She began to walk towards me. Kaigrowled and stood in front of me.
‘If anyone makes a move againstus, I want you to run. You are fast, you can get out. They won’t expect it,’he told me.
‘If anyone makes a move againstus, I’m going to rip their head off. I’m not leaving you,’I sent back to him.
The council member stood a fewfeet from Kai.
“Kai, I thought better of you.You are such a wise and powerful wolf. We have asked you thrice to join thecouncil and thrice you have denied us. It would be a shame to dispose of you.”
I growled deeply and prepared topounce. No one was disposing of my mate.
Kai’s father stepped forward.“She’s a werewolf!” he roared. I could feel power radiating off of him. Wouldhe fight for us?
The council woman looked backover her shoulder at him. “Don’t protect your son. Has she bewitched you, too?I know what I smell! My nose does not lie.”
I looked the council woman in theeyes. I didn’t care if it was against the rules. This bitch needed to know shewasn’t hurting my family; no one was. The second I locked eyes with her, herface fell. She stumbled back in shock. That’s when the vision hit me.
‘Oh shit, bad timing,’ Imuttered before collapsing in weakness. The council woman’s name was Jane andshe was lonely. A lifetime of loneliness had made her bitter. When she rose toa position of council woman, it had satisfied her to a certain degree but sheyearned for more. She yearned for a mate and children. She had many lovers butnothing compared to the bond you had with a mate. She knew something wasmissing and I knew where her mate was. And every other persons mate in thisroom. It was painful. My visions had never hurt before. This one crippled me. Myhead threatened to explode. I heard Kai whine.
I was vaguely aware of Janeapproaching me and Kai growling.
“At ease, wolf. She is one of us.I see that now. What is happening to her?” she asked Kai. Was that concern inher voice?
Kai took a deep breath. “She’s a Matefinder,”There was a collective gasp of the surrounding wolves, “And with all duerespect, if you touch her, I will kill you.”
In my vision I could see thecouncilwoman’s mate playing cards with his fellow pack members in a small packin Utah. He was a mid-level pack member with a nice smile. Then I saw herwedding and later, her laughing children running through the snow. I becameaware of energy signatures. Each wolf in this building had different energy. Iwas out of my body now. I could see my wolf lying on the floor shaking as Kaiwhined. My soul walked around to each wolf and touched their face or looked intotheir eyes. With each contact I was given the exact location of their mate. Ifthey were already mated, I moved on. Sometimes, I was given multiple people intheir pack’s mate location. An hour must have gone by. I made my way back to mybody. Kai was human and half dressed. My wolf form lay in his lap and hestroked my fur. There was a crowd now. Jane sat patiently in human form a fewfeet from my body. Just as I was going to fall back into my body, I heard awind chime behind me and I turned towards the noise.
The Shaman Nahuel was standing afew feet from me.
“Trust your people with the truth.It’s all you have to protect you. The war has begun. The future you see in yourvisions can change. The future is always changing. Emma may not survive longenough to see her pup born. You may not survive long enough to wed Kai. Nowmore than ever, the wolves are on the brink of extinction. The vampires havewaged war.” He raised his hand and bowed his head and then he was gone.
“Aurora! You come back to me thisinstant!” Kai was screaming now. I fell into my body all at once and woke up. Iimmediately began to shift into human form. Jane threw a tablecloth over me.
I looked at Jane. “I know whoyour mate is,” I told her and her hand flew to cover her mouth.
“Is this a sick joke? The Matefinderis dead. She’s a witch.” A council member screamed on the stage.
Jane extended her hand and lookedat Kai. “Let me use my power on her. To make them see.”
I looked at Kai confused.
“She’s a Projector,” he told me.“She can project your vision to anyone’s mind. She will be able to see insideyour head. You won’t be able to keep anything from her. Makes for a useful giftwhen interrogating people.” Kai mumbled the last part.
She would know I was part witch.She would know there was a war starting with the vampires. She would knoweverything about my past. I looked in her eyes and saw a kindness there. Shewanted to believe me, she wanted to find her mate. I had to trust her.
I reached for her hand. Thesecond my skin touched hers, I felt her presence in my mind and that’s when itbecame too much. My body became heavy and a blackness hit me as I crumbled intoKai’s waiting arms.
Emma
I came to and was aware ofwhispering. I opened my eyes and saw that I was lying on a bed in a hotel room.The council members surrounded me, and Kai was inches from my face as usual. Ihad a splitting headache.
“Ten hours.” Kai breathed, andhis eyes turned yellow.
I grabbed my head. “Huh?”
“You were unconscious for ten hours.Don’t ever do that again,” he scolded.
“I don’t plan on it. Talk softly.My head is killing me.”
