shb

's

t's been a long 23 years since we-Becca and I-escaped f

said and that I had done

she put to bed. I was there when Jenine took her first step. I was there when she started school. I was t

I wasn't there when Becca needed me the most an

my shoulder, bringing

n park where she always hung out with h

recognize a male figure whom they revered. Unlike the Goddess, he didn't mate the

to Jenine, my hand rapping ge

ching for answers. Answers to questions not

er backpack off her shoulders. She turned to

iary I had gifted her for her 20th birt

nd her daughter deserved to know the truth

od," I nodded, re

l intact. I handed it over

nto mine filled

en

mmaging through its content. I knew what was in them but couldn't

tter as she brought ou

a girl about her age with

one; a picture of the same girl but this time w

ce that was particular to her very much unlike her mother's wh

," I encouraged her

black hair gently as she tore through p

nt of the flowers hit my no

wolf," Jenine's voice bro

cture. She held it up to my face. The picture has

sed to have," she said pointing at

arked her before we left Lupestone. Unlike other alphas who marked t

ce creased with what I t

all

started flipping through the pictur

ures are al

odd

er voice stuttered as she tu

her, preparing myself to be blunt with the tr

wolves and vampires. I know werewolve

was going t

werewolf before

I'd said had on Jenine. Surprisingly,

hrugged, turning the pic

bably thought I was

my voice deepened as my

at me. I could see her eyes go dark, fear creeping into them like cr

withdrew my claws reaching for Jenine who

eep the screams from escaping her li

her ears. I could scent the fear that o

y empty and there was no one in

to no avail. Seeing that I wasn't budging, she stopp

won't scream

e mumbled th

now. Don't try anythi

from her mouth, releasin

nd showed her, my head tilted a l

she carefully walked to it, one step at a time, her

as Luna to the werewolves in..

ied. "The Nightmoon

arrowed in

e place, Nightmo

re to come over here l

orrect,"

hat hap

I said. "I'll explain everyt

ne's eyes squinted as her

the length of her hai

we 'gettin

nig

't just expect me to leave my life here and go someplace I've

your wolf hasn't emerged yet and it was supposed to on your 18th birthday. This place does something t

una who was well revered-if not feared-not o

aid, getting to my feet. "And

denim bag slung over her shoulders. It was night already and

low

-my own bag slung over my sho

ery and into an open field. She said something

n cast long shadows behind us from our frames.

ore creepy and forlorn than it had first looked that

e door that was a hurricane awa

ddess forsaken house. Several years later, I'm leading 'daught

get caught?" Jenine pointed out at the

one here,

ood and dust and the grasses around the house. Jenine had a lot to learn about werewolves. She had absolutely no idea about our superhuman streng

leading Jenine down the s

way down stealthily, the dim light from the moon passin

other side?" Jenine's voice echoed in the base

ved trying to move the large table t

f came to my rescue helping me move the damn furniture. I

I saw the look on her face. The same look she

to draw a circle on the floor with white chalk

t out the blue crystal ball from the bag pla

, my brows knitting trying to rememb

entire room as I chanted the spell the same way h

ting in the room, its hum vib

the orb in a flash and I heard

thought as I con

eel the electricity cackling as the portal started forming in place over the crystal ball on the ground. The air whooshed around

id to Jenine as she stared into the black hole th

rlds collided as if daring the other to cross over. The intermittent sparking at the ed

you," I

re at the back of my head even

space of void that seemed eager to gulp us into its bottomless

as a nostalgic air hit me from th

mine and I turned to see the nervousness cl

zing her hands gently and pulling her w

aces as we stepped into the portal, Jeni

n our faces, making me close my eyes. Soon the light was gone a

ees feeling weak all of a sudden. My head swirled as my eye

ked, my voice rebelling aga

in the basement of the old house. An