Alpha's Heart: Part Two by Skye Winters

Author:Skye Winters [Winters, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skye Winters
Published: 2014-11-10T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

I clutched the book of remedies to my chest as I entered my room. Dad had asked me to keep it safe, and if it could help my mother, I'd protect it the only way I knew how—by hiding it. Taking it out back and burying it would've made sense if I had more time to cover my scent, not to mention something to put it in. But seeing as I had neither, I opened my closet and shoved it inside a private compartment under the floorboards.

I could've taken the book to my mother, but without knowing what, if any, remedy would work, I didn't want to get her hopes up. There's a chance. Not until I had enough time to read it, and with Devlin practically knocking at our door, time wasn't something I had.

Not if I wanted to speak with my wolf.

Not if I wanted to shift.

To protect my family.

I shut everything else from my mind and sat on my bed. I'd meditated before as a child back when my mind was still evolving, and I hoped that would be enough for me to do it again. My thoughts were everywhere. I wanted to find Rowan, to hug her and be comforted by her. I wanted to reach out to my brothers and tell them how serious this all was.

I'm sure they knew, but seeing Dad in his study, panicked and overprotective, didn't sit right with me.

With my stomach in knots and the entire house groaning around me, I closed my eyes and did whatever I could to ground myself.

It helps if you think of one thing.

Rowan.

No, that would lead to other thoughts. I needed something small, simple and meaningless.

A rock.

It could be smooth, rough, have jagged edges or none at all.

I decided it was round and white like the moon. It had sat in a stream for so long that it transformed into a ball-like shape. Small enough to fit in my hand. The perfect size.

I focused on its smooth surface and weight. And slowly, I felt my mind drift as everything else fell away.

When my temporary blindness dissipated, I was back in our woods near the stream that rock had come out of. The mist of the falls sprayed my face, wetting my skin as I sat and listened to the world living around me.

I concentrated on the feel of soil beneath my feet. On the sound of leaves rustling in the wind and water sloshing as it made its way downstream. It was peaceful, and while the falls may have been loud, it was still incredibly quiet.

There were no animals, no signs of life aside from the trees, Earth and sky. I was completely balanced and in tune with the land beneath me. Around me.

Grounded.

I exhaled and cautiously opened my eyes. The falls were as I remembered them. Clear and full. As our main source of water, it was the lifeline of our pack. The streams were our veins, the Earth our body and the walls of the haven our heart.

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