“Beth,” Raven calls. “What are you doing out of the SUV? You’re supposed to be resting.”
“Trying to save the boys from Aggie.” I giggle. “She’s in a mood today but I don’t think I have ever seen anything as impressive as the way she hurled that cane at Greyson’s head before calling him a dumb male.”
“Jesus, Beth,” Greyson grunts.
“What? You dodged that one. It was like a damn missile going straight for him.” I shake my head.
“Here. Eat something.” Raven hands me a sandwich. “You need your strength.”
“Yes, stronger.” Aggie waves the cane again, narrowly missing Draven’s face.
“Aggie, can you avoid the face?” Kira asks. “I happen to like his face.”
“Hey,” Draven growls. “She’s beating the crap out of me.”
“I’m sure you’ve done something or will do something dumb to warrant it.” Kira sets a bag on the back floorboard.
Aggie nods her head seriously. “He needs to be stronger.”
“It’s okay, Aggie. We make each other stronger.” Kira pats the fate’s shoulder.
“Stronger,” Aggie growls.
“Is something else going on?” I ask. “You’re more cryptic than normal.”
Two old women materialize behind Aggie and place their hands on each of her shoulders. “You know warning the little wolf is a bad idea, Aggie. She will know soon enough.”
“Family must reunite,” Aggie mumbles. “The sisters will need each other for what’s to come. Reunite.”
Aggie slams the end of her walking stick and the ground shakes beneath my feet.
“What?” Kira asks, covering her mouth in shock.
I don’t envy her being on that end of Aggie’s cryptic warnings. I’ve had my share of experiences with her, and they are never fun.
“Reunite or the shifters are lost in the darkness. Humans are scared creatures. Lost in the dark. Lost in the dark,” Aggie chants.
“Shit. I guess that confirms who is going to be the next person to save the supernatural world.” I squeeze Kira’s shoulder.
“How does reuniting with my family help everyone?” Kira whispers. “That doesn’t make any sense.”
“Maybe the one who was mistreated the most by wolves needs to be the one who saves them.” I shrug.
“Show them strength. You need to be stronger.” Aggie taps Kira on the forehead with her walking stick.
Kira shudders, then cocks her head to the side. “What did you do?”
“Make you stronger.” Aggie nods.
“Enough, Aggie,” her sister says. “We must be going before she does something that cannot be undone.”
“Wait, what’s happening?” Kira reaches for them, but they are already gone.
“It will be okay, hon.” I wrap an arm around her shoulders.
“I don’t know. I feel weird. What did she do?” Kira whispers.
“She said she made you stronger. What do you mean by weird, exactly?” I ask.
