Chapter 18 “I thought it was difficult not knowing my true mate and having to wait for her, but I’m beginning to think that knowing her and having to wait might even prove to be more difficult. Guess it’s a good thing that I like challenges.” ~Nick Jezebel was trying her hardest to remain optimistic, despite the fact that Thad had left them high and dry with an incomplete spell. He said he’d be back, and regardless of the anger he’d obviously felt toward her, she had to trust that the fate of the healers and all those involved was more important to him than their relationship issues. It was late afternoon when she heard his deep voice. “Where is your mother?” “She’s in that first bedroom down the hall,” Anna answered. “If you hurt her, I’ll figure out a way to destroy you,” her daug