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“Don’t be,” he murmured back. “I’ll be right there with you.”
“Does it mean you’ll stay here until the next full moon?”
“Not exactly. But after your graduation, you and your mom will come to my place for your first shift. It will be much safer there for you.”
“And Mom agreed? Less than an hour ago, you were about to kill each other.”
“She was just scared. I hope you’re not too angry with her for hiding the truth from you. I’m sure she had her reasons for that.”
“It doesn’t matter anymore. She’s more broken by this than I am.” I heaved a breath. “And all this time, I thought she was sad about me going to college and leaving her behind. Can I even go to college after . . . when . . .”
“Of course, you can. But first, you’ll have to learn how to control your strength.”
“Will I be strong like you?” I clung to this one appealing quality to lift my mood.
“Who knows? Maybe you’ll be stronger.” He sounded convincing.
If he said it to cheer me up, it was working.
“No way,” I giggled. “You’re saying I’ll be strong enough to kick your ass?”
“Not just mine.”
The excitement in his voice made me giggle again. “You do believe in what you’re saying, don’t you?”
“I already imagined you fighting a couple of wolves all on your own, and how you put them both down.”
From that point, the conversation took on a much lighter tone. He entertained me with tales about all the positive sides of being a powerful animal. And when the pain in my bones came back, he insisted on drinking the potion, convincing me that it was a bargain considering all the goodies I’ll receive later.
ChapterSeven
SPENCER
The next day at school, I was pretty quiet. Everything seemed different from this new point of view.
There were only a few days left until the end of school, and I had to act normal. Nothing had changed yet, and for now, I was still the same Spencer. But when I looked at the people around me, saw them laughing and chatting, and sharing their excitement about the upcoming summer holidays before college, I saw a huge abyss between us. And if there was a green and sunny endless field on their side, I stood alone in the dark on mine, shielding myself from them with secrets and lies.
Today, Brian wasn’t the only one I was avoiding. I kept my conversations with Alex short as well, and when we sat in class, I was afraid to meet her eyes when she turned to me with a questioning look.
She was my best friend, and we shouldn’t have secrets from each other, but I could never tell her that I was a witch, and even more so that the guy I met was a werewolf, and I was about to join his shifting party.
“Did you even hear what I was saying?” Alex finally lost her patience on our way to the school parking lot after classes.
“Sorry. I spaced out.”
She stopped. “What’s going on, Spencer?”
“Nothing. I’m just tired. I didn’t sleep well the last couple of nights.” At least that wasn’t a lie.
“Is it because of Brian? Did you break up with him?”
That was the last thing I should worry about right now, but I couldn’t refuse to use it as a reason for my distraction.
“Yeah, it’s Brian. I’m so angry with him. I didn’t really break up with him yet, but I don’t think it matters. His college is in Boston, and that’s definitely not where I’m going.”
“So where are you going? Have you decided yet?”
Another trick question. I was accepted into three colleges. I was going to do more research on them before making my final decision. Plus, I needed to look at the tuition fee. Mom inherited some money from her parents, and she kept saying it would be fine, but it wasn’t like I could go anywhere I wanted.
