Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
I can tell Oliver and Cam are both listening intently, but they are both better at the poker face than Dakota. I bet they chose him to plead their case. They chose wisely, he’s very good at this, but I have a feeling they will gang up on me a lot if I give in too easily now.
“What if we compromise? I actually feel really good right now. Better than ever, actually. I think the magic tied itself to me after Lucas passed, since I set him free and I think it has been draining me slowly. I think I was the source of the forever flame.”
I look between Elena and Gentry for confirmation.
“I was thinking the same thing, Little One. The fire seems to be of a friendly, helpful nature now.”
Gentry says calmly. “It is yours to wield now. Elena and I will begin working on adding to your grimoire so you can study and connect with it like you do your wolf to protect your pack.”
***”It’s like another wolf in here. It’s so crazy to have a voice in my head.”***
****Now you know how I feel.”*** I laugh at my wolf.
***”You have to understand I am used to being the voice inside the head. But, I can communicate with the fire. Like, right now it is content to burn in the backyard, by itself, now that it is a part of your pack as opposed to being the spy.”
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***”What do you mean ‘spy?””***
***”It was gaging the power in the pack and communicating with someone, but it doesn’t know who was pulling the knowledge, just that someone was using it to see into the pack. It doesn’t think it was Adrielle though.”***
***”How can you talk to it, but I can’t? I feel left out of the multiple personality session in my head.”*** I joke with her.
****I have only been able to talk to it since you set it free, so maybe in time you will too. It is a part of you just as much as I am. Give it time to warm up.”
.”*** She laughs at her own joke and I internally roll my eyes at her.
“Hey, babe. Where did you go?” Oliver squeezes my thigh and I can’t stop the gasp and the rush of heat that surges over my whole body.
“My wolf has been able to talk to the fire, like it’s another voice in my head, but I can’t talk to it yet.”
I shrug like this is all normal, Like I am normal. I give him a smile.
“Do you really want to train?” He sounds concerned almost, whispering to me even though I know the twins can hear him and I’m sure the rest of our team.
“Yeah, kind of. It’s like my whole body is buzzing. Like it just woke up from hibernation. Does that make sense? For the first time in, I don’t even know how long, I want to train like we used to, at the training grounds, sparking, trying to best each other. I’m too amped up to just go upstairs..I’m sorry.”
I look from t him to Cam and Kota. Worried I might hurt their feelings or make them feel like I don’t want them. It’s the exact opposite, but I can feel my head spinning all over the place, like I can’t keep a thought straight. I know that not being mated is really bothering them, and it’s going to take time since it will be my first time and there are three of them, but
I just want to move for a little while with our whole team. The new team that we have pulled together, naturally. The new family we are creating through all of this hardship and heartache. “Please? Just a little while. I will even leave when you ask.”
I look at Cam, he’s going to be the hardest sell. “An hour?” I question. I can already feel Dakota give in and I know Oliver won’t stop me. He will just get me through what
I need as fast as possible.
“Seriously, we are so f*cked.”
He scrubs his face with his hands like he’s frustrated, but I can only smile.
“Yes!” The adults at the other end just laugh at us. I almost forgot they were here.
“Yes, kiddo. You are f*cked. But, she will be worth the effort.”
Brett winks at Cam. “Your mate always is.”
I tried my best to concentrate on the conversations that are happening around the table. It sounds like Ava and Brett have a good start on the warriors moving to the ranked street. She seems to be enjoying having something to focus on. She doesn’t engage as much as she used to as the pack’s Luna, but I don’t know if that is from the loss of Lucas or because the guys and I have taken the titles or a combination of both. It’s good to see her smile and engage with the other former leaders. I should sit down and talk with her like I do with Elena and Gentry, because this pack is going to be a complete circus when everyone gets back. It’s been months that they’ve been in the Alpha King’s pack. I’m just glad that we were able to get the innocents out before anything big happened. But, maybe that was by design. Maybe Adrielle and the Rogue King let us get them out since their focus was on me.
I can hear Nathaniel talking about the computers and surveillance, but I can’t concentrate. Ever since I found out we were in the tornado for almost a month I have been antsy. I need to move, to train, to physically work myself over. And I want to do that with my team and my guys.
“Okay, can we go please?!” I blurt, looking at Cam. I have a feeling he’s going to be my hardest sell on most things. I can feel his frustrations, both over being thrown into leadership and over the mate bond not being complete, but I feel like I can’t even focus right now, like I am trying to shed a skin that no longer fits. I don’t know what it is.
“Someone’s in a hurry.”
Dakota looks at me with an eyebrow raised.
“Yeah, to kick your ass.”
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