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For better or worse.
Even in death, we wouldn’t be apart.
We were nearly back when I noticed a new smell in the air, off to my right.
“Veil,”Ivaylo growled into my mind, apparently catching the scent at the same time I did.“Dammit, Serae.”
“What?”I demanded, growing worried.
“There’s an Earth human in the Peaks. I smell the witch with her.”
My eyes widened.“Do you think Serae sent our pack hunting for her?”
“I have no idea. Follow me.”He picked up his pace, and I ran behind him. Excitement coursed through my veins as we went.
It didn’t take long for us to reach them. I could hear Serae giving the girl an even worse introduction to Evare than I had received.
“The wolves will find you,” the witch said, her voice already slurring. “One will bite you.”
“What the hell?” the human woman shrieked.
“Let me handle this,”I told Ivaylo.“Stay hidden for a few minutes, and stay in your wolf form, too.”
He growled at me, but agreed.
I shifted as we reached them, and stepped into the clearing completely naked. Serae grinned when she saw me. Her body was sagging with exhaustion, yet still unnaturally beautiful as her white hair blew in a soft breeze around her.
“You’re fitting right in with the locals, I see.”
My lips curved upward. “You could say that. I’ll take it from here.”
“Thanks.” She winked at me. “Tell the wolves I’ll be back quicker next time. I’ll start adjusting to the magic soon.”
With that, she vanished.
I turned to the human woman, taking her in quickly. She was tall and slim, her face gaunt with exhaustion. Her arms were wrapped around her middle, but there was no fear in her eyes as her soft, blonde ponytail was tugged in the same breeze that blew at Serae.
To be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure how to introduce her to our new world. So, I just opened my mouth and said the first words that came to my mind:
“I’m Ezra. Welcome to Evare.”
It was going to be a rough start… but mine had been rough too, and I wouldn’t have changed a damn minute of it.
twenty-three
IVAYLO—A YEAR LATER
“Your humans can waita few minutes, Ez,” I said, dragging her back to the bathing pool I’d finally managed to finish installing a few weeks earlier.
“We both know a few minutes won’t be enough,” she countered, though her arms went around my neck as I pulled her into the pool with me.
“Then they’ll survive another hour without you.”
She relaxed in my arms as the hot water began to work its magic on her. I was starting to enjoy our baths almost as much as my female did.
“You know some of them still get nervous without me. I worry about them.”
“They know where to find each other. You can help them when the tension in your shoulders is gone.”
