16
Laila
After everything that happened, I was exhausted. I ended up falling asleep on the front porch. There were times when I could feel Cedric close by, but when I’d wake up, he’d be gone. I knew he was watching me, though. His paw prints are all in the snow.
My phone rings inside the house, and I rush in to get it. It’s Amelie.
“Hey,” I answer breathlessly.
“Hey. Are you okay? You didn’t come home last night.”
I rub a hand over my chest, wishing the ache would go away. “I’m at Cedric’s. We shared blood last night and what I saw wasn’t good. Afterward, he shifted and ran out of the house. He hasn’t changed back yet.”
“Oh, no. What did you see?”
Tears cloud my vision. “The moon and tiny magical strings floating around the air. Cedric wasn’t even in the vision. It all felt so lone
