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“I don’t want them recharged. They scream needles into my ears, can get in our heads, have magic–“
“We were at their mercy in there. Here, we are not. We have an arsenal, we have our full strength, we have our realm.
All things that mean more,” he said like he was so sure.
I wished I was that sure.
I fell asleep fast against Kai. He did too but he had barely stopped since we had escaped so I wasn’t surprised.
I hoped his sleep was more restful than mine.
The witches’ voices were in my head, whispering. And not the good kind.
I had nightmare after nightmare of them digging in my head again and using everything I knew to get what they wanted.
Mine and my children’s death.
I saw my family dead.
I saw the pack enslaved.
It was a future I was trying so hard not to believe in. But my worries were unfiltered in sleep.
I woke with a gasp, the room cold and dark. Kai was next to me, stirring as I woke.
I could still feel the twins and Brax. Nothing in the pack link made me feel like anything was wrong.
But I had the urge to get up and check anyway.
I climbed out of bed, grateful for the long nightgown now that it was freezing.
I pulled the only clothing I had been left on.
Of course it was a dress. Because humans were nothing if not traditional.
And apparently, tradition surpassed functionality. Even in war.
I shook my head and tied the strings of the brown leather chest corset over the beige dress. At least it wasn’t a full corset. I had to think of the silver linings.
I pulled my boots on then hid a dagger in my boot from the weapons that were complimentary in the rooms.
“Little Luna?” Kai asked, rubbing his face clear of sleep.
“Rest, Kai. I’m just going to check on Brax and the children,” I smiled.
He frowned at me, probably considering whether to follow or not.
But there were no alarm bells. Nothing that made me think I needed to be worried.
And yet, I was.
I put it down to good old anxiety and possibly a trauma response.
Apparently, Kai did too because he lied back down and went back to snoring.
I smiled then left the room. I edged along to Brax’s room.
He was in there with Beenie and Cain.
I raised a brow, “Hey,” I said quietly. The children were asleep still and there was only one flame flickering in the room.
“I thought you were sleeping?” Brax asked as I moved into him. He wrapped his arm around me.
“I couldn’t sleep. I don’t know what it is but I felt like it was time to get up,” I shrugged.
He frowned and his shadows stirred around us.
“I felt the same thing. It’s why we’re here,” Beenie murmured.
That was a little more concerning.
“It is the middle of the night?” I checked. It was hard to discern the time of day or night when underground.
“Yes. The moon is almost at its peak,” Cain murmured, and I didn’t miss the shine of gold from his pocket. Or that Beenie had her arrow and quiver with her.
‘Derik? Is everything okay?’ I asked.
‘To the eye, yes,’ he answered vaguely.
‘And not to the eye?’ I prompted.
‘It is too quiet. Too still. Not even the grass moves. Something tells me that is not a good thing,’ he admitted.
‘I’m up. I’m coming,’ Kai grunted in the link.
“Should we go up?” I asked Brax, my mind empty of any senses. It was still, like Derik had said. And unnerving.
He looked over at the kids, then at Cain and Beenie.
“I just don’t know,” he murmured.
I reached inside, checking on my shadows and magic.
They seemed fine. But peaceful. Too relaxed. Like I had been feeling since I got here.
“Is there some kind of magic that could make this happen? To stop us worrying or thinking there is danger?” I asked.
Cain shook his head. “Not that I know of. But it may not be the witches. It could be the realm. Warning us of danger but helping us keep our cool about it. Honestly, there is no way to tell,” Cain said.
That was helpful. Super helpful.
“I might go up then. I want to see if I can get a better sense of things,” I said.
Beenie frowned and looked over at the kids. “I’m going to stay here.”
I hesitated. Kai came in with a towel around his waist, his hair sticking out in every direction.
I smiled. He looked as crazy as he was.
“Is something wrong? Or going to be wrong?” I asked, not exactly sure how all her head stuff worked.
“If I saw anything, I wouldn’t be able to speak of it. But in this case, no, it’s just a feeling that I need to stay,” she shrugged.
I nodded and gave them one last look. “Are you coming?” I asked Kai and Brax.
They both nodded.
“I’ll be up if something happens,” Cain said, then sat down with Beenie on the rug on the floor, holding her in the dark, the flame of the candle flickering shadows over their faces.
I left back to the ladder with Kai and Brax. I went to climb out of the grate but paused when a shiver ran up my spine.
I paused and looked down at the other two, holding my finger to my lips.
“Shhh,” I mouthed.
They frowned and I looked back through the grate.
I heard a subtle sniffing sound and tried to see where it was coming from.
A black rogue wolf padded across Cain and Beenie’s hut, sniffing everything, looking over all their things. It knocked over vases, yanked open drawers with its claws.
It was looking for something.
And I’d wager everything I had that it was the gold sword.
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