“I guess today.” I laughed and headed back up to my room. “I went for a hike to clear my head. What time is it?” I looked around, but I left my phone in my room.
“It’s past midnight.” Cass flopped down on my bed as we entered the room. I headed into my closet and opened my safe. I put the book into the safe and closed it up. I headed back into the room and I mind-linked an Omega to bring up some food. I was starving.
“Fuck.” I wiped my face and stretched. “I didn’t realize I was out there so long. I have to be up in a few hours.”
“Why?”
“Training with my dad.” The knock at the door had me calling out. “Enter.” The Omega sat down the platter. “Thank you, Wendy.” The girl nodded and left as I dug in.
“I wanted to sleep over,” Cass moaned as she rolled to face me. “I wanted to talk about my wolf with you.”
“Honestly. Once I nail down what my dad is trying to teach me, maybe I can talk him into skipping one day. We deserve a girls’ day.”
“But, I feel like...” Cass trailed off as she eyed me as I shoveled food into my face.
I coughed on a chunk of ham. “I’m sorry but I need to figure out the technique before anything else.”
“Why?”
I stopped eating and faced her. “Because I need to know how to protect myself when I go home.” I turned my face away and Cass stayed silent. She got up and walked over to get in my face.
“Are you in danger?” And for the first time since this all started, I let the fear in, and I gave a small nod.
Chapter Twenty-Five
“C
onnect with nature, pup.” Loki pushed me with his snout into the clearing. “You are running out of time.”
“I know.” I headed to the center and sank to the ground. Today I was determined to succeed, and I wasn’t leaving until I at least figured out how to feel my magic. I closed my eyes and started down into the center of myself. My mind flowed down, circling my inner-self, until I burst through a barrier, stumbling into a clearing in my dark woods.
I stalked deeper into the forest, moving in between the trees as I went. Nix joined me on my right, and Megan on my left. Comparing the two wolves was hard. Megan, while beautiful and majestic, was a small size wolf for a werewolf. “Megan?”
“Yes, Amy?” Her voice was soft and gentle.
“What rank are you?” I looked down at her and she chortled.
“I’m a small Gamma. Still ranked, but nowhere near what Nix is.”
“You are still a ranked member, little one. And together, Alpha and Gamma, we will be able to better serve Amy and our pack when we have one. You see things in ways I cannot. And vice versa.” Nix looked over at both of us. “I do not see you as a different rank. We are all Alphas.” Nix nudged my shoulder with her moon kissed forehead and I bumped her back.
“I hope you both know how much I love and cherish you.” I stopped and knelt down next to Megan. “I’m sorry it took me so long to find you.” I wrapped my fingers in her soft coat and leaned my forehead against hers.
“I know. I had Nix to keep me company.” Her toothy grin made me laugh. “Now come, you need to figure out your power.”
I stood and wrapped my finger in Nix’s thick dark coat. “I know, little one.” She turned to me and kissed my face. “I have always known.”
I nodded and we started walking again. The deeper we went, the quieter we all were. The dark forest gave way to a clearing, not unlike the one I was currently sitting in, and I knew that this was where I would find my answers.
“What is this place?”
“We don’t know.” Nix’s voice was smoky, and she looked around. “You never push us this deep.”
“I’ve never been here before.” Megan sat at the edge and nudged me in. “I think you have to do this alone.” I turned to Nix, and she nodded. So I took a cleansing breath and stepped into the clearing. It burst to life. Color flooded the once dark woods, and the wind sent my hair billowing around.
I sat down and faced my wolves. I pushed my hands deep into the grass that grew there and I waited. What exactly I was waiting for, I had no idea. But I felt like this was right. I pushedmy fingers deeper into the dirt, feeling the way the dark soil cooled my skin. The wind blew my hair into my face, tickling the skin at the base of my neck. The sun heated my upturned face. And I heard it.
A call.
