chapter 21(3)

“But you… you are?” Mara doesn’t finish, and I watch her on the screen as she simply stares at Kaif. He stands upright, and she gasps again. Lucas’s hand, which holds the phone, shakes, and Kaif’s chest takes up the image of him on the screen. “How do we get her here? You come when Kyan rings you this way,” Kaif says, looking down at me, still sitting next to his feet. “I live down the road from you, Kaif. Marabella went home. She isn’t in the city,” I explain as I struggle to sound as casual as ever. I don’t want her to worry about me. I can hear Marabella whispering with her father. Her face turned away from the screen. “Jonah, are you ok?” she asks again. I wish she would stop asking, as it only aggravates him even further. “I’m fine, Mar…” Kaif’s growl cuts me off. He reaches for the phone, and Lucas jumps, pulling it away from him and pressing further into the wall. “Your claws Kaif, you can’t hold the phone. You need to shift back,” he tries to reason with the brainless bigfoot.