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

just followed in silence. Once inside, Logan carried Leo into the front seating area and laid him on the couch. If he didn’t know better he would think Leo was sleeping, but he did know, and he dreaded what would happen when the man woke up. Leo was okay knowing about the paranormal world but never indicated he actually wanted to become a part of it permanently.

Finn gave one last look to Leo and prayed the man understood what Trevor had done. It was either death or become a vampire. In Finn’s opinion, living was always the winning choice. But he wasn’t

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Leo and didn’t know how the man would react when he opened his eyes.

The warriors convened in the back office. Finn knew Ben was going to try and talk him out of going alone, but this one time it wasn’t his boss’s decision to make. He had no control over what Finn did when it involved his mate. Finn would sell his soul if it got Logan back unharmed.

“Finn, it’s a trap, and you know it.” Ben started right in on him. “I wouldn’t be a good leader if I didn’t say something.”

“I know this, Ben, but Logan is my mate. If I die saving him then so be it.” Finn’s chest tightened at the thought. “Just promise you will keep him safe.” He turned to look at Klaus. “And that you will help teach him how to be a witch.”

“I promise, but it doesn’t have to be this way, Finn.” Ben’s voice softened as he pleaded with Finn.

“No, seriously, guys, it doesn’t have to be this way.” Carter spoke up. “You ladies need to really get over the dramatics.” The young witch huffed out an aspirated sigh. “I gather this Rhett guy isn’t firing on all engines, if you know what I mean. He probably wouldn’t even realize he’s surrounded until it’s too late.”

“Hang on a second.” Klaus drew their attention toward him. “The little freak has a point.”

“Hey!” Carter whined, and Abner’s low growl didn’t go unnoticed.

Klaus only shrugged in response to Carter’s outcry. “We’re Warriors of the Light for god sakes, we can move unseen. We’ve been doing it for centuries.”

Ben pointed at Klaus. “He has a point. Rhett’s mate died over a hundred years ago. That man can’t be entirely sane. I say we try it.”

Ben nudged Finn in the arm. “What do you say, old friend? Can we assist you in trying to save your mate?”

Finn looked over at Klaus and Carter and could see the reassurance in their faces. They truly believed this would work. And

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truth be told, he wanted backup. Finn didn’t trust Rhett to not have Dark Warriors helping him.

“Let’s do it.” Finn slapped his hand on the hardwood surface of the table.

“Now that we have that problem solved, what the fuck happened to you two today? You were supposed to be watching the house and the occupants inside it. Your lack of protection may have caused this whole mess.” Ben narrowed his eyes at Lawson and Quinn. “I expected more from the both of you.”

“Before you go and tear us down to shreds, there was something that did come up,” Quinn said, defending himself and Lawson. “It’s still no excuse for what happened, but once I tell you what we found, you’ll see why our attention got deterred.”

“Tell me what was more important than keeping watch.” Ben balled up his fist, and Finn feared the two men were going to come to blows.

He could relate to Ben’s ire, but Finn didn’t want the two longtime friends to fight over it. They had a plan in motion. Yes, he was frightened, but they needed to work together to help get Logan back.

“We were circling the property from opposite ends.” Quinn nodded toward Lawson. “Everything seemed normal then a smell fell across the land.”

“A smell?” Ben asked.

“Yes. A smell,” Quinn answered. “Lawson and I both recognized it instantly. I took off toward the scent and so did Lawson. We met in the middle at the far back end of the woods. There, sitting neatly nestled in a pile of leaves, was a box.”

“What was in the box?” Finn asked this time. He was frightened to know what the contents were because it had to be something pretty alluring to send both warriors racing toward it.

“It was a box of hair.” Quinn met Ben’s eyes and didn’t break the contact. Not even to blink. “Sayer’s hair, to be exact.”

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The room went dead quiet. It was like everyone one was frozen in place at the news. Sayer was a fellow warrior who had gone missing a