Howl for Me by Lynn Red

Author:Lynn Red [Red, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00IAR46FK
Publisher: Yellow Moon Press
Published: 2014-02-06T05:00:00+00:00

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“I can’t do this anymore, Damon,” I said. “We’re gonna have a baby! And that baby’s going to get old and die, just like me.”

He grabbed my flailing arms. I lashed out, punching at him out of impotent frustration.

“Lily,” he said. “That’s not true. That’s not the way it is. Poko lived this long, because he wanted to live this long. You know that. He told you that. If that’s not what I want, then that’s not how it’ll go.”

I shook my head for a second, my mouth moving silently. I didn’t know what to say, or how to say it, but I knew I needed to say something.

“The pack, Damon,” I whispered, my eyes and cheeks burning. “The pack needs you. They all need you. I’m just one person, but they’re... they’re everything. And, without you... You heard what Poko said. This creature, whatever he is, could destroy the packs, and enslave everyone. And after this time, there will be another, and another, and another thing, that needs your attention.”

“But, Lily,” he said, grabbing my hands. “You’re what matters to me. You’re my heart, and my soul.”

“What about the pack, Damon? You have duties, responsibilities.” I squeezed his wrists. “You can’t just refuse them and die like a normal person. You’re not normal. I’m not normal. Nothing about us is normal no matter how badly I want it to be.”

Damon’s eyes went dark, stormy, and hard. I knew that look. It was the same one he got when he realized he and Devin were brothers.

“I don’t care about that, Lily. I’ll do my service, I’ll be the best leader I can, but I’m not damning myself to an eternity of pain without you.”

“It may not come to that,” Poko said, hobbling out of the cave, leaning heavily on Hunter’s arm.

“Poko,” Damon said. “I—”

“What you need to do desperately is that you need to listen to advice from an old man,” Poko interrupted. “My mate. She died when you were born. The two of you were the last thing she ever did.”

“I... Wait, what?” Damon shook his head. “What are you saying? My parents aren’t dead. They’re—”

“Not your parents. Or, not, in the crudest sense.” Poko corrected him. “They cared for you, very graciously, and they loved you as their own. And the truth is, they did it, because we weren’t sure which one of you was going to lead. If I’d had only one heir, it would have been a much easier decision. But, with two? There was no way to know.”

I could see the gears grinding away in Damon’s head. There were a million things running through his mind, none of which he was saying. He couldn’t find the words, but that didn’t mean they weren’t there. Instead, he just opened his mouth and shook his head.

“Listen, my son,” Poko said. “It’s a very long story, and I’m not sure we have time, but I can try.”

“I’m... I just...” Damon brushed the hair out of his face, and looked back and forth, then began to pace.

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