Chapter 169-1
Kiana
It was strange thinking of my mother has a warm and cuddly young witch falling in love with a
dashing young wolf. I’d seen the evidence of them being loving parents in my mind, but both of
them had grown so twisted. Katherine, in the magic she’d used to hide away my magic, and Ragor,
in killing his mate.
The more I spoke to Evalina, the more I wondered if I’d been the reason they’d twisted. Maybe
there really was nothing I could do. Maybe I corrupted everyone who tried to love me.
Was Troy on his way to feeling the darkness inside of me? Is that why he was pulling away?
I left Razor’s Edge and started the long walk back. I could have called someone to pick me up, but it wasn’t like there was anyone waiting for me. Troy would find some reason to not sleep with me.
He hadn’t even texted me all day. Even when I felt Lucy’s death. I’d vomited immediately after. Evalina had assumed it was morning sickness, and when I told her Lucy was dead, she’d paled and
left immediately.
Now I was stumbling home thinking of all the ways that I’d failed. Lucy. Finn. Was I going to do the same with my child? In twenty-five years, would they be walking along a lonely dirt path and thinking about all the ways I’d failed them?
“Hello, Ternary.”
Turned out my path wasn’t so lonely after all. I waited for the wolf to come out of the shadows, and I raised my eyebrows. There was an alpha in the territory and still Troy hadn’t texted me. We were going to have strong words when I got a hold of him.
“Hello, Elonso. I’m fairly certain you weren’t supposed to arrive until tomorrow. You’re looking a little bloody.”
“Had to kill a few wolves to get here. It was a little messy. Your mate will not be pleased that I did
not go straight to the house, but I thought I might enjoy a little run first. As a human. Troy
apparently has rules about me running around as a wolf on my own. I don’t suppose you want to
run with me?”
“Really, Elonso? You’re channeling Morven. Regretting not killing me when you had the chance?”
Elonso chuckled. “I think the idea that I had even had a chance is a delusion. I probably couldn’t
even kill you right now even if it would save the mountain.”
“Want to give it a try anyway? I’ll make sure no one kills you.”
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Chapter 169-1
“I owe you for freeing my pack. Until there is no other choice, I am here to defeat Claudine without
your death.” He paused. “And I would like to see Cindy, if she would allow it.”
Cindy. She’d been assimilating to the pack. I hadn’t seen her as much, but as far as I could tell, she hadn’t been planning on returning. She and Janelle were actually becoming friends. “I will ask her.” Had Troy even informed her that Elonso was coming? “I’m on my way back to the house. Care to
escort me?”
He fell into step next to me. “Given the target painted on your back, I’m surprised Troy lets you
walk around alone.”
“Troy isn’t the boss of me,” I grumbled. Elonso shot me a strange look, and I shrugged. “Besides, I’m safe here. It’s a little bit of a strange concept given everything that’s happened here, but I really am safe from my own pack. How was it following Morven’s footsteps?”
“I don’t,” he growled. ” Morven was a monster, and I’ve severed the head of any wolf who followed him. Still, it’s hard to garner trust from a pack so betrayed. I need Claudine dead. Only then will I
have their trust.”
Those words were not meant to make me feel safe. Elonso would do anything to keep his pack safe, and he’d said it himself. When there was no other choice, he would kill me.
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