From the Shadows (A Shadow Chronicles Novel) by Moore Christina

Author:Moore, Christina [Moore, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Black Room Press
Published: 2013-04-09T21:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Perhaps hoping to return the atmosphere to a happier one, Saphrona went to her truck, a Ford Explorer SportTrac, and turned the radio on, settling on a rock station and cranking the volume up. Mark went into the house and returned a few moments later with a pair of gray sweatpants and a t-shirt for Jake to wear, as he had shredded his clothes when he’d phased. I salvaged his wallet and car keys for him and picked up the remains of his and Kevin Tracey’s clothing, depositing the shreds of cloth in the trash.

Though it took some coaxing on behalf of several of the pack members present, Anna finally stopped shedding silent tears and rejoined the conversation, though she only picked at her food. Jake kept an arm around her shoulders, every so often giving them a gentle squeeze or placing a kiss on her temple or her hair. I watched the two subtly from where I sat a few people down, making note of how she leaned into him, deferred to him, how Jake made sure Anna had everything she wanted, kept her in his sight at all times. I remembered the fear in her voice when she she’d called out his name during the confrontation with her father, and I would never forget the relief in her eyes when he had taken her in his arms after it was over, nor the pain in his voice when spoke to her as he held her. Jake Anderson and Anna Tracey were in love, truly in love. What right did anyone have of trying to break them apart?

And what right did I have to be fearful of an end that might never come, of a little sharing of blood that only needed to be done one time to link me with Race for the rest of our lives—and lift the binding magic that kept our brethren from bonding with one another? If their love was this strong now, it just might be possible that Jake and Anna were meant to be together.

A strong feeling of resolve washed over me as I silently made perhaps the most important decision of my life. I didn’t know if it would work out for my friends, but I owed it to them to give their happiness a chance—and if that meant I had to accept that I was the mother of the next generation, that I would in essence become the Alpha female of all werekind…

…then I guess that’s what I had to do.

Now I just had to convince Race.

I reached for his hand then and clasped it tightly. When he looked down at me, I realized that while I had been afraid for him when he’d challenged Kevin, I had at the same time been absolutely certain that should a fight ensue, he would win. A questioning look came into Race’s eyes as his piercing gaze bore into mine, and so I offered him a reassuring smile and whispered softly “Later,” to which he nodded and went back to the discussion he’d been taking part in.

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