Chapter 153-2
“I don’t know about that,” I said quietly. “I keep running her history through my head over and over again. Can you imagine what it’s been like for her? To have a prophecy whispered in your ear that you would be the most powerful being on the mountain?
That you will bring wolves into a new age? Manipulation. Hell, I could go as far as even call it hypnotism. She tried to brush it off. She killed her daughters to make sure she could never
sacrifice them, that she would never turn into a monster. And all it did was make her sink even
lower.
“In Finn, she saw salvation. A boy. A child she could keep and love. Maybe that could save her.
Then my mother comes and has me. Claudine had thought she’d escaped, but there I was, proof
that she was still on the same road.
The whispers take hold again, and this time, she’s too far gone. She loses me. Kills her mate. Loses
Finn.” My heart hammered against my chest, and I closed my eyes. “I’ve known about my destiny
to bring down a mountain for a few months. She’s known about it for years.”
“And yet she still showed a sane face to the world,” Janelle pointed out. “She hid it all away.”
Amelia hiccupped. “When we kill Claudine, and we will, Finn will take her place. He’s known all
along. I think he had hope that maybe one of his sisters would be stronger than her.”
“Not even close,” Willa said with a shake of her head. “Hell, Finn will even surpass Troy one day. He
won’t be able to stay here anyway. You could go with him.”
“He’ll never ask.”
Her hard words settled on us for a moment before Willa snorted loudly. “So don’t ask. It’s your
future just as much as it’s his.”
“That’s the fucking problem with mates. The wolves choose, and they never have all the Goddamn
information. The alcohol isn’t working. I need to run.” Pushing herself off the bed, Amelia climbed
over me.
“Girl’s night is taking a really dark turn,” Janelle sighed. “All right, wolves. Go run. Us witches will just stay here and eat all the food.”
“Oh, come on. Put that magic to good use. Give us something to chase,” Willa said, mischief lighting up in her eyes. “Maybe you can give us a good image of a bear. Goddess, I’ve always wanted to take down a bear. How come there are no bears on this mountain?”
“Because there are werewolves,” I pointed out dryly. Chasing a bear did sound entertaining. I
WED
20
L
1/3
|||
O
Chapter 153-2
glanced at Janelle, who looked at Ava and shrugged.
Cool. We were going to chase a bear tonight. That would certainly take my mind off Troy. For a
little bit at least.
Clums
I didn’t need to worry. Lunessa would check in if they were in trouble. Unless she couldn’t. Unless there was some kind of magic that she didn’t foresee that would prevent her from checking in.
My mating bond was there and still strong. He was fine. I would know that if he wasn’t.
Right?
“And then maybe we can see if there’s any alcohol Amelia didn’t drink,” I muttered as I rolled off the bed and stretched. If we were going to chase a bear, even a fake one, I wanted to be limber. “I happen to know where Troy keeps the good stuff. Don’t know why. He never touches alcohol.”
“Girl, have you lost your mind? You can’t drink.” Willa laughed.
Janelle gave a little gasp, and the atmosphere in the room changed significantly. I gave them all puzzled looks. “What? Is there some unspoken rule that acting alpha can’t drink? I’ve seen Jenson.
I know that’s not a thing.”
“My Goddess, is this what it’s like growing up without a mother?” Willa sighed. “I mean, I thought it was common knowledge, but maybe health information like this doesn’t reach in the middle of a
serial killer lair.”
“Willa!” Amelia snapped. Suddenly, she seemed pretty sober too.
“What? We can’t even joke about it anymore? Whatever.” Willa rolled her eyes. “Kiana, you can’t drink in your condition. It’s not healthy.”
“What? Having magic?”
“No, you idiot. Being pregnant.”
My heart stopped, and I stared at her. Everyone immediately averted their eyes.
“Pregnant?” I asked slowly as I placed my hand on my belly.
“What? Is it supposed to be a surprise? Sorry, honey, but everyone knows. It’s all anyone can fucking whisper about since I got back,” Willa said, and then she looked at me and her eyes
widened. “S-Shit. Apparently, everyone knew but you.”
Comments
WED
20
L
Vote
|||
103
