Semua Bab Wolfsbane: His darkness, Her Light: Bab 31 - Bab 40

EverestMy first thought when I opened my eyes was of Finn. He’d probably realized I’d left by now. The small, petty part of me felt good about disappearing on him after everything he’d put me through…I knew it wasn’t the healthy thing, but I’d tried to end it and he hadn’t accepted. He was still loving the game too much to call it quits, I guess. I knew the day would come where I had to face him again, but it wasn’t today. I sighed quietly and leaned my forehead against the cool widow of the car. I closed my eyes and tried to focus on the present and leave him in the past. We’d been on the road for over 6 hours. Kali and I had fallen asleep in the backseat around seven AM and Caleb had kept driving. It was now half past nine and the terrane had become much sparser since we’d descended down the mountain. I stretched trying to wake up my arms and legs again, kicking Kali. “Whoops, sorry!”She groaned, waking up groggily.“Morning sleepyheads!” Caleb called from the front seat. “I don’t

EverestI woke up with my cheek pressed against a muddy floor. All I could smell was earth and decay. The steady drip, drip, drip of water echoed around, and I had a metallic taste in my mouth. My head pounded and a big goose-egg had risen where I’d been struck. I could hear shuffling around me, but I couldn’t see anything. I didn’t know if that was because I was blindfolded, or it was just pitch black wherever I was. Muffled voices were whispering somewhere but I couldn’t make out what they were saying. I groaned and blinked open my eyes. What the hell had happened? My last few moments came rushing back as I remembered the terrified look on the gas station clerks face as her bones cracked and her chest was ripped open…the aswang. Fuck. I tried to scramble upright, but my arms and legs were aching. I felt like I’d been cramped up in a small, tight space for hours. My wolf’s night vision kicked in and showed me my surroundings. From what I could see, I was in a cave…The walls were made

Everest“…interesting.” A slimy, deep voice spoke from nearby. “And they couldn’t feed on her?”“No, sir. They rejected her blood, and their venom didn’t seem to work on her either.” Another voice answered.“Very interesting…lets wake her up and have a chat, shall we?” A hand tapped the side of my cheek roughly.“Come on, time to wake up. There’s a good little wolf.” I opened my eyes. The man’s face in front of me frowned and turned back to the first man. Both were dressed in all black and had no hair on their heads. I blinked, trying to get my eyes to focus. I’d never been more tired in my entire life. Every muscle in my body felt like it had seized, and I felt like I’d been beaten black and blue. They must’ve put wolfsbane into my system. My head pounded and my throat was parched and raw. I was tied to a thick wooden column with my hands above my head. My shoulders ached at the strain. I could hear the shrieks of the Aswang, likely feeding again, and I prayed to Selene that Hannah an

FinnEverest shook in my arms from shock and exhaustion.‘Did you find her? We’ve got the wolves, but only two could shift…the rest we’ll either have to carry or lead out, so we need to go NOW before the aswang heal. We’re going to start heading towards the entrance, catch up to us as fast as you can…we’ll need the help.’ Kali said through the mind-link.‘I’ve got her. Go on ahead, we’re right behind you. Caleb, go help them…’ He nodded and took off down the tunnel to help Hannah and Kali. I turned my attention back to Everest.“Everest,” I took her face in my hands, “babe, we’re going to get out of here. Can you shift?” She looked at me, gold eyes swimming with tears. “Hey, just focus on me, okay? I’m here. I’ve got you. You’re safe now. I’ll never let anyone hurt you ever again.” She nodded slowly and closed her eyes, starting the shift. I shifted too. It took her a few moments due to her exhaustion, but her beautifully unique golden wolf was standing in front of me for the first tim

FinnWe drove along the winding highway towards Bella Coola. Everest had changed into a light blue dress. She looked radiant even after everything she’d just been through. She leaned her head back and gazed out the window with a thoughtful look on her face. I was glad she didn’t fight me on bringing her to see the witch. After what had happened the last time she left me, I’d decided that until this was over, I wouldn’t be letting her out of my sight again. Plus, I wanted the time with her…we had a lot to figure out between us on top of the whole prophecy and gifted wolf thing…I turned down the radio “So, Caleb mentioned something about a prophecy.” She was pulled from her thoughts.“Huh? Oh, yeah. A witch wrote a prophecy in my family tree book. It was handwritten in the same script as my name, which wasn’t supposed to be in there, and no one knows who wrote it in. I’m hoping it was Rowena Malachiah…but who knows.”“Can you read it to me?” I asked, frowning.“Sure.” She pulled an old