I looked back to Brandon and I mouthed sorry. I wasn''t, but needed him to this I was. Then I turned Lynn back towards my house and brought her inside. We headed straight to my bedroom, but I froze. The fucking door.


    "Toya?"


    "Yeah?" She came up behind us.


    "Take Lynn to my room. I need to speak to my mom about some food." She saw the look in my eyes and nodded.


    "Of course." She sidled up next to Lynn. "Hey honey, I''m Toya. We are going to be the best of friends you and I." Lynn barely registered her, and just leaned on her. They started upstairs, and I turned back to the kitchen.


    "Mom?"


    "Yeah baby?” She came around the corner and she saw my face. "Did you kill that boy?" I just shook my head. " Pity." She turned around and headed back into the kitchen. followed her inside and leaned against the counter. I needed a second. "That bad?" I nodded again. She just came over and hugged me. "You did good, baby."


    I shook my head. "No, I didn''t. If I did, this wouldn''t have ever happened."


    She stroked my hair back from my face. "The goddess gives her wolves the lessons she needs them to learn." She leaned in and kiss my temple. Then she slides a te in front of me. "Eat."


    I wanted tough, but I just shook my head. "I can''t."


    "You need something, right? That''s why you are here? Then eat, or it''s a no." I stared at her for a minute and then I grabbed the sandwich from the te. "There''s my girl."


    I huffed, but took a bite. I was hungrier than I thought because before I could blink; the sandwich waspletely gone. "Okay." I raised my eyebrow, and she nodded.


    "What do you need?"


    Wait. Nix called out. I raised my finger and pointed to my head. My mom nodded and started to wash dishes, ready to wait for me to talk to my wolves. This is Morgan''s house We don''t know what he''s put around here. Tell me what you need and I will tell her, wolf.


    I looked around the kitchen and grimaced. Nix was right. We had no idea. I thought about the page. We need sage, mint, thyme, and turmeric. She nodded and then turned around and ran back to the trees.


    “I need nothing.” I smiled as I went to the fridge. "Toya and Lynn are leaving tonight, and she wanted to know if you have a few extra spices. Getting stuff to the ind is harder than she wants to admit." I grabbed a can of soda and closed the fridge. I turned to find my mother already rummaging around in the spice cab.


    "I have a few extras. I can rece themter. So I''m not worried." She put them into a zip-top bag. I took a sip of my soda, doing my best to seem rxed. I wouldn''t put it past Morgan and Vince to have cameras set up around here. "Does she need anything else?"


    I shook my head. "I''ll be putting in a food order to deliver to the port for her and Lynn. She just said that the store near the port didn''t have many spice options. Her dad used to have to drive hours to get them." I lifted shoulder. "I also ordered them a car, but that isn''t going to be delivered for a few weeks." I sighed.


    my


    My mother turned around, and she had a look in her eyes. Nix must have told her what we were doing. "That''s generous of you."


    I shook my head. "Not really. Daddy left me way too much money to ever get through it all. Plus, my own investments have been doing very well."


    I saw a sh of hair at the wall, and I knew Shannon was pressed against the wall, listening. My mom nodded. How much do you have now?"


    I puffed out my lips. "Goddess, I can''t even remember. Daddy left me almost one hundred billion, but I''ve made almost double that since I started school." I heard a faint gasp and soft footsteps away. Nix was back and she and Megan snorted.


    That child is too foolish. Nix huffed out a breath. Megan nodded.


    "That''s amazing baby."


    "Yeah." I heard two sets of footstepse back and I wanted to smirk. "I bought all the girls their dream cars as graduation gifts. Toya''s is taking the longest, but Wendy''s mom has hers. Hanna''s and Ma''s should be at their packs by the time they get there today." There was a honk outside and this time I did smirk. But it was gone before my mother could see it.


    She furrowed her brow. "I wonder who that is." I grabbed the zip-top bag of spices from the counter.


    She was already walking out of the kitchen, causing Morgan and Shannon to scramble. “Let''s go see." I followed her outside and then bumped right into her back. "Mom?"


    "What is going on?" Her whisper was soft, but she turned to look at me as the brand new bright red SUV was being unloaded.


    "Surprise!"