NovelEnglishChapter 20 DANE Everything inwent numb.
Tstopped.
I stared.
The children froze, as well.
They looked atcuriously.
I thought I heard Auroras breath catch for an instant.
Then she was betweenand the children.
She took them each by the hand and knelt in front of them.
Uncle Trajan is hurt, but hell be all right.
Its not a good tto see him right now, but maybe in a few hours when his wolf has had tto heal him, okay? The boy nodded.
The girl peered around her mothers shoulder atcuriously.
Aurora, I said through a clenched jaw.
Whose children are those? Just then, a man cbarreling down the hall.
He scooped the children into his arms and shot Aurora an apologetic grin.
Sorry.
They got away from me.
Dane, Aurora said quickly, gesturing at the newcomer.
You remember my cousin, Evander .
That was right.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhen I heard a child cry the other day she said.
Chapter 20 2/5 her cousin had just arrived from Europe.
It could explain the girls dark hair and eyes, but not why she looked so much like Aurora.
And the boy....
These are your children? I asked.
He didnt look more than twenty three, and the kids had to be at least four.
Is their mother visiting, as well? No, Aurora said.
Shes not.
Evander ? Tfor a snack in the kitchen, he said.
Then he took the children and disappeared, and I was left wondering why it felt so wrong for another man to carry them away.
I glanced at Trajan, who slept in the bed.
I pitched my voice low.
Even injured, a man like that would make trouble forif he thought I was threatening the woman he saw as his Luna.
Youre lying toabout those children.
She wore the maddeningly cool, polite expression she always wore now.
It was like a mask she used to hide her old face.
Their mother isnt visiting, she said .
I stepped closer, until she had to tilt her head back to look at me, and growled, Ann, or Aurora, or whoever you are.
Are those my children? Chapter 20 AURORA 3/5 Dane backedagainst a wall.
I thought he would pinthere.
Thats what he would have done years ago loomed over me, trapped me, threatened me.
Now, even though he was close and his voice was low, he didnt loom or threaten.
He asked.
But that didnt mean he wouldnt killin an instant if I gave an answer he didnt like . No, I said.
I kept my voice and eye contact as steady as I could.
Then I leaned forward and pushed against his chest with my fingertips.
And if you keep looking at them that way, youre going to scare them.
Dane frowned and backed away.
I matched his expression.
I could tell he didnt entirely believe me.
Why wasnt he threatening to kill me? A knock con the door.
Dane tore his eyes from mine and opened it .
Celia stood there.
I remembered her.
She was middle aged and not as unkind towhen I was part of Blue Ridge as many of the other wolves. Dane gestured to the bed without speaking, and I gathered that he and Celia were speaking in their heads through the pack bond.
Celia nodded, then shota small smile and went to tend Trajan.
Chapter 20 Id like to see the book again, Dane said.
4/5 His words were unexpected, and I remembered him asking why he shouldnt just killand take it. But if he wanted to do that, he could have already.
Maybe my grandmother was right.
Maybe he did have honor ... in every way except toward me.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI nodded and we went to the safe in my bedroom.
What do you think youll see? I dont know, he said.
But after today ... theres no way you could have known wiophora burthe m Mannerings were wiped out by a hunter nearly two years ago.
Had you waited forto call you back, I would have told you that meeting with them was skind of En trap. I called you this morning.
I had no more tto wait .
My grandmother insisted I keep the meeting, I said.
Dane hesitated, then nodded.
Youre right.
You did call this morning.
My brows drew together in confusion.
I still didnt understand why he was suddenly being not kind, exactly.
But he wasnt speaking down to me, either.
...
Was it because of the children? Because of the attack? Or was it because it took all the power and wealth of one of the strongest wolf packs in the world for him to treatwith the base level of respected any person deserved? Chapter 20 5/51 pulled the book from the safe. The round, beautiful pearl pendant, I left inside .
Lately, I was tempted to wear it.
My grandmother was so sure I was the chosen of the goddess.
That I was the one destined to free the ancient relic that would bring magic back into the world.
I carefully opened the ancient tand flipped through the pages.
When I neared the back, Dane grabbed my arm.
Stop! What is that?
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