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I wish I could share Lisa’s optimism, but the weight of this newfound knowledge settles heavily on my
shoulders. If what Selene says is true, then I’m not just different from other shifters. I’m different from
everyone.
<i>There’s </i><i>something </i><i>else </i>you should know, Selene says, her voice taking on a somber note. Your connection to <i>the </i><i>elements </i><i>is </i><i>like </i>a beacon. Other sensitive beings <i>might </i><i>be </i><i>able </i>to sense <i>it</i>, to feel <i>the </i>power that <i>lies </i><i>dormant </i>within you.
My heart sinks at her words. “What does that mean for
me?”
It means that you’ll be in danger if you leave the safety <i>of </i><i>the </i>Westwood packnds, Selene replies, her tone grave. <i>There </i><i>are </i>those <i>who </i>would seek to exploit your <i>power </i><i>for </i><i>their </i><i>own </i><i>gain</i><i>, </i><i>or </i>worse, <i>to </i>eliminate <i>you </i>as <i>a </i>threat. <i>Though </i><i>most </i>shifters <ick </i><i>any </i>true memory <i>of </i>our time as <i>Great </i><i>Wolves</i><i>, </i><i>as </i>Lycans, the instinct is <i>still </i>there… <i>if </i>they’re strong <i>enough</i>.
I slump back against the couch, my shoulders.
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drooping under the weight of this revtion. It’s not enough that I’m an outsider among my own kind, or that I’m caught between two powerful alphas—though yton has been absurdly kind about giving me the distance I need. Now, I have to worry about being
hunted down by god knows who, all because of some mystical connection to the elements that I never asked
for.
“I can’t even leave?” I whisper, my voice small and broken. “I’m trapped here, like some kind of prisoner?”
Perhaps <i>for </i><i>now</i>, <i>for </i>your own <i>protection</i><i>, </i>Selene says, nuzzling her head against my leg in a gesture of
Until </i><i>you </i>learn to control your powers, until you can defend <i>yourself</i>, <i>it’s </i>the <i>only </i><i>way </i><i>to </i><i>keep </i><i>you</i>
<i>safe</i>.
Tears prick at the corners of my eyes, hot and stinging. I blink them back, refusing to let them fall.
I’m stronger. I’ll be stronger yet. I’m not going to cry over this.
“So, what am I supposed to do?” I ask, my voice hoarse with emotion. “Just sit here and wait for someone toe and teach me how to be a magician?”
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<i>We’ll </i><i>figure </i>it <i>out</i><i>, </i>Selene assures me, her voice filled with a quiet confidence. <i>You’re </i><i>not </i>alone in this, <i>Ava</i>. <i>You </i>have <i>me</i>, <i>and </i><i>you </i>have <i>Lisa</i>. <i>We’ll </i>find a way <i>to </i><i>help </i><i>you</i><i>, </i><i>to keep </i><i>you </i>safe<i>.</i>
“I just want to be normal,” I whisper, my voice barely audible. “I want to be able to live my life without constantly looking over my shoulder, without wondering if the next person I meet is going to try to
kill me.”
Shit, I sound like a whining kid.
Lisa wraps her arm around my shoulders, pulling me into a tight hug. “I know, sweetie. But you’re not alone in this. We’ll get through it together, one day at a time.”
I lean into her embrace, drawing strength from her presence. It’s a smallfort, but it’s enough to keep me from breaking downpletely.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.
<i>We’ll </i>find a <i>way</i><i>, </i>Selene repeats, her voice filled with a quiet determination. <i>I </i>promise <i>you</i><i>, </i><i>Ava</i><i>. </i><i>We’ll </i><i>find </i><i>a </i><i>way </i><i>to </i><i>keep </i>you safe<i>, </i>to <i>help </i><i>you </i>understand your
<i>powers</i>.
“So–youra. You’d mentioned feeling as though
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you died a few times. What exactly do you mean by that?” Lisa asks when I finally pull away,posed
once more.
I take a deep breath, trying to gather my thoughts. “It was… intense,” I begin, my voice barely above a whisper. “I died, over and over again. In different ways.”
I swallow hard, the memories flooding back with a sickening rity. “I was burned alive, drowned, buried, and suffocated. Each time, it felt so real. The pain, the fear… it was like I was actually experiencing it.”
<i>You </i>were, Selene says, her voice echoing in my mind. <i>Your </i>consciousness was trapped in the ce <i>between </i><i>worlds</i><i>, </i>where <i>Lycan </i>souls <i>rest</i>.
