23. The auction that sold Lucy

Tony

The further away from the Estate we drove, the more uneasy I felt, thinking about Lucy and what I’d found about half breeds and the Moon Goddess. The pictures from the book kept scrolling through my mind, but I still couldn’t shake the feeling that I was missing something.

You never told me the rest, Matt said as he swiped across his phone’s screen. About what you found in the attic.

That’s because there wasn’t much else to tell. The necklace is lost as far as the books say, so she’ll only be able to shift during the full moon.

What about all the other stuff? Matt asked. We’re supposed to be able to—

I know, I said, trying not to let the thought bother me. I didn’t find anything about it because I hadn’t been looking.

Do you think we were wrong?

I swallowed. I thought back to when I’d seen Lucy on stage. I remember feeling drawn, but that draw wasn’t what I had ever imagined when I thought of a mate.

Only time will tell on that.

I sighed again as we grew closer and closer to