The Hunted Wolf – Chapter 74
ADIRA
“Do you feel it?” Moon asked, jumping into my lap.
I opened my eyes, and my entire body tingled. The moment it happened, my magic radar went off. “He found another host,” I said quietly.
led it from Jori’s body, but deep down I knew Xavier wasn’t gone, at least not completely. A force as strong as him was not easily destroyed.
she spoke. “He needs us to fulfill the prophecy.”
o anything.” Moon pressed her head against my chest, and I knew she hated being tied to him as much as I d
once and for all. It was the only way I could guarantee my family’s safety and my happily ever after. I stood up, still holding Moon in my arms, decid
e my success in the matter.
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shirt lifted, looking at the baby bump on my stomach. It still didn’t look like I was pregnant. With the right shirt, no one would notice the little bump, and anyone paying closer attention who didn’t already know I was pregnant might just think
nergy so early, but it made me love my future child more than I ever thought possible for someone I had never met.
e walked right over to me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
hands directly on my stomach. “Someone is up early.”
ced my hands on his an
h the mirror.
d.” I looked at my own face, and there were ba
keeping eye contact with me. “I’m not going to like this,
t, and he has already found a new body. He’s still weakened, so now is the time to strike. If I don’t do anything, he’s just going to torture anothe
t. It was clear he didn’t like the idea, but he also understood where I was coming from, so he didn’t want to simply reject the idea. “I hate the idea of you being around him. He almost took you from me once. I wouldn’t be able to stand losing both
around so I was facing Mark, and I w
Didn’t Ginger say there is a possibility that you won’t be able to handle Cain’s magic or the
ke the path where I would have the most control.
regnant, and he is a skilled sorcerer. If he thought there was a risk to the baby, I think he would have warned me at the very l
ur mate mark. He kept you locked up and was trying to control you. You can’t make your decision on whether he gave you a warning or not. I don’t care if he saved you in the end or tried to make amends. He’s a piece of garbage. I’m p
o support me. This was a new side to him I wasn’t used to. I took a step back, anger building inside of me.
d, it’s my decision.”
id you stop to think about how this would affect me? If I lost you or the baby, I’m not sure I would be able to survive that. I was barely holding it together when I didn’t know if you were dead or alive. If taking Cain’s magic is what breaks you… No. I can’t deal with it.”
, but as he continued talking, I realized there was
would regret. I was angry, but fighting fire with fire would only burn us both. Instead, I stepped forward and cupped Mark’s face.
danger. First Theron, and now Xavier. It has been threat after threat, and I feel like I’m to blame. I’m tired of being the victim in all of this. I have to do something to protect you and our future family.”
o.
oser to him. “I just don’t want to fail yo
. That should have been more of a conversation, but I need you to understand where I’m coming from.”
up with Zayla before doing anything. They should both be present when you take it, too, just to be safe.”
ms I can agree to.”