My Family's Secret

e, com

vous. It was heavy and aware like it had been waiting for this one moment since before I w

ice dropped into that sharp, urgent whisper he

c, and whatever you

"Kael, it's huge, it's glowing, it

tay calm,

me to be calm when THAT is staring at me l

he whole hallway trembled. His face didn't mov

e

flicke

ts to blood. Elara Fynn, your presence tied

uttural growl. Half wolf, half man,

uch her,"

e time. My legs started shaking as I

whispered.

n't finished, you interrupted it. That is why it bow

heartbeat throbbe

y into my arm. "It's reacting to your blo

back by

pace, same quiet focus, like we wer

. "It's... alive," I whispered. "Like al

closer. "And it chose you, that wasn't

for

eady for break

are bowed again, this time deeper li

es were sharp and scared,

llow my voice, don

gh the hall, I jumped in

ply, his claws sc

ecoming unstable as usual. Its muscles

pped. "Is it g

's testing you, it wants to see

ol my

body was

"Step forward, Elara. Take command. I

man

o me, I couldn't utter a single word.

ext to me and held my

nd I'm here with y

enly the hardest t

y gave off hot air and I just wanted to run and

hard and ste

mmand yo

an froze c

the stone and watched me wi

I said, my voice t

my hand. "Good

sound vibrated in its chest; not anger, n

y ears so loudly I ba

ough the hall, and it could

above us running, lau

didn't think I'd let you

ed, snapping its a

"Selene, what

atch her." Riven obeyed and went for Selene,

e and bowed again, its whole body wen

ara!" Kael shou

I chosen. My stubbornness led me i

rious, reckless,

through the hall, furious: "

roar angrily at him, loud enoug

me behind a pillar as the r

" I hissed throu

ace, I was breathing unevenly.

ending his staff spinning, this mad

oward us, laughing and

ara!!!!" She sc

ing painfully clear: Nothing in my l