Page 54 of Bitten By Bloodmoon
“He does, but that’s beside the point. What matters is where he puts his hands, especially around other vampires who might think I can’t keep my mate in check.”
“But I’m not your mate! Even you said you don’t believe I am.”
“Doesn’t matter. All that matters is that they keep thinking you are to keep you safe.”
“Well, Kael hugging me isn’t going to change their thoughts.”
“Him grabbing your ass will.”
She glares at me, about to protest, and then she realizes where his hand was and that she has no grounds for arguing anything with me. A second later, her face starts to turn green again.
“Tell me about your dream so you can stop looking at me like you want to puke.”
She sighs and then slinks to the floor, putting her head between her knees as if she can’t until she pukes first. “I’m really regretting the deal we made.”
I slide to the floor next to her, offering her a cup of water.
She takes it and chugs it.
“The symptoms will ease soon enough. And you got plenty out of the deal, mainly the promise that I won’t use my mind control on you, remember?”
She nods, breathing heavily. “Just tell me about your dream.”
“I don’t know where to start or even if it’s a prophecy.”
“The deal obviously does, so just start anywhere.”
I put my hand on her back, gently rubbing to try to relax her.
“In my dream, I was running through a thick forest, running from something that was chasing me. I run so fast that I’m barely able to stay upright.”
“Are you in your human or wolf form?”
“Human.”
I nod, waiting for her to continue. “Toward the end of my dream, I come to a fork in the road. To my left is icy cold snow. There’s a trail of blood through the path. It’s nightfall with only a sliver of blood red moon shining on the path. To my right, the night is lighted with a bright full moon lighting the warm path that feels warm, almost too warm.”
I swallow the lump in my throat. “Which path do you choose?”
“I don’t. The dream stops before I choose.”
She’s lying; she’s not ready to share more. But the deal won’t let her lie without consequences.
I don’t want to know which path she chooses. Neither is a good choice.
I’m not ready to know,I tell the universe.
I watch her carefully and see the color in her face returning as she lifts her head from between her legs. The symptoms will return, but by sharing some of the dream and expressing my reluctance to have more, it should ease the symptoms for a while.
“I had a dream too. We should go north soon. There is a seer there who has more of the prophecy.”
“North it is then, after Kael is initiated and I know he’s safe.”
“None of us will be safe until the curse is broken. Restlessness is growing in the packs and covens. A war will break out soon if the curse isn’t lifted. Even if it is, if the curse is only broken for one species, then an all-out war will definitely happen. But maybe that’s what the gods have been wanting all along—a war to entertain themselves with.”
“What will Kael’s initiation require?”
“His loyalty mainly. He’ll have to pledge it in front of the entire Bloodmoon pack and any vampires who decide to show up, which I suspect will be many now that they think I have a mate with whom I can break the curse.”
