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I heard Eliase into the house, and I quickly covered the wound with a thick bandage before pulling my shirt back down.
I didn’t want him to notice it–he’d start asking too many questions I had no answers for.
This was just one more mystery in a growing pile of unknowns that seemed to get bigger every day.
I walked back into the living room where Elias was already standing with Eris and Hailey.
Something was clearly up, but none of them were saying a word.
I looked at the three of them curiously, just as a strange voice echoed in my mind.
It wasn’t Noir’s. It was someone else.
<i>I’m </i><i>really </i><i>sorry </i><i>for </i><i>everything </i><i>I </i><i>did</i><i>. </i><i>Please </i><i>don’t </i><i>kill </i><i>me</i><i>? </i>
“What are you sorry for, Hailey? And why would you think Elias is going to kill you?” I asked her directly.
All of them turned to stare at me, clearly startled.
“How did you know what I was thinking?” Hailey asked.
“I heard it,” I said simply.
“What? That’s impossible. I wasn’t even using the mind link,” Hailey replied,pletely confused.
“What the hell is happening?” I demanded, scanning their faces.
“I ran a DNA test,” Eris finally said. “I took a sample from the fluid around Hailey’s baby andpared it to Alpha Elias’s blood.”
She looked directly at me. “It’s not a match. The baby isn’t Elias’s.”
“Well, things just keep getting stranger and stranger,” I muttered, leaning against the couch for support.
“She wasn’t asking me not to kill her,” Elias said, looking at Hailey with contempt. “She was asking you.”
“Me?” I repeated, genuinely stunned.
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“You’re the one she’s hurt the most. You should be the one to decide her fate,” Elias growled, ring at Hailey.
“You can’t put that kind of decision on me,” I said firmly.
“So you don’t want to punish her?” he asked.
“I’m angry. You know that. But she’s pregnant. Are we seriously talking about kicking her out of the pack?” I asked.
“I believe we are,” Elias said without hesitation. “She’ll find another pack to leech off. I don’t
think she deserves to stay here.”
He went on, his voice low and sharp. “I put her under Alphamand. And she admitted she always knew the baby wasn’t mine. She might not have tried to kill you like Lenore did, but she had every intention of bing Luna–using that baby as leverage.”
“Look, Elias, I’ve always been the one getting punished, not the one handing out sentences,” I said.
“I know. That’s why I’d understand if you can’t go through with it,” he said quietly.
“I’m sorry. I just can’t,” I said, shaking my head.
“I know an Alpha on the far side of the country,” Elias said, turning to Hailey. “I’ll call him and tell him to expect you. You’re now banished from this pack. The bus will leave in a couple of days. Start packing.”
“That’s it? You’re just kicking me out? Just like that?” Hailey asked, her voice trembling.
“Yeah. Just like that,” Elias replied coldly. “You tried toe between me and my Luna. You’re lucky you’re pregnant–that’s the only reason you’re not being punished worse. Otherwise, you’d be due for a proper whipping too.”
The threat seemed to hit her hard. Hailey looked terrified and hurried out of the house to gather her things.
Eris left soon after, and Elias crossed the room to stand in front of me.
He looked me in the eyes, and it was hard not to meet his gaze.
“You going to threaten me with a whipping too?” I asked, half serious.
“Why would I do that?” he said, confused.
“Because I killed humans. Because I shot fire from my mouth,” I said.
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“You saved our warriors and got us all out alive. Though… the two guys who got hit probably wish they weren’t,” he said with a sigh.
“What? Did you find out what they were shot with?” I asked.
“No. They’re conscious, but barely. They’re weak–and they can’t sense their wolves anymore,
Elias said, concern in his voice.
“It wasn’t wolfsbane. But Eris is sure it’s something new. Something we haven’t dealt with before.”
“I’m scared to even ask,” I said warily.
“She needs to do more tests before we’ll know for sure,” Elias said. “But her theory? She thinks they’ve developed a new weapon. Something made just for us.”
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I whispered.
“I wish I were kidding. But we won’t know anything until she gets the test results back,” he said, and I nodded quietly.
He ced his hands on my arms and gently pulled me into his embrace, and I wrapped mine
around his back.
“So does this mean we can finally go back to normal? No more you hating me?” he asked.
“I never hated you. I was just jealous,” I admitted.
“You have absolutely no reason to be jealous. Those girls? They don’t mean anything to me anymore. You don’t need to think about them. You’re the only one I want,” he told me.
“I know that. I really do. But when I started thinking the baby might be yours and no one was telling me anything, I guess I got angry. Angry that everyone was keeping the truth from me. And deep down, I was afraid you might pick her over me because she was having your child. I guess I’m still just that same insecure, pathetic girl you found hiding in the attic,” I said.
“There’s nothing pathetic or insecure about you,” he said. “You don’t even see how much you’ve changed, do you? Today, you killed multiple men. By breathing fire. You almost triggered an earthquake just by stomping. And you threw up a magic shield out of nowhere to protect me and the warriors.”
“I guess,” I said softly, and he reached up to gently tilt my chin so I’d look at him.
“You’re amazing. Far more than most people can evenprehend. Including your father. And he has no idea what’sing his way when you finally face him,” Elias said.
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“But the warriors are scared of me,” I said quietly.
“No, they aren’t.”
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“I can feel it, remember? I can feel what they’re feeling. They were afraid,” I insisted.
“And soon you’ll realize they see you the same way I do. Like a damn miracle. Someone we’re beyond lucky to have,” he said. I couldn’t help but smile a little at that, and he leaned in to kiss <ol><li>me. </li></ol>
His hands slid downward, and I flinched when his touch brushed my ribs.
He paused, then lifted the bottom of my shirt and saw the bandage I had ced over the injury. Carefully, he peeled it back, revealing the spot where the dart had grazed me. <fn1d8b> For original chapters go to ?ovelFind</fn1d8b>
“What the hell?” he muttered.
“One of the first darts only scraped me. I think they were aiming for me. But it didn’t force me to shift, and it’s not healing like it should,” I exined.
“And the blood,” Elias added.
“Yeah. It’s ck. I don’t know why,” I said, shaking my head.
“I need to call Eris back here,” he said immediately.
“No–please don’t tell anyone. Let me try to figure it out first, before we involve anyone else. Maybe it’s not the dart. Maybe it’s me. Maybe it’s something to do with my powers awakening. Until I know more, I don’t want anyone else knowing about this,” I said.
“Okay. I won’t tell a soul,” he said.
“Thanks,” I replied.
He pulled me into another hug, holding me tight–like he wasn’t nning to let go anytime soon–until Luke interrupted us.
“There’s a problem with the warriors,” Luke said.
“What is it?” Elias asked, clearly annoyed.
“The two guys who got shot–Karl and Cart. They’ve lost their wolves,” Luke said.
“It’s just the drugs. They’re cut off from feeling their wolves,” Elias replied quickly.
“No. That’s not it. They said they can’t sense them at all. Their wolves are gone,” Luke said.
“I want to see them,” I said.
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We left the house together, and I was led to where the two warriors were being kept. As soon as I stepped into the room, the others filed out, giving us space.
Karl and Cart looked crushed. The anguish was written all over their faces–they didn’t even seem like themselves anymore.
I stepped closer and sat on the edge of Karl’s bed, cing my hand gently on his. I closed my eyes and began to focus.
Noir helped me, searching deep within Karl’s mind for any trace of his wolf.
But after a moment, I opened my eyes suddenly and pulled my hand away.
“What is it?” Karl asked, rmed. I turned to Elias and shook my head.
“I’m sorry. There’s no wolf left. Whatever they were shot with–it killed their wolves,” I said.
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