Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
I can feel myself calming down, but,
“What the actual f*ck was that?! I catch fire now?!?! Is this common or some other bullsh*t reserved just for me?” I run my fingers through hair and take a deep breath. “Are my eye’s normal at least?” I look to Oliver again. He’s my go-to for straight answers.
“Yeah, Bitty, your stormy gray is back.”
He gives me a half smile.
“Fine, add it to the list of things somebody is explaining to me later. What’s in the box?” Lil slides it towards me. “And how do you know it’s for me?”
“We think they have all been for you Sky.”
Kyle says from the corner of the room.
I reach for it and flip the top. I know there’s a body part of some kind in here. I can smell the blood. It’s not anyone I know, but it’s still familiar somehow. I take a deep breath and Cam, Dakota and Oliver are at my side in an instant.
“It’s the Luna’s hands…from the first drop two years ago. The fingers where the mark from the Luna ceremony were in the first package we received. It was the first contact we had from… Who sent this?” “There’s a card.”
Lil slides a white cardstock rectangle towards me. The edges are purposefully frayed and there is a gold border embossed, like an invitation or announcement.
I picked it up and read out loud. ‘It’s time we finished what we started. I’m ready for my Luna to come home.’
“What the f*ck does that mean? You’re our Luna, no one else can have you. Who else thinks they can have you?”
Jena and I say it together looking right at each other. “Mike.”
“We need to get the rest of these pentagram points taken care of. He’s coming.”
“And he seems to be coming for you.”
Cameron growls, wrapping an arm around my waist.
I look at Gentry and Elena. “What can we do? This is taking so long. I pass out after every clearing. How do I do better?”
“You are already doing everything you can. You take on the full power of the spell. It is literally filtering through your body while we transform the spell to something we can use. We can’t push you any further, you are barely healing as it is? Elena looks concerned.
“It’s not enough, we need to get these last three before Mike gets here and I have a feeling he has gone off the reservation. If he was working for the Rogue King, he isn’t any more, or he’s working some side agenda. He’s crazy, but I’m sure he will attack around Cam and Kota’s birthday. We have to prepare for that to be the attack day.
I take a deep breath collecting my thoughts and I look down at the box again. “What the hell?” I say more to myself. I only saw and smelled the Luna’s hands at first and I was so angry I missed the rest of the package contents and I want to throw up.
“That’s how we knew it was for you.”
Jena whispers.
“What is she talking about, Tiny. What makes this yours?” Cam grips my waist drawing my attention.
“The rest is mine.”
I whisper, just staring at it trying to remain in control. This will not make me spiral, I will not let him have control anymore, but that small part of my brain that holds onto my scared little girl self wants to fall into the abyss of pain and cry.
“What do you mean ‘yours?”” Dakota asks.
“That is a piece of my shirt that was ripped in a struggle and those are my shackles.”
I signal with a head tilt. My things are nestled underneath the dismembered hands of the two unknown Lunas. If someone hadn’t taken a closer look I probably wouldn’t have noticed them either, even with my sense of smell. My scent is all over the packhouse, so it wouldn’t have registered right away that my scent is also in the box. I take another breath and look at Jena. I haven’t touched the box and I won’t, I will not spiral again because of Mike, he can’t have my thoughts anymore. My wolf and I just keep repeating the mantra. “Are you okay?” I ask her like we are the only people in the room. She shrugs.
“Are you?”
“No, but when have I ever been?” She smiles at my question, it’s small but genuine. “What’s the plan? We need to get ahead of this now.”
I look at everyone in the room.
“She’s right. It would make the most sense to attack when the twins come of age. They have been forced into the Alpha position early so they will have a weak point at the time of their actual birth when the full transition takes effect. You’re going to have your hands full Mateo.”
My dad looks at my brother and I’m pretty sure I stopped breathing. Did he just say I was right? Where the hell has this guy been my whole life? Oh, yeah, that’s right. I didn’t matter until everyone was told I’m supposed to be the next Luna. Now I matter. And one of my mentors is his second chance mate. Dick. But I will also take all the help I can get.
I take another deep breath in and try to stay calm. Apparently I can’t hide when I’m angry anymore. I burst into literal flames. The thought of shooting a fireball at my dad, like in a video game, crosses my mind and it makes me smile.
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