Chapter 129: Aiden

I’m already in the kitchen, the rest of the Pack following, when I hear Jade’s “Oof!” I stop and turn, Tom nearly running into me. Jade’s right behind Tala, still outside the doorway. She’s got her gloved hand lifted to her scarf-and-hat-shielded face. Her eyes are wide and startled.

“What’s up, Jade?” I ask. Shelley and Sarah come up behind her, peering over her shoulders.

“I…” Jade puts out her other hand towards the doorway, then pulls it away again. “I… can’t.”

“Hmm,” says Shelley, before anyone else can voice a response. “This is an old house, right? It might have protections on it.”

“Protections?” Tala asks, sounding suspicious. I he