All Chapters of Heart of the Bayou Rougarou Rising 2: Chapter 31

TrentI had expected Zoey to run away, instead, she stayed. That was my first lesson on the feminine sex, they defied sense, and that intrigued me. I had respected her before but despite the night's events, she hadn’t even brought it up. It wasn’t something I intended to do again. I had a new appreciation for Brianna’s little human pet. She was standoffish, yes, but she had shrugged into her clothes unbothered the morning after. It was just as Andy said, a night to explore things, uncharted. I didn’t know if I ever wanted to repeat them. However, I’d stand up for her where it mattered because, well, she mattered to Bri; the woman changing the lives of so many witches, casting out the stains of our existence, and Zoey was worth it. I felt it somewhere deep in my bones. I may be a witch who appeared to have little merit, but my gifts were strange and rare. I had learned to listen to my gut; that's what had brought me to Andy all those years ago. We were both lost souls then, but in this