Shadow Kissed (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 4) - Page 94

Jaxson

I placed my head against Stephanie’s. I’ll miss you. Thank you. This means everything.

I’ll watch over you, but you must watch over our pack. They need you. Go. She shoved me with her head, then trotted away.

A stabbing pain cut through my chest as she melted into the pack of ghostly wolves.

She was never one for long goodbyes.

I looked to Savannah and her shard. Ready?

With a last mournful look at the ghost pack, they nodded.

Then you heard the alpha—let’s run,I said.

Reluctantly, we left the ghost pack behind and began the long journey back to the mausoleum, following the scent of our old trail.

I poured my strength into each stride and set a feverish pace. Savannah, never to be outdone, kept up, as did her shard.

We wouldn’t be able to maintain the sprint for long, but the loremaster’s warnings were burning in my mind. I wanted to get Savannah and myself away from the ghost pack before her shard had second thoughts.

The three of us bounded along through the trees and sparse underbrush of the wooded hills. I had no idea what time it was. The sun here kept doing tricky things.

Eventually, Savannah and her shard settled into a steady pace beside me—twin wolves, identical in every way, except one was just slightly translucent and allowed the light to glisten through. It was almost impossible to take my eyes off them, and I found myself slowing slightly just to keep them in the corners of my vision.

Before long, we entered the mist, but I didn’t slow our pace. I could still smell our path, and we needed to leave this place as quickly as possible.

As the sky began to darken and the light became more diffuse, Savy’s shard began to fade as well.

Focused on the grueling run, Savannah said nothing, so I kept my mouth shut.

Stride by stride, her shard disappeared, and Savannah began to take on a new glow—a life that had been missing from her since she’d been wounded. Without warning, she suddenly shifted into human form, swift and perfect as before. As I pulled to a stop, she stood and braced herself against a tree.

Then she began to cry.

I shifted in a split second, and she slumped into my arms. “It’s okay, darling.”

She dug her nails into my back and wept into my shoulder, her whole body shaking. My heart raced as I held her, and I tried to flood her with all the love and confidence and strength I had.

After a while, she sniffed and rubbed the back of her wrist under her nose. “God, Jaxson, look at me. I’m a mess. But I’m whole.”

My spirit leapt. “It worked?”

“My God, it worked!” She grasped my arms. “Do you know what this means? I’m free. The Dark God can’t control me anymore. I’m free!”

I looked down at her shoulder. “Your wound—it’s starting to close.”

Beaming, Savy threw herself into my arms, and I sucked in a sharp breath as she pressed her bare body against mine. Then, just as quickly, she was out of my embrace and pacing.

“I remember it all, Jax. All her memories of this land, they’re mine. Running with my mom and the ghost pack, and even seeing my dad again—their love, their pride. My heart is overflowing.” She closed her eyes as an expression of grace lightened the shadows of her face. “I thought the ghost wolf alpha had denied me a chance to be with them again, but all those memories my shard made in this land, they’re a part of me now. All the questions I was dying to ask, she asked. I’ll have it all because of her.”

She turned away and wiped her eyes.

Tags: Veronica Douglas Magic Side: Wolf Bound Fantasy
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