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“At least tell me where we’re going,” I snapped at Mom when we were almost done packing.
“Let’s just get out of here first.”
I knew it wasn’t all about me. It was her life too, and she must’ve had a pretty serious reason to uproot us like this, but understanding it didn’t make it less devastating.
I grabbed the handle of my suitcase and rolled it outside. While loading it in the trunk, I heard an approaching car. I pulled my head out from under the hood and glanced at the road. The familiar black shiny Volvo came to an abrupt halt.
Finn.
He stepped out of the car, threw a glance at the boxes on the porch, and without looking at me, marched into the house. My jaw dropped, and I darted after him.
“What do you think you’re doing?” Stopping in the hallway, he glared at Mom standing across from him in the living room. “This isn’t a solution.”
Mom glared back at him with her teeth clenched.
“Finn, what’s going on?” Still in shock, I rounded him and stopped in the middle of the hallway between the two of them.
“Ask your mother.” He sounded angry, and when I looked into his eyes, I saw the golden ring around his gray pupils.
The fear shot through me, and when I glanced at Mom, I saw her raising her hands, prepared to cast a spell.
Finn’s lip curled up, and I heard a growl. I forced my magic into my hands, and before any of them could act, I spread my arms and turned my palms; one at Mom and another at Finn, immobilizing them both.
They turned their furious glares at me.
“So that’s what this is all about,” Finn scoffed, gazing at Mom. “You’re witches.”
Mom nodded ominously. “Now that you know, I’ll have to kill you before you can run to your pack and tell them about us.”
“Mom!” I gaped at her, still holding them pinned to their spots. “What the hell are you talking about? And how do you know he’s a werewolf?”
“Ms. Marshall, just so you know, I don’t belong to any pack.” Finn sounded much calmer, and his pupils were back to normal. “I understand your actions now, and why my appearance today scared you so much. But trust me, I’m not a threat to you or your daughter.”
Did he come here today? So it was him who freaked Mom out?
“Mom, calm down. He isn’t going to hurt us.” But her eyes were still fixed on Finn. “Finn, what’s going on? Talk to me,” I demanded.
“Your Mom has a lot to tell you, Spencer.” He turned to me with his now kind, and a little sad, look. “But I think your mom and I need to talk first, to clear things up. You can remove the spell, Spencer. It’s going to be okay.”
I dropped my hands, and just in case, drew closer to Finn and stood in front of him, facing Mom.
“You can’t hurt him, Mom. I wouldn’t let you.”
“Okay.” She finally unclenched her teeth. “I’ll hear you out.” She headed to the kitchen, nodding for Finn to follow. “Spencer, go upstairs.”
“Fine. But you have to promise me you will behave.” I glanced from one to another. “Both of you.”
“Don’t worry,” Finn said in his now usual calm voice. “We both want what’s best for you.”
ChapterSix
FINN
“Ms. Marshall,” I started as we sat at the table across from each other. But she cut me off at once.
“Stop with the Ms. Marshall crap,” she sneered. “Just call me Clare. We both know you’re much older than you look.”
“Not much at all. But yes, we age slower than normal humans. Let’s just say that I’m already old enough to know things. And right now, I know what scares you so much, and why you decided to run. It’s clear now that you’re not the wolf. It was Spencer’s father. And by getting together, you two broke the law. You’re afraid that if wolves find you—”
