The Unwanted Wolf – Chapter 59
We all sat around the table after eating breakfast. I filled everyone in on the night before. Silence filled the air as everyone processed the information.
“This is very interesting,” Ginger said. “This might make your powers more inconsistent. They will be affected by the cycle of the moon. They may not be very strong during the day, at least initially.”
My ears perked at this. “So I might be able to use them during the day eventually?”
With intense emotions, you’ll be able to use your powers, and with enough training,
our fight with Theron happens at night,” Rie concl
added.
ke sure we are the ones to initiate the figh
e week from today is the next full moon.”
like we have a week to figure out our plan and prepare,” Mark said. He turned to me and grabbed my hand, squee
few times. “You already know the answer to that.”
ted my eyes at her. “I do?”
do that.”
when you are pulling at him like that.”
” I said. I didn’t want him to find me befo
ed.
stly just sat there listening and nodding. I never had proper training growing up, and I really wished I had pushed my parents to let me train more. I always thought there would be time for that later, but now it felt too late.
ight. We knew Scythe would be there for us, and Mark was sure his other pack members would be able to help us out. We were pretty sure J
oming days.
nd my eyes felt heavy.
is hand to me an
p did you end up getting last night.”
round his waist and reste
op of my head. “You should take a nap, so you’re prepared for later. You have
I will just have to rest with you.”
mit it, but I liked when Mark held me like that. I was so used to taking care of myself for years that it felt nice to let someone take care of me for once.
feel safe.” He smiled down at me as he carried me to the bedroom.
ch, you know that?”
u love it,” he said c
ue against him. When we got to the bedroom, he crawled into the bed, keeping me in his arms. I closed my eyes, and let myself relax in bed. My body felt heavier now, but my mind was still rac
ge to sleep.
“Hmm?”
?”
me with concern in his eyes.
then we will get to live our happily ever after.”
to make sure he had a good memory with me, especially after all of the drama with Jori.
“Of course. Anything you
again.
soothing, and I listened to
almost lost each other because of Theron, and he must have been as scared as I was.
Wait…
t weapon.
gave me an
–
r, knowing the moon was set to rise soon. I was excited to do more with the training, knowing the moon was the source of my
what I thought.
front of me.
appear like that. I placed my hand over my heart as I tried to calm it down.
omething that affects them like wolfsbane affects werewolves?” I asked
r looked down at the box. Her eyes focused, and she looked more serious than normal. “It’s called belladonna. It’s extremely rare, and it’s frowned upon using it agai
d a crime to use against another werewol
a completely different person. Her eyes flashed dark, and her skin paled. “Clara gave that to
en he attacked her. It wasn’t hard to figure it out, but I wasn’t really sure.”
face, making her seem a little scary. “When Ned died, Clara begged me to help her get revenge. I refused at first. But Ned was my friend. His death wasn’t easy to handle, and seeing my friend in such pain… S
n I realized it was grief plaguing her face.
feeling so helpless.”
suddenly.
erums and ran away. That was the last time we spoke.”
ack at me. “Two.”
ve heard you on some level.”
d?”
nger nodd
sely. After a moment, she handed the box back to me.
this if there is any possible way to avoid it.”