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“So were you and Liberty, and you’re nothing like him.” I move toward him and thread my fingers through his. “You’re the exact opposite. And trust me; that’s a high compliment coming from me. I fear just about everything and everyone.”
“You’re braver than you give yourself credit for.” He tugs me closer. “So, so brave.” He leans in as if to kiss me, then stops a few inches from my lips.
“If I tell you something, I need you to swear that it’ll stay between us. The only wolves who know are Rune, Shade, Liberty, and Kylan. Not even Legend can find out.”
He has me skittering toward nervousness.
“Is it bad?”
“It’s about the king and a plan I have.”
While I hate keeping secrets from Legend, I nod. “Okay, I promise to keep it a secret.”
The crackling of the fire fills up the tick of silence.
“A rebellion has been building for a very long time in our kingdom,” Jules starts in a hushed tone. “But only half the pack is interested in overthrowing the king. The other half are either too afraid of him or support my father’s cruel forms of punishment, so anyone who’s part of the rebellion has been sworn to secrecy until the time is right when we strike.”
It sounds like a war brewing, ready to explode. And if the wolves’ wars are anything like human wars, blood will be shed and paint the lands and skies red.
“When will you know when the time is right?”
“When I get all the answers I need.” He leans closer, his voice a whisper of air. “Not a lot of wolves know this, but my father has been obsessed with immortality for as long as I can remember. And lately, he’s taken on quite a youthful look. I need to find out if he has somehow become immortal because, if he has and I try to kill him like I would a normal wolf, he’ll live and more than likely slaughter me and my followers. My father is strong enough with the hunting wolves on his side and Ava’s powers.”
“You don’t think Ava could’ve given him immortality, do you?”
“No. She’s not a powerful enough witch. And there are a handful of ways to achieve immortality. I just need to figure out which one he used, and then find the loophole.”
“Loophole?”
“The loophole to his ever-lasting life. Every immortal has one, a way they can die.” He slants back, lowering his hands from my waist. “I think that’s all we should say about that for now. You never know who could be listening.”
I peer around his room anxiously, then my gaze lands on his hands. “Where did these come from?” I run my fingers along the scratches.
He smashes his lips together for a beat or two. “It was a warning from my father, reminding me that he’s in charge until he dies.”
I bow my head to kiss his healing wounds. “Maybe since I’m staying away from your father for now, you should stay away from him, too.”
“I usually do, but occasionally, he likes to remind me who he is and what he can do.” He shivers as I place another kiss on his hand. “I was thinking, though, if you’re comfortable with it, maybe we could go to my house in the city for a couple of weeks while he’s back in the kingdom. It would make it easier for me to keep you away from him, and I could use a break myself. Liberty could come with us, too, if that makes you feel more comfortable. And we can set up your sessions with Ava in an area of neutral territory where my father won’t be suspicious of her wandering off, but that will also be far enough away from the kingdom that you’ll be safe from crossing paths with him.”
“That sounds good to me, but why doesn’t your father ever go to your house in the city?”
“He doesn’t know about it. It’s a safe house my mom created for us.” A smile brightens his face. “She even got a witch to charm the hell out of it. No one gets in that place if I don’t want them there.”
The mention of his mom reminds me of something. “I wouldn’t mind going, but …” Heaving a sigh, I snatch the book off the bed and open it to the right page. “Read that.” I hand him the book.
He skims over the page while sucking on his lip ring, a pucker forming at his brow. Then his eyes flare right before he rips the page from the book and chucks it into the fire.
“What’re you doing?” I cry out as the page shrivels into embers.
“Making sure no one else finds out about this.” He stabs the fire with an iron poker and the flames hiss.
I stare wide-eyed at the flames. “But I could be one of those nature energy wolves. And that was the only information in the entire book about it.”
“Good.”
I ball my hands into fists. “What do you meangood? What does it matter if anyone knows I might be one?”
He chucks the fire poker down and spins around. “Because, if the wrong wolf finds out about this, they’ll throw you into those vines.”
