Chapter 53

AURORA

Once I am finished, I dry off, pull on the nightdress, and climb into bed. I lay there and think about what I just asked my father to do. I don't want to go with that beast, that leech, as Dad called him, but I will, to protect my family, my friends, my pack, and my kingdom. I turn to Ariel

"Ariel? Do you object to what I asked of Father?"

"I believe we need to do this. I feel that Father won't want to, but he will send us back with that leech. We will go through a lot and we will need to be strong, as it will all be for a reason. We need to be in his land, his kingdom... Do you feel it?"

"Yes, it is like the bad feelings we get... Something is going to happen, however; we can't be here for, we need to be there."

"I will protect you as much as possible while we are with him. As you know, we are special and the longer we can keep that a secret, the better it will be... We won't be able to shift in his presence or he will know we are different."

"But isn't that harmful