Tempered & Turned (Children of Fenrir Book 3) by Heather McCorkle

Author:Heather McCorkle [McCorkle, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781648980459
Publisher: City Owl Press
Published: 2021-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Vidar

The hum of the tires helped me think, but I wasn’t sure that was a good thing.

Assassins from two different shifter races were after my little white wolf. Even though I’d seen it with my own eyes, I could barely believe it. I didn’t want to believe it. But I had no choice. On top of that, her villain of an older brother had gone completely super villain bent on bringing varúlfur into the light, even if it meant all-out war. Ayra needed me now more than ever, and I felt like she was slipping further away by the moment.

Physically, she couldn’t have been farther from me and still be in the truck. She sat sideways, knees pulled up beneath her, face leaned into the breeze from the open window as she read Calder’s journal. Long locks of her straight, pale hair blew back, bringing the scent of river water and moss to me. Beneath it lay that distinct spicy scent that was hers alone. It was similar to a mixture of peppers and cloves with a touch of sweetness. While in Iceland those long years that was the one thing I had longed to smell.

Deeper beneath those scents lay that of blood. River water couldn’t wash that out. I feared it was a smell that would always follow her now. Being part wolf, I didn’t mind it. But I knew she hated it and didn’t want it, and that made it difficult. What I wouldn’t give for real powers so I could take her away from all of this like a superhero. But I wasn’t even sure the big man in the red cape could fix this.

I focused on the rock music playing on the radio station, enjoying the sweet and sometimes harsh voice of The Pretty Reckless lead singer. The woman had some serious pipes. The song ended before I could embarrass myself by singing along. In its place came the voice of a radio announcer reading the news.

“Another wolf attack prompts a county-wide hunt by authorities—” I hit the search button to find a new station. The next one it landed on was spewing yet another account of the same news. I tried again. Same results. I gave up and switched to satellite radio that had no news. The evidence that Calder was successfully sowing the seeds of fear and hatred couldn’t be denied. For now, innocent wolves were paying the price.

“Why, Calder, why?” I mumbled.

After a long while, Ayra answered. “Because he has a superiority complex. He thinks we’re better than humans, and he thinks he is the best of us. My parents doted on him far too much, insisted he was of a Gods-favored bloodline, one that was meant to rule our kind. He bought into all that crap. Then he got pissed when I was born with the mark instead of it appearing on him. Now I think he’s mad at Odin for not choosing him.”

Bumps rose along my skin as a thought occurred to me.

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