All Chapters of The Heir's Child: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

The last stretch of the trail passes much faster than I expect. As soon as we round the final bend, the waterfall comes into view, sunlight sparkling through the mist. Every instinct tells me to run the rest of the way.Instead, I force myself to match Mark's slower pace.He insists he is fine, but I notice thin trails of blood running down one arm where the rocks scraped him. Guilt settles heavily in my stomach.If he had not caught me, those cuts would have been mine."There it is," Mark says with a tired smile. "Worth the hike.""It really is."His voice sounds more strained than before, and I can hear the slight hitch in his breathing from the climb. Humans do not heal the way werewolves do. A scrape like that could stay sore for days if it was not cleaned properly."I think I need to sit down for a minute," I say, pretending to catch my breath.His attention immediately shifts to me."Of course."Exactly as I hoped.He spots a pair of large boulders near the water and leads me ov

After what feels like hours, even though I know it has only been a few minutes, I finally pull myself away from the log. I need to freshen up after everything that just happened. There is no way I can simply go back to normal after telling Mark something I have barely been able to admit to myself.The truth is out.Looking back toward him, I find Mark still sitting where I left him, staring into the fire with a thoughtful expression. Suddenly feeling shy about everything that just happened, I turn toward the fire and pretend that it needs my attention.I grab another piece of wood and carefully place it onto the flames."Rowan."I turn at the sound of his voice."I want to thank you for feeling comfortable enough to tell me that."He is standing behind me. I am so caught up in my own thoughts that I didn't hear him approach. Even with my heightened senses, I somehow completely missed him."I... I never thought I would tell anyone," I admit quietly. "At least, not anytime soon. Thank y

For a few seconds, neither of us says anything.I am still staring at the water in the bottom of the canoe while Mark stares at me like he is trying to figure out exactly what just happened."Okay," he finally says. "That was not a normal amount of water."I bite my lip, trying not to laugh."What do you mean?""I mean, I paddled some water at you. You somehow managed to turn that into a tidal wave." He gestures toward himself, completely soaked."I guess I am just really good with an oar.""That was not the oar."His words make my stomach drop for half a second."What?"He points toward the water between us."I have been canoeing since I was a kid. I know what happens when you pull an oar through the water. That was..." He pauses, looking for the right word. "Different."I force a laugh and shrug."Maybe I just got lucky.""Maybe."The way he says it tells me that he does not believe me.I look away and focus on the lake again. My heart is beating faster now, not because I am afraid

That night, instead of staying up all night, focusing on the sounds, I allow them to lull me to sleep. I do not take long to fall into a deep sleep. One that is not interrupted. Even when the mother wolf and her pup come to visit.Mark and I have been careful to not leave food out when we are not awake, or near the camp site. So far, this has not caused any issues. Tonight, it still does not cause an issue. It does however open things up for the two wolves.My wolf is aware enough to be able to pay attention to them and know that they are not going to harm anyone. So she allows me to sleep, while she watches the two walk around camp.When they are unable to find any food, they sniff around for a while until they find my trail. Once they do find it, the both follow it until the reach my tent.Outside my tent, they curl up and fall asleep. Almost directly outside of my door. That is what Mark wakes up to find in the morning. That is also the reason that I am so rudely awakened by his y

After Raven finishes the potion, she informs me that it has to sit for 48 hours, in the sun, before it turns into the powder that we need to complete the ritual. It does not sound like a long time but considering how much I am worried about her, I happen to think that it is far too long for them to go without another good meal."So, now that all of the witchy stuff is out of the way, spill." Raven demands."Spill what?" I ask."You and Mark. I already spelled it out. Something had to happen." She says."Nothing happened.""Something happened.""No, nothing." "Do not lie to me Rowan. You are a terrible liar." She says.I was not lying when I said that nothing happened. Still, that moment that we had keeps flashing in my mind and I know that that is what she is picking up on. Something most definitely almost happened."When I say that nothing happened, I mean it. Nothing did happen. Something almost did happen though." I confirm."I knew it! Tell me, tell me, tell me!" She gushes.Befo