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Instinct is hard to quantify.
“We need to know what he was doing here. This is supposed to be a pack town. He was supposed to be a wolf shifter.”
“Arming ourselves with knowledge will prevent another unexpected situation,” Scratch adds. “You were wise to remember that nightshade is a poison that is plentiful here. Had you not known about it we might not have fared quite so well.”
Fox nods. “That makes sense. We should aim to be prepared.”
Snake hisses in agreement, after a beat, and only once he seems to realize everyone is looking at him. Those streetlamps are a real distraction to him.
“We should go while it is still dark.”
I do not wish for any of the Nightshade pack to see us while we are not certain of our next move.
I am only going to know what to do once I speak to my mother and get another chance to lay eyes on my mate.
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Lita
Thetensiondrainsoutof me after our prayers are finished. Artemis didn’t possess me tonight, and I feel a little more tired than usual, slumping back in my seat afterwards, and yawning until my ears pop.
Goddess, it’s been a long day.
I glance at Alina, and she signs at me, telling me to, “Go to bed.”
Covering my mouth as I yawn a second time, I decide to do what I’m told.
My movements are sluggish as I haul myself up from the couch.
I step out into the hallway and head to my bedroom first.
Changing out of my clothes and putting on a nightdress takes so much effort that I feel the need to perch on the edge of the bed for a second.
I tell myself I’ll get up in a minute, but my legs feel like they’re made of lead and my head is getting a little fuzzy. I lay down on my side, letting my eyes rest.
Then I pull my legs up, and before I know it, I’m snuggling backwards into the sheets, pulling them around me to keep my sleepy body warm.
I blink at the entrance to the room.
Alina steps inside and smiles at me. “Sweet dreams, Lita.”
I’m too tired to answer. She turns out the lights and closes the door.
I pass out into darkness, letting everything go.
Chapter Thirty
Scar
Idonotletmy brothers crowd the doorway as I knock gently on my mother’s cabin door.
They are standing a few steps behind me, watchful of the area around us. From the limited number of lights we’ve seen in the cabins we’ve passed, I’m guessing most of the pack are safely tucked away in their beds for the night. That is for the best. I do not believe my brothers would be keen to let a chance to study one of the pack’s members pass them by.
I find myself wondering how many of the pack are actually wolf shifters, and out of those who are not, how many are aware they are something far more rare and dangerous?
I feel uneasy about the answer, and I know there may not be a way to tell until it is too late to back out of another fight. We must tread carefully. I do not want to walk us into another ugly situation.
Fox acted quickly to save us from the last one, but I do not want to take a chance like that again.
