Chapter 152

KADE’S POV I was by Kaela’s side in a flash. My eyes immediately snagged on what she was looking at. On the other side of the bed, beside the wall where the bedspread had been pulled off, was a scorch mark. At first glance, it looked like a regular burn mark, maybe from a fire, but on further investigation, it was anything but. First of all, the scorched part of the sheet was also ripped in four places. They looked like claws. The burnt marks led from the ripped scratches and stopped at the wall. Just above it was a mark that looked like a stamp burned into the wall. It was a triangular rune with a spiral eye at the center. It looked like it had been drawn with a clumsy thumb. And then, across it like a vicious slash, were the claw marks. I heard Zayne’s sharp intake of breath as he came up next to me. Stan had used the distraction to slink out of the room. “Kae,” Zayne breathed. “Is that—” “Yep,” she said somberly. “What is it?” “It’s the mark of a witch clan,” Zayne said. My eyes wid