Leah couldn’t wait for Caleb to return and grabbed him in a bone-crushing hug as soon as she saw him enter the store. “I’ve missed you so much,” she squealed in his ear, and truth be told she didn’t want to let him go. “Wow, if I knew that I’d get such a warm welcome I would have gone away long ago,” teased Caleb, back to his old self. “How was it? What was meeting your new Alpha like?” Leah wanted to hear everything about the new pack and Caleb was only too happy to share the information with her. “The pack is amazing and the compound is huge. You should see the size of the wolves. Holy cows! They are huge. I feel like a pup next to most of them.” Caleb told Leah all about his training session with Blade and about meeting their Alpha. “I’ll need to return to the pack every so often, but other than that I’m all yours.” Leah was only too happy to hear that Caleb didn’t need to move to the compound. The thought of losing him would surely break her heart. She’d had a few days to thi

Leah and Caleb spent the day in the forest. She practiced her elements and him transitioning into his wolf form as he went for a run. Caleb had been practicing his transformation and it had started to become easier for him, way less painful than in the beginning.He ran for an hour and Leah sat quietly in the clearing waiting for him as she called on her various elements to practice controlling them.Leah had come a long way and her magic felt like second nature now. Her elements came to her as soon as she called on them.She had even accepted the fact that her eyes had turned, knowing that it made her special. Knowing that Akasha was rare and that it had chosen her above so many others.Caleb returned from his run exhausted and spent. Panting and sweating. He looked good in wolf form and Leah loved the smell of him. She had sensed him before he even entered the clearing. Their bond stronger than ever.Caleb changed back into human form and joined Leah where she sat in the middle of

Abigail sat once again on the bus. Silent and deep in thought. How could she have been so wrong? Why did she feel such a longing as she left the store? A longing she couldn’t explain. She knew deep down inside that she was somehow linked to Amber if only she’d gotten some answers. If only she’d pushed harder, maybe Amber would have cracked.Abigail reached home and went straight upstairs. She threw her satchel to the ground and fell down onto her bed. Immediately breaking out into sobs. Her disappointment surprised her. What was she hoping to find?Thoughts of the girl in the scrying bowl kept flashing in her mind. Who was she and how were they linked? Abigail just couldn’t shake the feeling that her mother was keeping something from her. If only Silden would have confided in her, maybe then she’d get some answers to all of her questions.Abigail lay for a while on her bed after sobbing what felt like for hours. She dried her tears with the back of her hands and sat up. She was being

Silden silently watched Leah as she practiced her magic in the back garden from her perch in the tree of her own garden. Being neighbors had helped Silden keep an eye on Leah, something Leah was not always aware of for she was deep in thought while practicing her magic. Her attention focused and tuned into her elements alone, forgetting about the world around her. Protected in her own surroundings. Silden watched her intently, impressed by all that Leah had learned in such a short amount of time. Leah truly was a powerful witch and had come into her magic naturally, with no struggles at all. It was almost as if she had been doing magic most of her life. Leah took a break from her magic and sat down on the grass, soaking up the afternoon rays of sunlight, when she got the feeling of being watched again. Looking around, Leah found the Raven with orange-tipped wings. “Who are you and what do you want?” Asked Leah brazenly, fed up with being watched and afraid. No longer fearful of th

Leah sat eagerly awaiting Caleb’s return. He’d sent word that he was on his way back from the compound and would meet her at the store. Amber noticed Leah fidgeting at the main counter as she stared at the front door, nervous about Caleb’s return. “Caleb should be here any minute now,” said Amber who had gotten word from Seth that they’d left the compound almost an hour ago. “I’ve missed him so much. It’s crazy how you can get so used to someone always being by your side and when they’re away it feels as if you’ve lost a part of yourself.” Leah blushed as she realized what she’d just said. She hoped that her actions hadn’t given away her and Caleb’s secret too soon. “I’ve missed him too, to be honest. I’ve gotten used to seeing his mischievous face around at the store.” Amber smiled at Leah, seeing straight through her secret with Caleb for she had seen how close they’d become. How they looked at each other. Caleb burst into the store a few minutes later, making a straight line t