Chapter 78: You Don’t Have Powers Anymore,
Do You?
Hanna
I saw him walking through the cloak of fog, his body il luminated by the porch light as he neared the cabin. He saw me in the window and stopped short of knocking on the door, his blue eyes shadowed by dark circles.
I wasn’t afraid of death. I wasn’t afraid of the punish ment coming my way. So, when Alpha Ethan arrived on my doorstep, I was ready. I had already surrendered.
He didn’t come inside as I opened the door, slowly, try ing not to wake Kacidra, who was asleep on the couch. He tilted his head toward the gravel road, motioning for me to follow.
It was the dead of night. The fog hung low and twisted between the sparse trees. The big house, Rowan’s home, was darkened, not a single light on inside.
Ethan didn’t say a word to me as we walked. He kept his hands tucked into the pockets of his jacket, his face for ward. I walked calmly beside him with no questions on the tip of my tongue. I knew where we were going, and who he
was bringing me to see. I knew why he had chosen to do so under the cover of darkness.
Rowan was waiting at the gate to the driveway. He gave me a reassuring smile. No words were exchanged, but his eyes were soft, their meaning clear.
This would just be a talk. Nothing more.
But I hadn’t spoken a word to Rosalie since the moment I forced her out of my dream. That had been a week ago.
“Is the house empty?” Ethan’s voice rang out through the stillness as he reached the stairs leading up to the front porch.
“Georgia and Talon are staying with Gemma and Ernest, and Vicky-”
Rowan’s voice faded into a murmur as they disap peared into the dark recesses of the house. I started at the front door, the threshold, and a cool shiver ran up the cen ter of my spine.
What could I possibly say to her?
The house was quiet, still. When I entered, I took off my boots and my coat, hanging it by the front door. I let my fingers linger on the fabric for a moment, closing my eyes,
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trying to remember…
“Are you alright?” It was Rowan’s voice in my ear.
I turned to him, finding him closer than I expected.
“It’s going to be fine,” he whispered, laying a soft kiss on my temple before he turned me towards the stairs.”
Ethan reached the top
must have turned on a lamp because soft orange light flooded into the hallway,
been. She hasn’t said
inside of my
we go up?
I… I don’t
hand before
***
sitting in a large armchair facing the bed, his elbows
lap. I looked over my shoulder, stealing a glance at Rosalie, who was
and she was wearing a simple camisole nightdress mostly hidden by the thick quilt draped over her lap. She looked frail. The light
came with me. When the dream pulled me in, I was able to take her with me,” | explained to
against the far
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whispered, her voice
back,
Ethan said, his voice firm and edged
in the week since it hap pened, but I had heard from Kacidra that Rosalie had re fused to tell Ethan what happened until he agreed that I would be there to tell my side of things. She was giving me a lifeline and the sacrifice for it had been keeping the mo ments leading up to
was happy, but
what?” Ethan said
I breathed, feeling a
recognize her. She… she started to argue with
was Maeve doing?” Ethan interrupted Rosalie, his eyes from her to
to hear
She’s looking for the thing Alpha Damian wants, something… I’m not sure the significance. But it’s some thing
to talk to Maeve?” Ethan was still skeptical about me and my powers, and I didn’t blame him. I felt
shift in the room as Ethan sized me up. I looked into his eyes, a silent challenge. “The woman who attacked me in the dream is another Dream
for you?” Rowan cut
was meaning to make herself known. I could feel her there for a while now, I think before… before I ever met you, Rowan. Sometimes when I dreamt, I’d hear someone singing.
the dreams take place. It was
knew by his tone he
don’t know
you had to guess,”
me. I did know her
of the moment over din ner a few weeks ago when Gemma had said it.
have possibly
you’re saying this
real, Ethan,” Rosalie said behind
Rosalie and knew exactly who she was, Alpha. That’s when she
“How is that possible?”
lose control.
like controlling your wolf when you shift. It’s an unearthly power, unnatural. But this
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