LOGINI scrambled to my knees and looked down at Gabriel. “What do you mean I was Orielle?”
“You were in your wolf form,” he said, still beaming. “Your wolf is amazing.”
“Why did I still feel like me?” I mused. “I didn’t feel her at all.”
Ori?
Nothing.
Are you there?
I’d just stepped out of the shower in my office when I heard Soree call for me. She had been sound asleep when I came in from my run, so I didn’t wake her to let her know I was back.“In here,” I called out as I tugged some jeans on.Soree’s eyes looked wide and frantic. I rushed to her. “What’s wrong?”“I just did a baby walk, and Luna was there,” she said breathlessly, clutching at my forearms. “She said there’s a plague, a blight happening now with shifters and it’s going to get darker before the dawn.”I searched her eyes for signs of misinterpretation, but there was none. The urgency in her voice and demeanor said that she was fully aware of what Luna implied.“What does that mean?”
The house was almost silent this early in the morning. It was just past twilight, and the sun was just peeking over the horizon. Kali was super active this morning, trying to see if she could push my ribs out from the inside.Gabriel went out for his morning run with Seith, and I was happy that they were resuming their morning routine.Maw and Bear were eating in their suite; the shifting and run took a lot out of them last night. The fact that they even shifted amazed me given their advanced ages.I could hear KB and her crew in the kitchen below me, but their sounds were muffled through the floor.Gifts for the baby showed up nearly every day. This morning, I thought I would take a few moments and put some of them away.I held up a pink sleeper with ruffles on the butt and smiled. Word spre
I couldn’t wait for Maw and Bear to come downstairs. KB mentioned they were doing breakfast in their suite this morning, so I had to be patient.Patience is not one of my virtues.The baby gave me a good swift kick as if to reinforce my thought process.My hands splayed across my bulging belly.“We need to give you a human name,” I said looking down.Gabriel walked into the office carrying two steaming mugs of something that smelled like heaven.“KB said you might like this tea,” Gabriel said with a grin. “Also, I heard what you just said, and there’s something I forgot to tell you this morning.”I stilled. “What did you forget to tell me?”“I had a dream last night,” he said after he kissed my forehead. “I had a dream the baby’s name was Kali. K.A.L.I.”“Kali,” I murmured as I mulled the name in my head. It did sound pr
The desk clerk was saying something to me, but my eyes were frozen on my messaging screen.Did someone recognize me at the bar?Did Byron tell someone?“Sir,” the woman said with some emphasis this time. “Is everything alright?”I turned back toward her. “Oh. Um. Yes. Thank you. Are we all set?”“Yes, Sir,” she said with a forced smile. “Here’s your receipt. Have a nice day.”I nodded numbly, took the receipt, and made for the front doors.I got in the truck and blasted the heater.“I’m in the truck,” I texted Bina.No reply, but in the rear-view mirror, I watched her exit through a side door.
I leaned against the doorway connecting our rooms with my arms crossed, watching Bina go through her duffel bag one more time.“You know for someone who was so hell-bent on leaving, you’re sure taking your time,” I said sarcastically.“Well, I don’t just throw my things into my bag, like some people,” she shot back at me. There was a slight edge to her voice.I pushed off the doorframe, no longer needing the cane to steady me. “What’s going on? You sound tense.”She huffed and refolded a sweater.Again.“I don’t know,” she confessed. “I just feel… off.”“Off like women stuff, or off like we’re rolling into danger and need to stay put?&rdq
So, I’m a Luna-kissed too? I thought. It felt odd. I didn’t feel any different. But somehow it was different.Up until now, Luna-kissed was something about Soree, now Bear’s telling me it’s something about me too.“Were the males hunted too?” I heard Soree ask. That caught my attention.Zee was already at attention, taking it all in.“Oh, yes,” Maw said. “They tried to force breeding with high-ranking females, hoping to get Alphas or Lunas.”“What do you mean Lunas?” Soree asked again.“Not all Lunas possess magickal abilities. Just because a female is mated to the Alpha and a pack calls her Luna, doesn’t mean she is one.”Soree shook her head. “This is getting so confusing. I thought Luna-kissed just had more magick than Lunas, but all Lunas are Lunas.”“Let me try,” Bear said. “It’s very confusing.”Soree and I both nodded.“Before you met and bonded with Soree, Halia was your highest-ranking f
The storm had long since passed, but the air felt like another one was not too far away. The skies held a tinge of gray and looked darker farther north. I needed to find this human before another storm hit.Auron kept a steady pace. We had been running for hours. The scent drifted in and o
My stomach churned and roiled before I even opened my eyes. Oh Luna, not again. Please!I knew I had to move, but I couldn’t. I started to sob.I felt everything come up, and all I could do was open my mouth. It all spilled out over me.It was freaking disgusting. I
I woke up more tired than when I found this cave last night. Hour after hour we searched, but neither I nor Auron could pinpoint the scent.I’d be hot on the trail, then nothing. Literally nothing, like the scent just vanished.It wasn’t like the rain washed it away, because I was t
Zevir had been silent too long. My wolf loved to talk. Morning, noon, and night. He had opinions on everything. Even if it was only a chuff or chortle.Why so quiet wolf?Nothing much to say human. Besides, this tracking is infuriating. One minute it’s there and the nex







