward Lachlan—“something weird happened today when I was at your mate’s house.”

“What?” Lachlan asked, and Finn was curious as well.

“See, my gift is to see into another person’s past. And usually, I need to be touching that person when I do it. But today at Garrett’s, it was like someone was trying to alert me to something. It was like an echo of a voice.”

“Carter, you know with age your magical abilities mature, and you can do more things.” Klaus offered. “This could just be you are developing new gifts.”

Finn nodded his agreement. He had heard such things over the years. This just could be Carter getting stronger. And when Finn thought about it, that notion was a tad bit frightening.

“See I thought so, too, but it was different.” Finn jerked when Carter laid his hand on his arm. “I got