Fractured Gods (The Waif in the Wilds Book 2) by Lauretta Hignett

Author:Lauretta Hignett [Hignett, Lauretta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Nathaniel was sitting at reception looking flustered when we arrived. “There you are,” he said, sighing with relief. “I know I should be happy that you escaped from Ironclaw and everything, but I can’t figure out how to program the keycards, Nancy has been annoying me all morning. Kelly’s new card hasn’t been activated yet. And Mona can’t do the ten o'clock class anymore because her and Susanna are—” He caught sight of Daphne, hiding behind me, and his mouth dropped open.

The family resemblance was unmistakable. Daphne had exactly the same coloring as him. She looked just like a miniature version of Molly, just with bigger eyes.

“Is that… is that…?”

I smiled down at her. “Sure is.”

His gaze swung back up to me; his eyes wide. “Did you…?” A vision blazed through his aura—me rampaging through Ironclaw, disemboweling werewolves left and right, dragging the little girl behind me.

“Jesus, Nathaniel, no. I didn’t kill anyone.”

He gave me a sheepish grin. “You can’t blame me for thinking that.”

“Well, I didn’t. I got out without horribly murdering anyone.” This was getting annoying. I was used to people underestimating me. It was my superpower, and suddenly I stumbled into this insane magical place, and everyone thought I was a superhero. “I escaped, nobody died. Molly is still alive.” I put my hands over Daphne’s ears. “You never told me your sister was a giant feral bitch.”

“Oh. Of course she is,” Nathaniel said. “She’s a werewolf. I wouldn’t say she was a giant, but female wolves are quite big, and they’re technically called bitches.” He rubbed his chin, frowning. “I don’t know if she’s domesticated or not. She pees in the bathroom, as far as I know, so I guess she’s not feral.”

“No, I mean she’s awful, Nathaniel. She’s a horrible person.”

He grinned and nodded. “Oh, yeah. Molly can be really mean, right?” His smile wobbled. “But she’s my sister. She’s my blood. I’ll never give up on her.”

God, he was adorably naïve. “She’s not going to leave Ironclaw, Nathaniel.”

He sighed. “I thought that might be the case. She’s not like me.” His eyebrows pinched together. “She can shift, and her wolf is quite strong. Molly is better suited to pack life than I am. I know she left Ironclaw with me just so I’d have a chance at life, and I’ll always love her for that.” His chin wobbled; he was on the verge of tears. “I’m grateful to her for risking her life for me.”

I opened my mouth and shut it again. Just like Sweet Dumb Chloe, Nathaniel always thought the best of people. It would be cruel to rub the truth in his face. Molly didn’t leave with him to save his life—I’d read that straight out of her thoughts. She left with him because she’d thrown herself at one of the older wolf boys in the pack, and he’d turned her down in favor of one of his own sisters, which was both unimportant and disgusting. Molly felt so humiliated when it happened, though, she agreed on a whim to leave with her brother when he begged her to run away.

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