Chapter 52. Hush-Hush

Raina’s POV

I swallowed before I could mutter, "A woman was in the house."

"Was it Mercedes?" Valen sat on the couch with me cradled in his arms.

The hoodie and sweatpants temporarily remedied our situation since it was a barrier between our connecting skin. His engulfing scent calmed me. Our eyes locked with need and my pussy clenched. I’ve dealt with the fact that I will want this man around the clock. I nuzzled my face into his chest, wanting more of him.

It seemed that Mercedes frequently visited his cabin for him to rapidly deduce that she was more likely the offender, rather than anyone else. I shouldn’t dwell on it but it bothered me.

"No. It wasn’t her. It was someone else." I described Villainess Snow and mentioned the previous school incident, and when I chased her with my car. Hesitantly, I included the crash and the way she had reversed time. “She's different from us. She might be a hybrid witch."

His eyes glazed over