The Well of Many Worlds by Luke Metcalf

Author:Luke Metcalf [Metcalf, Luke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912892112
Publisher: Rebel Youth Productions
Published: 2018-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

For a moment, Emily couldn’t tell if what she was seeing was real. Her eyes and ears delivered the message to her mind, but her mind refused to accept the package. The wolves drifted into the clearing, their eyes like shining amber, their tongues lolling out across their fearsome teeth. The leader of the pack saw Emily and came toward her, sniffing the air. She readied her wand as he emitted a low growl and crouched back on his haunches, preparing to jump.

Halfway across the clearing a dark shadow materialized in front of her out of the night air, just as the wolf launched itself at her with a blood-curdling snarl. The animal crashed into the shadow and was thrown backward as though it had hit a wall. She could see now that the dark shape between them looked human. A commanding voice said what sounded like “Stregoya!” and the shocked wolf immediately lay down, submitting to the authority of the dark shape standing above it. The figure knelt down beside the wolf, petting it and whispering in its ear. The wolf licked at his hands and face, whimpering happily.

As his face turned toward the moonlight, Emily gasped. The dark figure was the boy from the club. Her mind reeled, trying to absorb what had just happened while she watched in wonder as the wolf, which had looked so ferocious a few moments before, rolled onto its back to be petted.

He stood up. “What are you doing out here?” he demanded, glaring at her.

Emily shrank back. She observed that when angered he was fearsome and ferocious like a wild beast. The wolf slunk back to join the others as they formed a circle around her and the young man. She stood there, mute, returning his glare with wide eyes feeling totally intimidated by him.

“I told you not to follow me.”

“I-I…” Emily’s mouth hung open.

“You are a very unusual girl.” His tone had softened slightly as he gazed intently into her eyes. “Is this normal for you? Are your parents aware of your… habits?”

“M-my what?”

“Well, most girls your age, or any age for that matter, don’t dress up as vampires and go wandering around the forest alone in the middle of the night for entertainment.”

“The wolves…” she stammered, recovering a little of her composure. “Did you…”

He looked at them as if he had forgotten they were there. “I helped them reclaim their freedom.”

Emily tried to look at anything but his eyes. They were just as powerful as in her dreams and the memory made her feel hot all over, filling her with fear and desire. She couldn’t think straight when she looked into them. They hypnotized her. She felt that after a few moments of gazing into them, he could have complete power over her, which was a thought that scared and at the same time excited her.

She cleared her throat, staring at the ground. “Assuming you aren’t some kind of disgruntled zookeeper…” His chuckle made her glance up and she was lost again in his gaze, like she was floating toward him.

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