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Echoes of the Pack Chapter 73
Her words stay with me, even as I sit down with Hendrick's family later that evening. Jayden and Hendrick argue over the last piece of steak, and Aiden eats it when they aren't watching. I can't concentrate though-can't be present in the moment like I should have been, considering that these moments would be gone within the next few years.Avianna had said there is no point, and she is right. My fate is sealed. Still, I'm surprised by how easily she accepts it. She and the healers are very much like that-callous to the trouble and pain of life. Is that what I'm going to become like-muted to the small things, because there are far greater problems and situations to deal with?The thought of sacrificing my life for the next few years to train is a lot. I know that it is needed, especially if I'm going to avenge Ariella. But just how much is I having to give up?"What did Alpha say?" Aiden's voice cuts through my troubled mind. I look up at him and he gestures at me and Hendrick, "The fi
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"Alora, put these in the shed," My dad hands me the ropes from Old Man T's deck.As I hold the weathered ropes and watch my father finish tying down the boat with new ones, I feel...happy. Like the first sun ray that breaks through the clouds of a leftover hurricane. My life is moving forward from the bad and getting on with the new. The good.Ariella bursts out laughing as our dad curse and bitches about Old Man T, "Some things don't change."I smile at her, and she gives my shoulder a squeeze. She glances over at Mom, who is standing at the end of the dock. She has her arms crossed as she watches the sea churn and breathe around us.She wraps her arm around me as I stand beside her, but doesn't take her eyes off the ocean, "You seem happier, baby."I look down at her arm that rested against my hip. She has a golden bracelet, almost identical to mine."Nena?""Yeah...I am."She pats my hip with a smile, "I miss her too. But...she's with us." I don't have time to question her before s
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What he said is partially true. Ever since I had shifted, I feel very different. Like I'm the same person but also...changed. More whole. Iphigenia has filled a hole in my personality and being that I had been lacking before.He seems to know what is going through my head, but his words are irritatingly blunt, "I hope your boy toy can handle your Wolf.""There's nothing to handle, Kennedy. I'm not "I've been turning around from checking all the life vests are stowed but stop as I come face-to face with him. He is leaning against the doorframe. His nose brushes against mine."Don't finish that sentence," His voice is deep, like he's speaking from deep within his chest. I watch his Adam's apple slide up and down, and slowly meet his dark, green gaze. His lips slide up into a crooked grin again, "Aye. He's going to have his hands full with you."His hands. Hendrick's. Hendrick is the one I should be focusing on.I draw away from him before the dangerous proximity of his lips closes, "So,
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She is exquisite. And going by the ridiculous, charming smile that my dear, innocent Kennedy wears, he thinks so too. Their eyes meet and always stray longer on one another. Some things never change. I run my hand along my shoulder. The Mark she had left me is violent- the skin healing over in a bumpy, grotesque scar. She doesn't seem to have changed much either. I had initially made the mistake in thinking that she was meek and submissive. I won't be making that mistake again. I don't think she even realizes the Darkness that has been growing inside her long before I had entered the show. "Leon." I glance briefly at the fly that has helped me sneak into the territory. Lara comes to stand beside me, like she believes she belonged there. Her lip curls up as she stares at Alora, "We can't stay longer. Kieran will begin to suspect me," "We wouldn't want that." She looks up at me worriedly, "You can't hurt him. He's innocent in this." "One thing you have yet to learn, pup, is that
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The drive home is quick, but the silence is loud. Now that I'm not consumed by the volume of the music, my thoughts come to me in a rush. Thoughts of Orion-the maniac who has been strongly implicated in the death of my sister and responsible for countless others. Thoughts of the Goddesses and the fact that I am one of their messengers-a High Prophet of The Order of The Huntress. The fact that I have two mates...one being Orion, the man who wants nothing more than to destroy the world that has become my own.The other mate being Hendrick, who is waiting on the edge of the forest that borders my house. He isn't happy, but that doesn't come as a surprise to me. Since we had met, I've barely met up to specs. But after dating one another for several months now, I can confirm that I am flat out failing at this point."Hey," I hop out of the car and shut the door with my hip, "How-""You reek of alcohol," He marches up to me. His nostrils flare as he steps up to me, "Alora, did you drive dru
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There is a stark contrast between the Old Diner at night versus the day. During the night, the teens and young adults and dancers take it over. Most of the time, it seems something straight out of a Grease musical-with people dancing on counters and tables, and girls being thrown up and around by boys. There's a jukebox that plays records but also can be plugged up to an auxiliary chord for people to play the hot tracks of today.Though, during the daytime it's tamer. The cool, white light of the Pacific Northwest bled through the windows. It's filled with mellow jazz and blues, the sounds of the milkshake machine and eggs sizzling on a pan, and students working on homework.As I walk in with my parents, my gaze dances over to the corner booth that I know all too well. I can almost see the memory of Ariella sitting there, waiting for me to join her for a hot chocolate. This diner used to be filled with our laughs and bickering."I'm so hungry," My mom wraps her arm around me, "You loo
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Kennedy's words echo in my head every time I see her now. Do you know why there isn't a successor to Abrego? Mira and Ilya got rid of her-their own daughter-they shipped her off to Prometheus. All because her Wolf was stronger than Mira's..."Alpha," Claude nods as I look down at my feet. With her shoulders drawn back and her eyes set on me so intensely, Mira always manages to intimidate me with her presence. She's the queen of these packlands-there is no dispute.Kennedy stirred doubt in my mind about my own allies. Is it possible to trust someone who had betrayed their own child, in order to stay in power? If what he said is true then what is to say Mira won't throw me under the bus-how can I confidently believe that she isn't manipulating me either?There's no question that my problems not only lie with Orion and The Order, but with the hidden agendas of all the pack leadership. They all have secret motives that can potentially be catastrophic.I look up at her and smile as she spo
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"Hey Alora." I wrap my arms tightly around my sister, "Hey Ariella. How've you been?" "Good. It's been quiet. Hekate is very busy so there hasn't been much for me to do from what I've heard through the grapevine, she's and the other Goddesses are fighting." She smiles at me and swings our arms around like a pre-schooler, "So why did you call on me?" "Well, I was talking to Dorothy the other day-you know, the nursery keeper. And I was reminded of something she said to me earlier this year," I look up at Ariella and point toward the forest, "I want you to show me where your secret garden is." She rolls her eyes, "It honestly isn't anything, Alora. Nothing like that Healer of yours. But if you want to see it," She sighed and pulled me towards the forest path, "I'll show you." She leads me down the familiar path we take towards the meadow and lake by our house. But as we're a half-mile in, she takes a left and into a bush of holly berries. It's beside the large puddle that I had run t
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