“She has to allow the power to flow, a final blessing, you might say. But if she doesn’t think you aren’t ready, or trying, she won’t come.” He leaned down and kissed me.
“So…”
“So she thought you were ready, and able to balance your wolf and power. This time around you are doing everything right.”
“So my last life. I never shifted because I never balanced out my power and wolves. So this time, I’ll be able to wield my power and shift.”
“Wolves?” Ronnie whispered.
My eyes widened and my dad lifted a brow before he answered. “This time will be completely different. You’ll be able to do everything.”
My dad ignored my slip up.You will explain that to me when you can.
“I will.” I turned back to the book of shadows. “So you wanted me to do what with the book?”
My father looked at Ronnie and he shook his head. “She lost control when your ghost showed up.”
“Well, damn.” He pushed the book to me and looked over my shoulder until he found the page he was looking for. “Focus back on your scent. It’s changed back and we need you to learn how to keep it going without focus. Something that happens initially.” He tapped the page while I relit the candle in my mind.
“Can our wolves wield magic?”
“What do you mean?” My dad’s finger froze.
“Well, when I’m in this form, Nix can focus on keeping the power going. And let me know when it grows too weak. If she can wield my magic herself as a part of me, then she can keep it going, and I won’t have to worry about it. Even when I’m asleep.” I was even better prepared for Megan. “And when I actually shifted, I could do the same when she was out.”
Ronnie smacked my dad on the back of the head. “Why didn’t you ever think of that?”
“I don’t know.” My dad laughed and turned to me. “Yes, our wolves can use our magic, as the Moon Goddess blessed us and them. So you are one hundred percent correct. Nix can watch the magic while you are in charge and you can do the same when she is shifted. Loki has helped me multiple times in my life with my magic.” He looked at me sheepishly.
But I just smiled. “I had a question. Has a werewolf ever had multiple forms?” I tossed out the random question as I flipped through the pages of the book of shadows and stopped on one with a picture of a werewolf that was half shifted.
“They can. The stronger you are, the more you can hold a partial shift.” My father shifted his claws and covered his hand in fur, but it stopped midway up his arm. “If you are thinking aboutthat shift…” He pointed to the picture. “You won’t be able to do that one.”
“Why not?” I was more interested in shifting into Nix and Megan so each would have their freedom.
I don’t need to shift Amy.Megan’s voice was soft, but I heard the scoff that came from Nix.
Everyone needs their freedom, Megan. Including you.Nix shook herself and nudged her into the clearing with the pot.
“Because…that isn’t a werewolf. That is a Lycan.” My father’s answer shook me back to the here and now.
“A Lycan?” I traced my finger over the picture. “I thought they were extinct.”
“Most are. The only one left is the king.” My dad pulled the book away from me and switched back to the page he’d originally settled on. “Lycans have two forms. A wolf, much bigger than a normal werewolf. And a half human half wolf form, like the ones you see in the movies. Weres can partially shift, but nothing that comes close to the wolfman form.” He pushed the book back in front of me. “Now I want you to focus on this spell and try to create a wisp without losing the change in your scent.”
“A wisp?” I looked at the page and skimmed it. It was a step to step spell on how to create a wisp of light. A spell useful for seeing in the dark and one that doesn’t create heat making it possible to hold for long periods of time without being burned.
“Yeah, this was the first spell I learned from my grandmother. She said it is the safest option as a wisp has no way to ‘burn down the village’.” He smirked as his eyes took on a glossy look.
“You miss her.” It was a silly thing to say, because it was plain to see to anyone looking, but he nodded.
“I forgot her voice.” His own voice trembled. “But then she was here today and I remembered it vividly again. How she used to chase me around her cabin…being with her was the best part of my childhood.”
“Your parents?”
“Were a true Alpha pairing.” Ronnie cut in but his voice held so much venom.
“What does that mean, exactly?” I looked back at Ronnie, who looked away from my questioning eyes.