Pack of Secrets by Harley Stone

Author:Harley Stone [Mae, Amara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harley Stone

Arioch

I stared at the scrying orb, unable to take my eyes off the little wolf. She was nude, and it was a struggle to keep my gaze on her face and not the swell of her breasts, the perfect curves of her hips, or the inviting patch of curls between her thighs. The man she called Mack watched her backside with a combination of concern and interest, making me want to rip every bone from his body. The bastard had been flirting with her all day, and while Chip’s romantic life should not concern me, it did. It very much did.

Not Chip, Grace, I corrected myself. Such an absurd name for a malevolent beast.

Her eyes glowed like the sun as magic filled her. I braced, wondering what to expect. I had been given little information about the artifact, but ‘You must destroy the broken beast before it unravels the curtain between life and death’ had a decidedly ominous ring.

Only when Grace used the Chalice of Power nothing happened.

At least nothing happened to me. She rambled off some sort of riddled directions and collapsed.

“Chip!” Mack shouted, lunging forward. His concern grated on my nerves as I watched her chest to make sure it still rose and fell.

The alpha threw out an arm to stop the lovesick little puppy. “Do not interfere.”

“Is she okay?” the younger male asked.

She had to be. The little wolf had survived an encounter with me; a mere spell would not take her out. Still, I leaned forward, awaiting the alpha’s response. Not because I cared whether Grace lived or died, but because I needed answers only she could provide. And then I needed to kill her to break the curse.

Ironic, yes, but nothing about this situation was forthright.

“She lives,” the witch announced.

Tension eased from my shoulders, and I cracked my neck.

“But she didn’t shift,” Mack said, sounding confused. “I thought she was supposed to shift.”

“No.” The alpha’s gaze flickered to the witch. “There appears to be another step.”

“The chalice demands a price.” Sereana bent and smudged a line of the chalk pentagram before wiping it away completely. Then she started on the next line. “Grace will need to retrieve something.”

Understanding shone in Mack’s eyes. “The heart of life birthed from the blood of two brothers. What is that?”

I glanced at Catori, wondering if my guardian knew the answer, but her attention remained focused on the orb. Not wanting her to miss any crucial details, I kept my thoughts to myself. I was still struggling to understand how Grace had used the artifact without any real consequences. Nothing had noticeably changed, and the chalice kept buzzing in the back of my head. It all felt so damn anticlimactic.

“I don’t know,” the alpha said.

With the pentagram broken, the witch started on the circle. “Nor do I, but I will find out.” She paused long enough to eye the alpha. Those two were up to something. I would bet my sword arm on it. “This was good, Chaz. We’re making progress.

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