Chapter 37.-2
Clan
Suddenly, the memory shot up with a gasp and started to scramble into the window. The scene
around me started to shift. “Shit. I’m sorry. I can’t hold onto it.”
“No, it’s all right,” Irene said soothingly. “We’ll travel with you wherever you go. No need to worry.”
Afraid I would lose her, I kept my grip on my wolf’s fur, and when the scene shifted, we were no longer on the roof. We were in the basement. There were so many memories that happened here, and my heart pounded with fear. So many but all with the same theme.
“Did you think that I wouldn’t notice it?!” My father’s shout pierced the darkness, followed by my scream. “Who gave it to you? Who gave you the fucking bracelet, Nyx?!”
“Oh, Goddess.” I slammed my eyes shut so I didn’t have to see the scene that appeared before me. My father had chained me to the wall and ripped my shirt off to make sure I wasn’t hiding any other
jewelry.
He’d used the cane that night.
Irene’s hands circled my wrist. “Breathe. You can leave this memory whenever you want, but they can get tangled in your mind if you’re in too much of a hurry to leave. Settle for something strong. Something that you can focus on the details. Something that gives you a feeling of peace.”
“I don’t have anything like that,” I whispered, but the scene started to change around me. I didn’t even know what would appear until we were already there.
“Oh. Well, this works. We don’t need to watch again,” Irene said with a soft laugh.
I gazed down at the bed. I was just waking up and realizing that I wasn’t alone. Next to me, Rhyson slept soundly, the sheets twisted around us. “No, it’s okay. I left not long after this. Nothing else
happened.”
I remembered staring at him for what felt like hours, wishing I could suspend the moment forever. Outside of that room, the rest of the world waited. My father. Fear. But here, I’d never felt such pleasure in my
life.
I’d never felt so…safe.
Little did I know how that would all change.
Turning from the scene, I blew out my breath. “All right, what do I need to do?”
“It’s going to take a lot of meditation and concentration, and some work on your wolf’s part. We need her to take us where she inhabits inside of you. Where she calls home. It’s not a physical
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place, obviously, but a mental or maybe a spiritual one. That’s where we should find whatever might be left of your bond.”
When I looked up at Janelle with skepticism, she shrugged. “It’s not an exact science. This kind of magic is used to help witches share power. It’s not meant for wolves, and I’ve only successfully done it one other time. I didn’t have Irene to power me, and it didn’t go quite the way I imagined.”
“What were you trying to do?”
Her face hardened. “When Morven was an alpha, he severed his alpha bond with a wolf. I don’t
know if you’ve ever seen that happen, but it’s excruciating both physically and mentally. I felt
responsible. I was trying to help her heal. All I did was make things worse, but I could see her
bonds, so I’m hoping to do the same here.”
“I’ll do my best.” The memory of me was getting out of bed and searching for my clothes. This
memory, this peaceful place I didn’t even know I had, would fade soon, so I sat in front of my wolf
and framed her face with mine. “Hi. We don’t get to talk much like this, do we? I wonder if this is
your first time seeing me, or if you can see through my eyes. Maybe you’ve seen everything. I’m
sorry. You’re so powerful and strong, and you’re stuck in me, but maybe we can change that. Can you show us where you are? Can you take us there?”
At first, nothing happened. Disappointment crashed through me, and I rested my forehead on hers
and closed my eyes. “It’s all right. It was a long shot. Maybe you can’t understand me, or maybe
you just don’t want us there. It’s okay. We’ve made it this far just like this, and we’re strong enough to keep going. I believe in you. I believe in us.”
“Nyx, it’s all right,” Irene whispered. “We’re here.”
Opening my eyes, I drank in the beauty of the space. A full moon in the darkest of night skies was
reflected on a pool of water so still it looked like glass. The grass was lush and thick, and a dense forest surrounded us on all sides. It was so quiet. So peaceful.
“This is inside me?” I whispered. “I didn’t even know that I was capable of this.”
“It’s a good sign. Your wolf is not at all troubled, and it’s no wonder she’s so strong. She’s gathered
so much power and magic to make this, and it’s probably nothing to her.” Janelle walked over to us
and glanced down at my wolf. “It’s beautiful.”
I studied her face carefully. “And yet, you can’t smile. What you’re looking for isn’t here, is it?”
“It is, actually. May I?” She held her hand out to my wolf, who slowly walked toward her. When Janelle touched her, she pulled her hand away and held a short thread that gleamed gold. My breath caught.
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“That’s it? That’s my bond?”
Clar
“It’s a bond. It looks relatively new. The problem, Nyx, is that there are no bonds surrounding you. And if I can’t attach it to anything, I have no idea how to repair it.”
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