Chapter 85
Chapter 85
I stared into my mug of tea. Gideon’s face kept swimming before me. The intensity of his gaze when he said that he would never let me leave. He needed me.
“Surely a big strong wolf like Alpha Gideon doesn’t need to imprison a lovely young woman like you just to run his pack?” Sofia seemed to be reading my thoughts.
“I don’t know why he needs me.” I admitted, “Other than to fulfill some old tradition or something p>
“Ah.” Sofia rose from the table and went into the other room, “Follow me p>
I rose and joined her in the next room, which was packed floor to ceiling with shelves of books.
“I hate to see you stuck between your word and your destiny.” She said, cryptically, placing a few musty- smelling books in my arms. “Let’s postpone your decision until you’re more sure of your own mind, shall we? Take these, look them over. They will help you understand more of how to use your magic p>
I looked at the titles of the books curiously. ‘Under a Full Moon’, ‘Selene the Blessed’, ‘To Ride A Wild Hunt’, and one enigmatic tome titled ‘Panacea Obscura p>
“Those will tide you over for a little while. When you’re ready for more, come see me and we’ll talk.” She
followed me back to the kitchen and placed the mug of tea in my hands, “Now drink up, and we’ll get you back to your wolf p>
I closed my eyes and took a sip. When I opened them, the house was gone. I was standing in the field near the road and Tegan was just stepping out of the car, looking concerned.
“No need to worry,” I said, stepping out of the brush onto the shoulder of the road, “I’m right here. We can return p>
When we got back to the pack, I spent some time in my room looking over the books Sofia had given me. They were mostly books of healing, but one was a tome of invocations to the Moon Goddess, and some rituals.
The Full Moon was due to rise the next day. Most of Nightwolf pack would be out in the woods running wild, bu I had no wolf to run with. Perhaps I could try and do one of these rituals instead.
I noticed that the ritual I had chosen to start with required some medical reagents that I didn’t yet have. I would have to visit the pack doctor to see if he had any of them.
Hudson’s office was in the middle of the village. An attractive older woman was leaving when I entered, and she winked at me as she left. That was odd.
“Avery!” Hudson appeared in the office door, “What a pleasant surprise! Come on in, how can I help p>
I explained what he was looking for and he hummed while he gathered up the ingredients. As he handed them to me, he grabbed my hand.
“I can’t help but ask, but is everything okay?” Hudson said, peering into my face, “I hope you know that you can talk to me if something is wrong. It must be hard to settle into a new pack p>
It was hard, but something about his manner was off-putting. I pulled my hand from his and offered a small smile.
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“Everything’s great. Thank you p>
“Is it issues with conceiving?” Hudson said suddenly, “I know many young she-wolves worry about that. If you are concerned about your upcoming nuptials, I am happy to provide a consultation and make sure everything is in working order p>
“Oh… uh… It’s fine. I’m fine. Really.” What a strange thing for him to say, I thought. “Thank you for the reagents. Just let me know how much I owe you p>
I headed for the door. Hudson followed me.
“Oh, no cost at all. Happy to help my new sister out!” He said with a smile and a hand on my back as I exited, ” Come back again soon p>
He stood in the doorway watching me as I headed up the street to the pack house.
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