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Kade looks away, snapping the connection that had been built between them. “Please, let me go.”
Elara withdraws her hand, torn at the agony she can hear in his voice. She’s about to ask what’s going on when he strides away. Almost runs. Like he can’t get away from her fast enough.
She’s left standing in the corridor, blinking.
She’s no closer to answers.
A million more questions just blossomed alongside the strange new emotions that were just born.
Elara plantsher hands down on the picnic table she’s sitting at with Kira and Jordyn. “I need to force his hand.”
Jordyn glances up from her notebook where she was furiously scribbling, looking alarmed. “What?”
“I can’t do this anymore,” she huffs, the run-in with Kade less than an hour ago still achingly fresh in her mind. “I’ll do some magic! He’ll have to step in to do something! He won’t be able to ignore me then!”
“Whoa, slow down there, Hermione,” says Kira. “You didn’t bring your wand.”
Between her and Jordyn, Kira accepted the news of Elara’s werewolf and witch status the quickest. Jordyn keeps saying she wants to do a little more research before she gives an opinion.
It had been hard seeing their faces as they woke up that day from being knocked out and Elara had to explain to them that what they had seen was real, that both she and Laith have magic. She sort of eased them into the fact that they were werewolves as well, figuring it is easier to prove that she has magic than it is that she turns into a wolf on full moons, especially since she isn't even sure that Laith will do the same. It had been a relief for the truth to be out there, but also terrifying.
Overall, though, Elara has to admit they’ve taken it quite well. They didn’t scream or sob or say they never wanted to see her again.
Jordyn reaches across the table, gently putting her hand on top of Elara's. "Don't do it. You’re still learning about all of this."
Elara sighs. Jordyn’s right, but she didn’t see the strange mix of anger and hurt in Kade’s eyes. She didn’t get the sense it wasn’t Elara he’s angry with.
“We’ll figure it out,” says Kira. “There’s no telling what will happen if people find out about magic. I highly doubt the other witches or wolves or whatever will appreciate that very much.”
Elara groans as her head sinks into her hands. Another solid point. Elara’s so new to this, but there are surely people who have been hiding this their entire lives, and she highly doubts they’ll appreciate her messing things up for them. The pack she’s never met will remain strangers. What’s more, they’ll probably hate her. She sighs, then thumps her head onto her arms and groans.
“And what would your parents say?” Jordyn asks gently.
Elara looks up, pushing the hair out of her face. That truth hits the hardest. Kira and Jordyn have already promised they won’t tell anyone, especially her parents. They mean everything to her, and she's not ready to drag them into what's happening in her life at the moment, at least not until she gets things under control more.
“Thanks, guys,” she says softly. Their support is just what she needs right now. Without them, she’d be a lone buoy, stranded in this storm that’s now her life.
Speaking of worlds turned upside down, she glances at Kira. “How’s Laith?”
She smirks. “Better than you. He seems to think this is the best thing that’s ever happened to him.”
Elara’s gut clenches. Only time will tell whether that’s the case. They're all in a holding pattern.
Until the next full moon.
“That’s because he doesn’t have Kade stalking, then not-stalking him, confusing everything,” she groans.
“Come on,” Kira says suddenly, tugging on Elara's arm. “Kade’s on your mind too much lately. We need to get you away from him, and since we're all done with classes today, we're free to distract you.”
Smiling, Jordyn gets to her feet and packs away their books, then links arms with Elara, one on either side. Elara starts to protest, not that they’re listening. Yes, it's true that they're all finished with their classes for the day, but what Kira didn't mention is that they all have tests to study for. Their plan had been to study in the sunshine for as long as they could—a nice vitamin D dose while cramming. Instead, her drama is pushing them into doing something else, and it only makes Elara feel guiltier.
“I’m fine. It’s fine. We have studying to do.” She knows full well that isn’t going to work to convince them, but she has to at least try.
But Jordyn and Kira are too good of friends to let her stew over something that's stressing her out, so it's no surprise she ends up back at her parents’ house, with Jordyn in the kitchen making popcorn so that they can all watch a movie.
As they settle down, Elara’s once more grateful for their sweet support. Maybe she’ll be able to convince them to study a little bit later so that the whole day isn't ruined by her borderline obsession with the person who she understands least of all.
Elara's friends are right that she needs to stop thinking about Kade, and normally, she would just ignore him, but he could be the reason Elara's like this. The reason she turns into a possiblemonster she can't seem to control. The reason her whole life has flipped upside down.
