Wolfsbane: The Wolf Within by Bethany Shay Porteous

Author:Bethany Shay Porteous [Porteous, Bethany Shay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bethany Shay Porteous
Published: 2018-03-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Leaning back against the cool wood of the bathroom door, I took a deep breath in, noting how shaky it sounded. Upon exhaling, I walked further into the bathroom and leaned on the benchtop as I stared into the mirror, looking deep into my own eyes. The change in them was so slight, you’d barely notice if you weren’t looking hard enough, but I caught a glimpse of that creature inside me and I recoiled instantly as if I had been burnt.

This thing wasn’t my own thoughts—it was a real figure and I needed to find out who it was. If anything, this drove me further to wanting to remove it.

My wet clothes clung to my skin tightly and I stripped them off, cringing at the loud slapping sound they made as they contacted the tiles. I quickly turned on the water and waited for it to heat up, all the while acutely aware that the sun was now shining outside, in stark contrast to those angry gray clouds that had rained out the fair.

Standing under the hot water, I leaned my head against the cool tiles of the bathroom and watched my hands tremble every now and then. The power I had felt out there… it had been indescribable. It was almost as if I would fold in on myself and be consumed by it. Closing my eyes, I focused on the house and the people in it.

Alpha James was loitering around his office, and my eyes whipped open when I realized I had penetrated the soundproof barrier that usually guarded that part of the house. He was pacing—that’s what it sounded like. I heard a familiar cough and I realized it was Aiden. Neither were saying anything and I wondered if they were communicating through the pack link.

Something smashing in the kitchen grabbed my attention and I diverted to The Luna sighing as she grabbed out a broom.

“I didn’t even see Evie come in,” Grace told her mother. “Sometimes, I swear that girl is a ghost.”

I had turned invisible entering the house. My appearance at that moment would have brought on way too many questions. Why was I so muddy? Why was I so drenched? Why had I hung back at the fairground?

No thank you.

“She really lost it at training,” Grace commented. “Hannah had to sucker punch her.”

“Take it easy on her,” The Lunda ordered sternly. “Evelyn is a calm and docile person, feeling this kind of rage would be so new for her. You all need to understand that.”

I zapped back to my position in the shower and took a heavy breath, quickly beginning the process of washing my hair. My wolf paced within my mind, starting every now and then and I knew that was because The Shadow was trying to come through again. I could feel it simmering below the surface, looking for a weak spot to hit me and take over.

Shutting off the water, I quickly dried off and began to get dressed in what I thought was a “Fair” appropriate outfit.

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