Wolf Leader: A Shifter Romance (Arctic Brotherhood, Book 6) by Jane Godman

Author:Jane Godman [Godman, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2017-11-06T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

As they pulled alongside an old and very rickety dock, the clouds lightened and the sun shone through. Omens and portents were part of werewolf folklore and Amber could see that her companions felt it the same way she did. They would take this as a sign.

“Ulu shares its magic.” Vigo took her hand as she stepped from the boat onto the dock.

It was a curiously poetic statement, but she knew what he meant. The atmosphere here was different. It had a magnetism, an energy all its own. She had never experienced anything like it. There was a unique force field at work, creating an electricity that raised the hairs on the back of her neck. It was powerful, but benign.

“It hasn’t always felt harmless,” Vigo said. “Once, there were opposing magic forces at work on this island. A shaman, who worked for good and his enemy, a sorceress who was determined that evil should prevail. We fought Chastel here and defeated him, although he faked his death. Since then, the island has known a sort of peace.”

“And you think that’s strong enough to counteract the evil of Fenrir’s blood?” Amber couldn’t help the shiver that shook her as Fenrir’s cage, still shrouded in its protective canvas cover, was winched onto the large, wheeled cart that Gunnar told them had been specially made for the purpose.

“It has to be.” His expression was serious. “There is nowhere else like Ulu.”

When everyone had left the boat, they began the long, slow process of moving the cart away from the dock. The landscape was hilly and inhospitable. Amber understood why there had been so much discussion about the difficulty of transporting Fenrir across the island.

“Why does it matter?” She kept her voice low, aware that she was casting nervous glances in the direction of the cage.

“He can’t hear you.” Vigo’s voice was reassuring.

“It feels like he can.” She drew a calming breath. No, it didn’t matter how hard she tried, she wasn’t going to be able to speak above a whisper. “Why does it matter where you do this? Why do you need to take him to the other side of the island?”

“That was where the sorceress lived. It was where she raised her pupil Chastel, and where Chastel had his headquarters when he lived here. It may be meaningless, but it feels symbolic.” He frowned. “Does that sound crazy?”

“Yes.” When his expression changed, she laughed. Maybe it was because she did it so rarely, but there was something about her laughter that made his heart soar. “It sounds crazy, but it makes a curious kind of sense.”

There were no roads on Ulu and moving the cart with its heavy load, as well as their tents and provisions, was a slow process. The boat would wait at the dock until their return. Once they were out of sight of the vessel, Vigo raised a hand for them to stop.

“Up ahead is the sheltered cove where we camped last time we were here. It will be dark in an hour or two.

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