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I lace our fingers together and tug him toward the door. I take a deep breath before stepping inside, hoping my eyes aren’t hot pink any longer.
Wednesday, February 10
What’s happening can’t continue.
Devin and I sit at the dining room table, doing our school work together.
We’ve been doing this all week. Damian is pretty adamant about me not going to school until I get my powers under control. I haven’t caused an earthquake this week, since I lost control over the news of Kai, but I’m far from having control over my elemental powers.
When Devin’s emotions suddenly shift, I look up and see yellow eyes.
“What’s wrong?” I ask him.
I glance over and see his math book open in front of him. Math isn’t my favorite subject either, but what he’s feeling goes way beyond a dislike for math. He’s furious—so much that his entire body is shaking as he attempts to hold back his wolf.
Knowing how upset Devin is, I work to control my own emotions. The last thing I want to do is accidentally cause another earthquake. Something tells me Winter wouldn’t go easy on me if I did, not that she ever goes easy on me.
Seeing how upset Devin is, I get up from my chair and I make my way around the table. I intend to just touch him and replace the dark emotion with something else. As soon as I get around to him, he pulls me onto his lap and wraps his arms around me. He buries his face in the crook of my neck, just breathing.
I try to pull at his anger, but I can’t. He’s blocking me. I know he doesn’t do it on purpose—it’s just something that happens when he’s really upset.
“Devin,” I say. My voice sounds rough, even to me.
“Baby, I’m okay,” he says, but he doesn’t lift his head to look at me. He just squeezes me against him. And his emotions are just as strong as they were.
Whatever has him upset can’t be good. I want to know exactly what’s wrong, but I have to be patient and wait for him to tell me.
Devin stiffens and a few moments later I hear footsteps as somebody makes their way into the dining room. I don’t look up, not wanting to pull back from Devin even for a moment.
“Devin.”
The sound of Damian’s voice has the two of us pulling apart from one another. Devin doesn’t let me go far. He keeps me firmly on his lap.
“I have to tell her.” Damian looks at Devin, not even glancing at me.
Devin gives him a tight nod. “I know, but don’t show her the whole thing.”
I’m curious about what is happening, but not curious enough to speak up. I can be patient with Devin. Right now, he needs to get his emotions under control.
Damian slides into a seat directly across from us. He leans forward, taking a deep breath. It’s then that he focuses his green eyes on me. “Tori, I’m not trying to hide anything from you. I am just trying to keep you from causing an earthquake. Do you have your emotions under control?”
I shrug. “It’s not me who has out of control emotions. I can feel the anger coming from both of you and it makes things harder for me.”
Damian nods, then closes his eyes. He takes a couple of slow breaths before finally looking at me again. “I’m sorry.”
His anger lessens, but Devin’s doesn’t—not even close.
But other than the anger, I also feel how anxious Devin is. He’s worried about me.
I lick my lips. “What happened?”
Damian glances at Devin, then at me. “Your father did a live stream.”
I put a hand to the base of my throat. “Kai—”
He cuts me off, shaking his head. “No. Not Kailor. He’s fine. But your father did torture and kill a wolf shifter family.”
“A family?”