I ry Selene’s words to Lisa, watching as her expression shifts from shock to confusion. “What does that mean? Where is this ce?”
<i>It </i>is a realm <i>beyond </i>the <i>physical </i><i>world</i>, Selene exins, her voice taking on a reverent tone. <i>A </i>ce <i>where </i><i>the </i>souls of <i>our </i><i>kind </i><i>go </i><i>when </i><i>they </i><i>are </i><i>not </i><i>bound </i><i>to </i>a physical form. <i>It </i><i>is </i>a ce of <i>great </i><i>power</i>, <i>but </i>also of great danger<i>.</i>
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I shudder at the thought, the weight of Selene’s words settling heavily on my shoulders. “So, I was basically in some kind of shifter purgatory?”
In a sense, yes, Selene confirms, her voice tinged with sadness. Your <i>soul </i>was lost, <i>trapped </i><i>between </i><i>life </i>and death. <i>I </i><i>could </i>sense your presence there, <i>could </i>feel your fear and pain.
“You were the voice I heard,” I whisper, realization dawning on me. Of course she was. Who else would be in my head? “The one telling me to leave, toe
back.”
<i>Yes</i><i>, </i>Selene says, her voice soft and soothing. <i>I </i>couldn’t bear <i>to </i><i>see </i><i>you </i>suffer, <i>to </i>watch as your <i>soul </i>was <i>torn </i>apart <i>by </i><i>the </i>elements. I had <i>to </i><i>guide </i>you back<i>, </i>to <i>help </i>you <i>find </i><i>your </i><i>way </i><i>home</i><i>.</i>
Tears prick at the corners of my eyes, hot and stinging. I blink them back, swallowing past the lump in my throat. “Thank you, Selene. I don’t know what I would have done without you.”
<i>You </i>are strong<i>, </i><i>Ava</i><i>, </i>Selene assures me, her voice filled with a quiet conviction. Stronger than <i>you </i><i>know</i>. <i>You </i><i>would </i><i>have </i>found <i>your </i><i>way </i><i>back</i><i>, </i><i>even </i>without <i>my</i>
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<i>help</i>.
I’m not so sure about that, but I appreciate her faith in me nheless. It’s a smallfort, knowing that I have someone in my corner, someone who believes in me even when I don’t believe in myself.
Lisa reaches over and takes my hand, squeezing it gently. “I’m so sorry you had to go through that, Ava. I can’t even imagine how terrifying it must have been.”
I nod, unable to find the words to express the depth of my gratitude for her support. Lisa has been a rock for me, a constant source offort and understanding in a world that seems determined to tear me apart.
“So, what does this mean for you now?” Lisa asks, her brow furrowed in concern. “If your soul was in th ce between worlds, does that mean you’re… different now?”
<i>It </i><i>means </i><i>that </i><i>Ava’s </i>connection <i>to </i><i>the </i><i>elements </i><i>has </i><i>been </i><i>strengthened</i><i>, </i>Selene exins, her voice taking on a thoughtful tone. Her experience <i>in </i><i>the </i>realm of <i>Lycan </i>souls has awakened <i>something </i><i>within </i><i>her</i>, <i>a </i><i>power </i><i>that </i>was always <i>there </i><i>but </iy dormant until
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someone? What if I can’t handle it? What if ites
out of fucking nowhere and blows up an entire city or something?”
<i>That’s </i><i>why </i>we <i>need </i><i>to </i><i>find </i><i>someone </i><i>who </i>can teach <i>you</i><i>, </i>Selene replies, her voice calm and reassuring. <i>Someone </i><i>who </i>understands the nature <i>of </i><i>your </i>power <i>and </i>can <i>help </i><i>you </i>harness <i>it</i><i>.</i>
“But who? Who could possibly understand what I’m going through? You told me before that the magicians died out a long time ago as they turned into shifters.”
We’ll find <i>someone</i>, Selene assures me, her voice filled
with a quiet determination. There are <i>others </i><i>out </i>there <i>who </i>possess simr <i>gifts</i><i>, </i><i>who </i>have <i>walked </i>this path before<i>. </i><i>We </i><i>just </i><i>need </i><i>to </i><i>know </i><i>where </i>to <i>look</i><i>.</i>
“And how the hell are we supposed to find that out?”
Her ear twitches. <i>I </i>have <i>my </i>ways<i>.</i>
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