The Hunted Wolf – Chapter 30

MARK

I entered the bedroom, surprised to not see Adira lying in bed. I heard water running from our bathroom and wandered over in that direction. I waited a moment, but when she didn’t come out, I knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Adira said in a quiet voice.

side. Adira was sitting on the toilet, looking completely drained with a dull look on her face. I looked around and saw the mirror was cracked.

d, checking her over to make sure she was okay. I didn’t see any physical wounds.

r. She squeezed my hands and forced a smile. “I’m fine. I’m not hurt.”

n’t shatter for no reason, and Adira wasn’t the type to lash out in anger.

sked, hoping to get more clarification.

y face, and I was practicing some magic, and then this image suddenly appeared in the mirror. I’m not quite sure what it was or what it meant, but then it disappeared and these words

ands tighter, afraid to let go. She seemed so out of it, and I couldn’t tell what she was thinking. Something was definitely throwing her off, and I had a feeling it wasn’t just the mirror cracking. I wanted to know what she saw in this vision.

d her hair out of her face.

e looked at our hands and

lood and Magic, and I didn’t like it. I knew nothing about whoever it was, and I felt like Adira wasn’t safe in our own home. I felt helpless about the whole situation, and I needed more information.

t.

en’t heard back yet,” Adira said.

someone say my name?” a

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ADIRA

long since we left her house to face Theron.

relief filling me.

rse I came, girl.” Ginger gently knocked me on the head, even though I was taller than her. “You asked for my help. Did you think I was just going to abandon you? Have you no faith in

ing you to just show up.”

tiresome, and I already get letters from Daniel on an almost daily

eccable timing,” Ma

e was definitely feeling flustered around Ginger. Ginger was one of the most blunt people we knew.

chuckled. “He was checking on me.”

head to the side. The mirror caught her eyes, and she moved towards it. Her fingers reached for the glass, and they hovered about an inch away from

old magic.” She looked over at me. “This was not your doing.”

e mirror broke.”

u touch the glass?” she ask

when it all started.”

ting that answer from me. She walked out of the bathroom and went

nd straight to the kitchen. She knew exactly where she was going, even though she had never been here before. Several warriors were walking around the pack house, but Ginger weaved in

She went straight for one of our cabinets and grabbed some tea out of there. She then walked back to me, holding up the box of tea packets.

she asked.

ea and then we’ll talk.” She scurried around the kitchen, grabbing what she needed to make her tea.

looked ba

y for now?” he asked.

ay. If you need to go do something, don’t wait around on my behalf.”

nk me.”

re Ginger and I have a lot of talking to do once she gets her tea.”

ark still didn’t look co

needed to talk to him about. There were things we both needed to do though.

tonight?” I asked.

e said.

p with a cup of steaming tea in her hands.

safe out there.”

re parting and heading towards the back yard.

Ginger said, looking at me expe

formation.

little more private.”

ipped her tea. I waited for her to start talking, but she was taking her time, which made me nervous.

lso be used to spy on people, too. Not many sorcerers use them these days, especially with technology. It’s a much older practice. Do you have any idea of who might be trying to contact you?”

me that I’m part of some prophecy involving him. I don’t really know…” My voice dropped off as I saw Ginger’s expression change.

ide. “What did you say, girl?”

Blood and Ma-”

think about that. I should have. It makes sense.” Ginger stood up and started pacing around the room.

his new information. I could feel her anxiety pulsing through her.

“So you know about the prophecy?” I finally asked, pulling Ginger’s attention back

nger stopped and looked at me. “Yes. I know more than most.’’ She stopped and sat back down. She pushed her tea

I asked.

“Yes, and no.” Ginger looked around, almost afraid that someone was listening. She stood back up and ran her hands over the wa

he began again. “There was a son born of a sorcerer and a vam