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Everett’s white knuckles gripped the steering wheel. His lips formed a thin line, his eyes focused straight ahead. They’d been riding in silence for fifteen minutes. He hadn’t said a word since Amerie told him the truth about Asteri, Celena, Apollo, and the Embertaurs. Not even the radio was on. Amerie sat in the passenger seat twirling her thumbs and chewing on her cheek. She stole secret glances at him as he drove. Five minutes from Amerie’s house, Everett took a sharp right turn onto a narrow dirt road. Dirt crunched as he pulled over into a space looking over the lake and climbed out of his car. His navy blue blazer remained in the seat. He stopped near the edge of the cliff and laced his fingers behind his head, tilting his chin up to gaze at the night sky. Amerie waited a moment before getting out of the car and slowly walking over to him. She stood their in silent support while she waited eagerly for him to speak. Everett sighed and dropped his hands to his side. He turned to
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Amerie sat huddled in a blanket on the couch as she shuddered uncontrollably. Everett was pacing in her living room, occasionally glancing into the backyard. Milo sat by the back door on high alert and growled at the slightest movement outside. He’d been frantic and uneasy when Amerie got home. They knew who she was. They knew where she lived. She wasn’t safe. Everett had refused to leave her home alone. He’d consoled her and listened carefully as Amerie explained what the blood and crow meant. Without hesitation, he had offered for her and Milo to stay with him for the time being. Amerie had agreed but asked to wait for Apollo and Mae before they left. Everett helped her pack a couple bags and they now sat in the trunk of her car along with Milo’s food and bed. Milo growled lowly and then stopped and wagged his tail. A tap on the glass of the back door made Amerie jump. “I think it’s Mae,” Everett informed her. Amerie craned her neck and saw Mae standing with a longbow on her back
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“Tuitio!” the sisters shouted in unison. Purple magic burst from their palms and shimmered directly in front of Apollo, blocking the creature from advancing. A shield. Amerie stared in awe. The thing let out a low, sinister laugh. A tingle ran down Amerie’s spine in response. Wrong. Other. Foul. EVIL. “Young witches. Interesting.” The thing grinned and tilted his head to the side as he beheld the sisters. He inhaled deeply and hummed in delight. “It has been a long while since I have tasted the power of a witch.” Amerie’s hands warmed as it eyed the sisters and took a step closer. Apollo let out a warning growl. The creature smiled and raised his hands in defense. Its eyes flicked back at the sisters and he made to take another step. A knife landed at his feet. “Leave.” Mae snarled and drew another dagger, flipping it. “I see we are unwelcome. Very well. We shall leave you for now.” The thing bowed slightly and turned to the trees with its hands behind its back. It walked past
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Amerie flopped onto the snowy ground with a huff. Her muscles were sore from the long hour of training in the dark, but her power was still reeling to come out. It was endless. Simmering embers covered the moonlit ground of the clearing in orange specks. A small fire remained lit just inches from her right hand, the melted snow around it starting to turn to ice as the flames receded. Her aim and concentration had been true throughout the training, and the others bore small singe marks to prove it.Celena had not held back in the training when Amerie visited her in the pool. While the expanse of her powers were still unknown, other abilities Amerie had yet to uncover had surfaced during the training. In this world she had only been asleep in the water for an hour. In Amerie’s reality, she had spent the majority of two days training with Celena without breaks. She needed to continue practicing to allow the powers to bloom into their full potential, but in the time she spent with the god
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Amerie opened her heavy eyes just as they pulled up to the mansion. Only a couple lights were on inside. She stretched as Kierian parked the car at the base of the grand staircase that led to the double front doors. A young man with short brown hair ran out to open the passenger side doors for them. He bowed to Apollo before walking around to open the doors for Mae and Kierian. The blonde woman from the other day greeted them at the door. A green sweater dress hugged her curves. She tapped the toe of her white heeled boot as she watched Apollo climb the stairs then threw her arms around him with a squeal. He frowned and shrugged her off, leaving her pouting. Mae glared at the woman while Kierian observed with a blank expression. Apollo took a step inside. “Mary Jo?” he called out. An older woman slightly above average height appeared from the hallway to the left, a stack of white towels in her hand. Her gray blue eyes sparkled with kindness. “Yes, Alpha?”“We have a few guests toni
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Amerie struggled to stay awake at her desk. It was barely eleven and she was already on her third cup of coffee. A wide yawn brought tears to her stinging eyes, blurring her computer screen. She had selected one of the field assignments Allen had offered her and was in the process of filling out the necessary forms in order to start field research the next day. A knock at her open door had her biting back a groan as she looked up. Tyler stood there with a stack of papers in his hands. She nodded for him to enter. His eyes darted around the office hallway as he stepped in and shut the door behind him. He slowly lowered himself into the green armchair in front of her desk as he took a deep breath. She sat up straight and flipped her hair behind her shoulders. “What’s up, Tyler?” The slight rasp in her voice gave away her exhaustion, though she knew her bloodshot eyes probably didn’t hide that fact either. He fidgeted and looked behind him before turning back to her and speaking lowly
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Laney stopped in front of a large dark wooden door and knocked. The panels of the door showcased intricate carvings that resembled vines and lupine flowers. “Come in,” Apollo’s deep voice called from behind the door. Amerie swallowed as Laney turned the knob and pushed open the door. A large desk with a black top was in the center, Apollo sitting behind it with his feet propped on the desk and his chin resting in his fingers. His brows were furrowed as he glared at the map laid flat on the desk top. Circles, arrows, and crosses all covered the map. Mae stood to the left, leaning against a grand bookshelf with her arms crossed. Kierian lounged in a brown leather chair next to her facing Apollo. Blaze sat with her legs crossed in a matching brown leather chair on the right with Brynn standing next to her on her phone. They all looked up as Laney and Amerie entered and closed the door behind them. Surprise filled Apollo’s eyes when he saw Laney. He straightened and addressed her after
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“Thanks for helping me,” Amerie said quietly to the short werewolf beside her. “Of course. Glad to be out of the office working on something that actually matters.”“Bobcats matter,” Amerie countered. Laney gave her a small grin. “Sure. If the Embertaurs don’t wipe us all out first.”“Right.” Amerie fell silent and eyed the brown and orange leaves on the ground around them. Twigs and dead leaves beneath the remaining snow crunched under their boots. The few straggling birds sang their welcome, surely about to join others down south within the coming days as the cold and snow approached. Laney sighed. “I wonder how Matt is doing. There’s no word on when he’s returning to work. Bobcats are cute and all and I’m happy to help while he’s out, but I’d like to get back to monitoring the elk. It’s been a busy hunting season and I need to start to get an idea of how many cows are going to drop calves now that the rut is nearly over.” She pushed a low hanging branch out of her way and held i
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