Chapter 7

Luna Kate POV:

The three of us stand outside the small cabin. We can only watch as Belle speaks with the Weeping Wolf. “I have to see her,” Argon beings pacing and acting frantically.

He is becoming so distraught that Jason tries to console him. “What is wrong with you?” I ask him. I want him to calm down. He is freaking me out and making me worry about our safety.

“I have to ask her about my parents. I have questions that I need answers to, and she is the only one that can answer my questions. It is why I offered to come and protect Belle and you. I need to see her,” Argon says. He continues to pace back and forth.

Maybe I was too quick to judge him. Perhaps he seems off and is being irrational because he is desperate to speak with the Weeping Wolf. “You need to calm down; when Belle comes out, we will ask her to see you,” I try to calm him down, but he is inconsolable.

“You do not understand; I need to find my parents. I have to see them soon,” Argon says. He begins rocking back and forth like a child. He was one of the children who was turned out that did not have unique gifts, and he wants to confront them about what they did to him. He is just a messed-up young man. Maybe he is harmless.

“Argon, just give Belle time to come out,” I say. During all of this, I notice that Jason is missing. I look over, and he is nowhere to be found. Where is he? I walk around the cabin, leaving Argon alone, but there is no Jason anywhere. When I get back to the front of the cabin, there is no Argon.

I look through the cabin window, and I can still see Belle. She is talking with the Weeping Wolf still. She looks up at me and smiles, then waves at me. I go to the door and push on it, but she will not let me in the cabin. The Weeping Wolf is not ready for me yet.

I sit down on the ground outside of the cabin to wait. Everything is so quiet. I do not hear anything, not even a bird or the wind blowing. It is as if the entire place has gone dead silent. As I sit waiting for Belle and the Weeping Wolf to let me into the cabin, I think about how special she is and how much she must be learning from the Weeping Wolf. I can stay here waiting as long as she needs me to wait.

After a couple of hours, I am still alone with my thoughts and the silence. The door to the cabin finally makes a noise and then opens. It is time for me to go in and speak with the Weeping Wolf. I get up and go into the cabin. As I turn to close the door, Argon comes in behind me. “It is not your turn, Argon,” the Weeping Wolf says; her voice is almost like an echo as she reminds Argon that there is an order to the way she does things. I can tell by the way her voice booms she will not tolerate disrespect from anyone.

“I must see you,” Argon begs her.

“I will see you in a moment; I have to speak with Luna Kate first,” the Weeping Wolf says. She does not move from her chair. She keeps looking at Belle.

“My life is important too,” Argon screams at the Weeping Wolf. He rushes toward her. The Weeping Wolf turns to me as Argon runs toward her. He shifts into his wolf as he makes it to the front to the Weeping Wolf.

“STOP!” Jason yells out from the door. He does not enter the cabin but call for Argon. “Stop all of this, Argon. She will see you and help you, but let her see Luna Kate and Belle first,” Jason says.

Still, in his wolf form, Argon growls loudly at the Weeping Wolf. The Weeping Wolf puts out her hand, and he goes to the ground showing her his neck and asking for her forgiveness. The Weeping Wolf reaches down to pet Argon and console him. She runs her hand through his fur for a moment, and then Argon begins growling again. He turns on her fast.

Belle screams and shifts into her wolf to help the Weeping Wolf. Jason shifts and goes toward Argon. He is able to pull Argon off of the Weeping Wolf and chase him out of the small cabin. Belle is devastated as she moves closer to the Weeping Wolf now bleeding on the cabin floor.

“WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED!” I scream.

Belle shifts back into her human form. She places her hands on the wounds of the Weeping Wolf and begins healing her. I step out of the cabin to give Belle room to work and to see if Jason got Argon away from the cabin.

There is no sign of Jason or Argon as I stand at the cabin door. I look around and notice that the forest is dying. Without the Weeping Wolf, the forest will lose its magic. She is a witch; I knew it.

I look back to see Belle still working on the Weeping Wolf. The glow within the cabin is unreal. It is hard to look at the healing process between the Weeping Wolf and Belle. I hear something moving in the forest. I get ready to fight, but then I see Jason. He looks like he has been in a battle.

“I lost him,” Jason says.

“Belle is healing her,” I say. I keep it short. I am still not sure about him or if I can trust him.

Belle comes to the door. “We have to take her back with us. She is not safe here anymore and I need her,” Belle says.

The three of us go back into the cabin. She looks ancient. “We have a lot to discuss, Luna Kate. It is best I go back with you. I need to speak with Alpha Erick too,” the Weeping Wolf says.

“Okay, how will we do this?” I ask her.

“I will carry her,” Jason says.

The Weeping Wolf shakes her head. “I can walk. Let’s go,” she says. She walks toward the door, holding Belle’s hand.