Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 44578 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 223(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44578 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 223(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
“Yeah. They don’t feel normal to me, but I’m trying not to read too much into them. No need to panic people over something I can’t explain. I don’t even know if they’re past, present, or future. The vision I had of Drow could have been from the first time he escaped confinement. Those men might have met two years ago, two days ago, or weeks from now.”
“And the third dream…?” Olivia reminded her.
Leah took a deep breath and shifted her attention to Jezebel. “The third one has all of us together. Jayce’s mate is with us, too. At least I assume it’s her. Which means that one is in the future for sure. We’re all standing in the clearing in front of my house holding hands,” she said at a near whisper.
Everyone remained silent for long seconds. Finally it was Jezebel who broke the spell. She glanced at Amber. “Is it true that Jayce’s mate is already having some sort of visions even before their claiming ceremony?”
Amber nodded and caught them all up on the things she’d learned from Sienna. “I don’t envy her,” Amber added at the end. “She’s stuck fretting and worrying until her mating ceremony. At least after she gets here, we can all reassure her she’s not alone.”
Rylee winced. “Yeah, that would be hard. I can’t imagine how lonely she must feel.”
Amber sighed. “When I last saw her, she hadn’t told anyone besides me. She only came to me because she was scared and wanted to know if I’d had visions, too.”
“I wonder how hers are different from my dreams or Suzette’s visions,” Leah mused.
“As far as I could tell, hers are more like actively sitting in a room with any of us except there’s no sound. She’s not asleep when she has them. She doesn’t have to touch anything. They just come and take over her mind while they play out.”
Suddenly Khloe slumped to the side and then onto her back.
Luckily Leah caught her in time to keep her from hitting her head. “Someone get Felix,” she shouted.
Amber jumped up and rushed to the front door, heart racing. She yanked it open. All the men were gathered in the clearing, and all eight sets of eyes swung toward her. “It’s Khloe,” she called out.
Chapter Thirteen
Isaac ran toward his Little girl. He let Felix rush past her before Isaac scooped Amber up into his arms and followed Felix into the house.
Felix was at Khloe’s side in seconds as the rest of the girls moved out of the way to give him space. By the time he got to her, Khloe was pushing to sitting. The vision was over.
Khloe looked around, dazed for a moment, as if reminding herself where she was before she wrapped her arms around Felix’s neck and buried her face in his shoulder as he lifted her.
Isaac hadn’t been present for one of her episodes before. It freaked him out. It was hard watching Amber look off in the distance and see things no one else could see, but his heart would stop every time if she went into a trance or sort of fainted. He felt for Felix.
All the rest of the Alphas filed into the house, grabbed their mates, and spread out to give Felix space and time.
Isaac couldn’t stop rubbing Amber’s back, rocking her, holding her too tight. He kept pressing his nose against her neck and inhaling her scent. He nuzzled the purple mark he’d made with his teeth, feeling her pulse beating, reminding himself she was safe and in his arms. He wanted to be done with this visit, get her back home where he could bury himself in her wet heat, and reaffirm their connection and life force. But that would have to wait. He couldn’t walk out the door now. They needed to know what Khloe would predict.
Khloe finally blinked several times and looked around. She paused when she spotted Leah. “I think maybe my vision might match your second dream.”
Leah stiffened in Elias’s arms. “The one with all the men gathered around arguing?”
“Yes. You said there were six of them, and you didn’t recognize them.”
Leah nodded.
“I think that’s happening right now. They’re bears. The elders I suspect.”
Isaac gripped Amber even tighter. “Do you think you might be able to see them?”
Gavin moved toward the door with Molly. “Maybe you can hear them.”
Rylee grumbled, “I’ll tell you what they ate for breakfast.”
Isaac knew it bothered Rylee that her gift often seemed unimportant, but that was rarely the case. She could also tell everyone if the men smelled like they were out for blood.
Everyone moved outside to the clearing. When Khloe had a vision, it was always current.
Felix spoke, “Are the six planning something? I’ve never known you to have a vision that didn’t have intent behind it.”