Midnight Magic: Bloodlines Book One by Erin O'Kane

Author:Erin O'Kane [O'Kane, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-19T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

A knock on the door wakes me. Groaning, I ignore it and roll over, burying my face in the duvet. It feels like I’ve had about two hours of sleep, and unless the building is on fire or someone’s died, I’m not moving.

The knock sounds again, more insistent this time.

“Go away,” I grumble, pulling the pillow over my head to block out the sound, knowing whoever it is will hear me with their supernatural hearing. We’re in a werewolf only town, after all.

Instead of getting the message, this seems to only spur them on, and the knocking becomes louder. My head throbs with each bash of their fist on the door.

“Okay, okay.” I throw back the sheets and swing my legs over the side of the bed, hauling myself upright.

I’m sure my face is a puffy red mess from crying on and off all night. Once I saw how devastated my dad was after the council’s announcement, I knew I had to pull it together for him, so I spent the rest of the evening putting on a brave face. We left the social immediately after he shifted back into human form, our whole pack departing as one unit, showing we’re united in this. None of us felt particularly social after the announcement anyway.

Alpha Green tried to follow us, calling my name, but my alpha just snarled and told him now was not the time. Thankfully, he listened, because I’m not sure what would have happened if he hadn’t.

Once we got back to the hotel, I began arguing with my dad and Nicolai, trying to convince them it was safe to sleep alone. Neither of them wanted to leave me alone, and my dad suggested that I should have someone stay the night with me. I flat out refused, which only made him fret more. Most werewolves love being surrounded by their pack, especially when something awful happens. However, when I’m overwhelmed, that just makes me feel like I’m being suffocated, and I have to get away. They don’t understand me or my need for privacy because it goes against their instincts.

As soon as I finally managed to convince them that I needed to be on my own for a few hours so I could sleep, I allowed the tears to come. I’m all for being strong and putting on a front for others, but in private, I’m allowed to fall apart. The possibility of love, of an exciting new life, was revealed to me, only for that to be crushed at my feet. I’ll never make it through these trials. There’s not a doubt in my mind that the council will make sure that I end up dying by some tragic “accident.”

That’s what upsets me the most about all of this—not what I’m going to lose, but what losing me will do to my father. He barely survived the death of my mother, so losing me will destroy him.

The pounding on the door starts again, and I growl halfheartedly in the back of my throat.

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