Jake cleared his throat. “So… I think youknow the location of someone I am very interested in finding.” His eyes flashedyellow and he was grinning ear to ear. Sadie nodded. “And me as well.”
A small growl came from Kai. “Give her sometime before you bombard her. She doesn’t even fully know what she is. She justhad her first shift.” Jake and Sadie lowered their heads and backed off a fewsteps. I placed an arm on Kai’s shoulder.
“Actually, we need to get to Jake’s mateimmediately. She’s…” I paused.
“She’s what?” Jake stepped forward. Hereeked of fear. I could smell it.
“She’s dying of cancer in a hospital inArizona.” I tried to keep my voice calm but the agony on his face made my eyestear up. I could see now how important mates were to these wolves.
“She’s human?” he stated as if to himself.“Wolves don’t get cancer.”
Sadie put a comforting hand in his shoulder. “And mymate? All we got from your thoughts was that you saw my mate, too?”
“Your mate is a wolf. I think he is a memberof the Seattle pack,” I told her.
Kai spoke behind me. “Sadie, I’llcall Shamus in Seattle to schedule a pack meeting to sort things out. Jake,I’ll book our tickets to Arizona immediately.”
Jake and Sadie nodded. Then Kai spokein all of our minds. ‘We tell no one of Aurora’s ability. The only stories Ihave heard about Matefinders are that they have a history of being the mosthunted wolf in history. Protect her with your last breath.’The last partcame with Alpha infused magic. I could feel it. That was an order. Every singleone of the pack members’ eyes glowed yellow as they nodded. I could feel thecommand pressing on everyone as the entire pack bowed to one knee and loweredtheir heads.
After the wolves dispersed, Emma cameover to talk to me. She bumped her hip with mine causing me to loose balancefor a second. “Matefinder, huh? First you make second in the pack, then we findout you’re Kai’s mate, now this.” She smiled genuinely and I realized she wasbecoming very dear to me. I could trust her. I knew it. I could sense or smellit. My wolf could too. Emma was a good person. I didn’t trust easily. Ireturned the smile as best I could. “Boyfriend,” I said smirking as Kai caughtmy eyes a few feet away where he was talking to Devon. “Kai’s my boyfriend.We’re taking it slow.”
I heard him growl and then discreetlycover it into a cough. Emma snorted with laughter. “Playing hard to get?” shewhispered in my ear. I grabbed her hand to lead her away where we could havesome girl talk. Once we were alone, I told her about my vision of Jake’s matingceremony.
“You’re going to be pregnant.” I smiled.
“When?” She asked and then smiled, grabbingher belly. Silent tears slid down her cheeks.
“I don’t know. Time is too hard to tell.There was snow on the ground.” I smiled.
Kai, Max, and Devon came to find us.
“I still don’t know fully what a Matefinderis, what they are capable of. But I know someone who does,” Kai told us.
I looked at him expectantly.
“Sylvia,” Kai said with resignation.
Devon groaned. “I hate witches.”
I jerked my head back so fast that Ialmost fell over.
“Witches! Wait. You’re telling me witchesare real too?”
Emma smirked. “And vampires.”
I swallowed hard. Okay, breathe. Just breathe.“And fairies?” I added. Everyone busted up laughing as Kai placed a hand on myshoulder. Okay, I guess that’s a no on fairies.
“Why would a witch know about my ability?” Iprodded.
Kai let me lean against him. “Because witchesare the keepers of all supernatural knowledge. I only know rumors of the Matefinder,things I learned on my travels through packs. Children’s stories my mother toldme. But witches know everything.”
I guess it was time to meet this witch.
Sylvia
Sylvia was a tall witch with long, thick,auburn hair and bright green eyes. She appeared to be in her early forties, butshe was a witch, so who knew what her real age was? She was beautiful and hadlong, slender fingers which traced the lines of my outstretched palm. Kai stoodto my right and Devon to my left. Max and Emma were outside the door keepingthe pack out of earshot. With their werewolf hearing, I was pretty sure theycould hear every word.
Sylvia’s voice took on an airy quality. “Yes,it’s all here. She can find mates, but not at will. Only spirit can guide hervisions, but there is dark magic that could force her abilities. She could becoerced to find mates for anyone. That is why she will be hunted.”
