Black Magic (Howl #4) Read Free

the Ima pack, she had disappeared because of what had happened between her and Chris; they thought they were going to be each other’s mates, but on the night of Rain’s initiation, Kyana also initiated. Chris had tried to talk Rain out of going through initiation, leaving out the most important piece of information—that he already knew Kyana was his mate . . . until after she had been initiated.
    As soon as Rain found out the truth, she had been angry and hadn’t gotten in touch with anyone from the Ima pack since. Samara had tried calling her to make sure that she still wanted to be an Ima and again to ask her if she wanted to help with the moving process today, but Rain hadn’t answered or called her back either time.
    “No,” Kyle replied with a shrug. “Chris tried to call her, but he didn’t get any response. Looks like she’s a no-show for today.”
    “You called her?” Kyana asked, her face twisting in anger as she turned to look at Chris. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
    Chris shrugged. “I didn’t want you to get all worked up over it. It’s not really a big deal.”
    “If it’s not a big deal, why didn’t you tell me?” Kyana snapped at him. The jealousy was obvious in her voice.
    “It’s not Chris’s fault. I asked him to call her because she wouldn’t answer me,” Samara lied, hoping that he would be smart enough to avoid thinking about the fact that she was covering for him so that Kyana wouldn’t hear his thoughts.
    “Oh, okay.” Kyana’s expression instantly softened.
    Chris shot Samara a grateful look. “I don’t know what happened to Rain, but I don’t think she wants to be an Ima anymore. That much is pretty clear.”
    Samara shook her head frustratedly. “I really wish she would come to her senses. It’s not like she can just switch to another pack. No one else is going to welcome her as one of them like we did. And that’s not to mention that she doesn’t have the freedom to leave. She needs my permission to leave. ”
    Chris shrugged his shoulders. “Maybe she doesn’t want to be a part of a pack. She was always happy to be on her own.”
    “Well, good. Personally, I prefer it that way,” Kyana said, leaning over and giving Chris a tiny kiss on the lips. “The less she’s around, the less problems there are for the two of us.”
    “I already told you, baby. It doesn’t matter what Rain says or does. Even if she begged for me to be with her now, I wouldn’t give her the time of day. I’m yours, completely and forever,” Chris cooed at her.
    Samara rolled her eyes at them. “Before the two of you make me hurl, I’m going to go see what’s going on with Colby. Bacon’s his favorite. He should have been out here by now.”
    “Do you want me to come with you?” Luke asked.
    “No, it’s okay. Finish eating your breakfast.” She rose to her feet and headed towards Colby’s bedroom.
    When she reached it, she found that the bedroom door was closed. Pressing her ear against the door, she listened to see if he was on the phone or something. When she didn’t hear anything, she knocked softly. “Colby?”
    “Yeah?”
    “Can I come in?”
    A few moments later, Colby swung his bedroom door open. His eyes were red and puffy, and Samara had a feeling that he had been crying. Samara had never seen him cry before; he was usually one of the most cheerful werewolves she knew.
    “Is everything okay, Colbs?” she asked softly.
    Colby slumped down on his bed, running his hands over the blue flannel sheets. “I-I don’t know.”
    “Come on, you can tell me,” she said, plopping down on the hardwood floor and gazing up at him. “What’s bothering you?”
    “I was born and raised in this house, you know? I mean, I was literally born here. Werewolves rarely have their pups in hospitals in case they’re born as, well, puppies instead of babies. It’s just hard to leave this place after living here for so long.” Colby glanced around the room, which looked barren