Page 62 of Cowboy Wolf's Secret Baby

“We’ll figure it out,” Savvy said. “You are your mother’s antithesis, which is why she wants so badly to control you. You are the light to her darkness.”

“I don’t believe in fairy tales or the idea that the good guy always defeats the bad,” Beth said.

“But it does happen and we’ve seen it happen many times in history.”

“At what cost?” Beth asked.

“That I can’t answer. There always does seem to be some sacrifice,” Savvy said. “Look, you called me this morning excited about Conner and the fact that he loves you and Taryn. Focus on that and we’ll work to find a solution against your mother. We got this.”

“You’re right,” Beth said, even though a knot in her gut told her that the world wasn’t going to be unicorns and rainbows for a while.

Beth focused on her breathing when she got off the phone with Savvy. The absolute joy in finding out that Conner loved her was pitted against the worry about what her mother was up to.

Deep breath in through the nose to the count of four, hold it to the count of four, breathe out through the mouth to the count of four, and hold it to the count of four.

She continued this breathing ritual until she felt calm again. “Alright. As Savvy said, we’ve got this. We’ll figure out a way to make everything right in this world.”

Meanwhile, she had paperwork to do.

Anna smiled when Beth walked in the door. “Congrats. I’m so happy for you.”

“Thanks, Anna.” Beth grinned at her friend and shook her head. “You know that you’re no fun when it comes to surprises. I could never throw a surprise birthday party for you.”

“I’m not a fan of the unknown, anyway. I much prefer to see that freight train barreling down on me. I might not be about to get out of the way in time, but at least I know what hit me.”

“You have a lovely way of putting things,” Beth said.

“Speaking of that, there is something you should know,” Anna said.

Beth groaned. “This can’t be good.”

“There will be a great challenge to your love and your relationship with Conner. There is a great danger coming. It will threaten the life of someone you hold dear. I cannot see who or where the danger is coming from.”

“I bet that it’s coming from Mother,” Beth said. “She believes that if she can destroy my love for Conner, she can break me. She needs me for something.”

She told Anna about her mother’s proposition about an exchange of a potion for Conner and about the amulet.

“That can’t be good,” Anna said. “You know, she might not need you in that you have a power that she can use. She might just need you to be in a position where you aren’t going to fight her. The potion might not even mean anything. She’s just playing head games with you.”

“It’s working. I have a headache,” Beth said. “However, what you are saying makes absolute sense.”

“I’m with Savvy. We’ll work together to figure this out. I know your mother has a team of witches trying to decipher the sigils. We are team Supreme Divine Trinity who cannot be defeated.”

“Did you just give us a superhero team name?” Beth asked.

“Yes. Do you think that capes would be too much?”

Beth shook her head and laughed. “Yes. Why do superheroes wear capes, anyway? Wouldn’t they just get in the way?”

“Do you want the long explanation or the short one?”

“Short.”

“Capes protect the superhero by deflecting spells and bullets. Superman’s cape helps him fly,” Anna said.

“Protects against spells, huh? What color capes should we get?” Beth asked.

She spent the next couple of hours catching up on her paperwork before heading to the rodeo grounds. A shiver went up and down her spine when she arrived. Anna’s warning echoed in her brain. Beth knew that danger was imminent.

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