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

I just have to kill Finn to break your mating bond, and then we can be together. Isn’t that great?”

Logan’s breath came out in heavy pants. He felt like he was going to hyperventilate. Rhett planned on killing his lover. This was a nightmare he wanted to wake up from. He couldn’t live a life without Finn. Couldn’t Rhett see he was doing to Logan what had happened to him so long ago?

“Rhett, you can’t do this. If you kill Finn, you will cause me to suffer. Don’t you understand?” His voice caught as he tried to speak.

His throat was on the verge of swelling shut from the hurt he was feeling.

“It doesn’t matter what you feel. Once the witches cast their spell, you will no longer exist,” Rhett said without any emotion. The man didn’t care one bit what happened to Logan.

“I won’t let you do it. I’ll kill myself before you get the chance to get to Finn.” He was thinking fast and wasn’t sure how he would accomplish that while strapped to a tree, but he had to say anything if it got Rhett to not hurt Finn.

Rhett’s evil laugh was sharp and loud. Birds in a nearby tree took flight singing a lovely tune as they flew away. “You’re an idiot. It’s too late. If your precious Finn really does care for you, like I’m hoping he does, he’ll be here any moment to try and rescue you.”

Rhett tilted his head and studied Logan’s face. “It’s kind of sweet

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when you think about it. You and your lover will die this night, but me and Lindsay will be reunited. Somewhat poetic.”

“You’re crazy,” Logan said as he shook his head, scraping his scalp on the tree, reopening the scratches already there.

“I might be crazy, but you’re the one going to die tonight. But I’ll make sure to kill your mate first for you to watch. The witch said that was the best way to help detach you from this life. To take away all you hold dear so you have nothing to live for.” Rhett held up two fingers. “Leo’s dead, there’s one.” He flipped down a finger. “That just leaves Finn.”

Logan was preparing to plead for mercy one more time when the sound of twigs and leaves crushing under foot neared their campsite.

His eyes welled up at the sight of Finn making his way through the clearing. Rhett still had all his attention on Logan and hadn’t noticed his mate’s approach.

“You do realize witches are notorious for lying, right?” Finn said as he drew closer to them. Rhett jumped to his feet and spun around.

“Not when there’s a blood oath involved,” Rhett said with such certainty that a chill ran down Logan’s back.

Finn sat waiting in the woods until the time was right to make his presence known. Warriors had fanned out, circling the area. Garrett even showed up with his next in command, the only man he trusted at this point, to assist in the capturing of Rhett.

Finn made it damn clear there would be no capturing, that this ended tonight. Rhett threatened his mate, and Finn was within his limits to take Rhett’s life as punishment. He also made it clear that none of his fellow warriors were to get involved. This was his fight and one he didn’t plan on losing.

Only when he heard Logan threaten to take his own life did Finn start toward the campgrounds. The cavalry was here to save Logan

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and he didn’t want his mate to get any ideas about trying to protect him at Logan’s own expense.

As he neared, he heard Rhett babbling on about witches and them promising the man to bring back his mate. It was nonsense. Witches would lie to save their own skin or for their own agenda. But when he pointed that out to the man, he never expected the response he got in return. A blood oath made with a witch was sacred. And a witch never broke an oath. Logan wondered what Rhett had done to get such a high honor from a witch.

“I have to admit I’m a little surprised you showed up, snake. I was worried I would have to come hunt you down,” Rhett said as he started to circle