Page 247 of His Sunshine Baby

“When her hair turned white,” whispers Tonia.

“That’s right. And it was not that long after the vampire attack, which you decimated.”

“She probably didn’t have any army to attack with, even if it had been two years,” I say.

Sylviana sighs.

“She’s just like me. A woman, even if she’s a witch, all on her own. I don’t know how she can compel vampires to do her bidding, but if it were me, I would have taken my time to gather a new army, and focused on improving my magic too. Since she was beaten once and aware of the fact that I’m here, she wouldn’t attack blindly a second time.”

“You’re still stronger than her, right?” asks Tonia, concerned.

After a few seconds, Sylviana sighs.

“I’m not sure these days. She’s getting closer, and whatever I try to do, I’m barely slowing her down. I only win over her by a bit because of our elements.”

“Because of what you explained to me?” asks Nora. “The cycle? Water beats fire, fire beats earth and…”

“Earth overpowers water. It’s a very simplistic way to put it, but yes. But there’s a lot more than that to take into consideration. Our race doesn’t function like humans, even less like werewolves. We can change a lot in a few years’ time. I’ve put all the defenses I can around Silver City, but without Nora…”

“Okay, time out,” I exclaim, standing up. “Can someone explain to me what is Nora’s superpower? Because I’m feeling like I really missed a chapter here. Her hair glows white, and she’s got a big, mean, supersized Royal Aura. What else?”

Nora blushes a bit, and I frown. What now? My cousin turns to me, hesitating a bit.

“I have some sort of power that makes people listen to me.”

“That’s part of the aura thing.”

“No, not just that,” says my cousin, shaking her head. “I noticed it a few months after I woke up. It had happened before, but I can give orders, and people can’t fight it.”

I’m about to say something, but Damian puts his hand around her with a little smile.

“Even I can’t say no when she gets mad.”

Even the King? Okay, that’s a bit weird. I turn to Sylviana. The witch is fidgeting, maybe for the first time since we’ve met her. She’s brushing her long red hair, frowning, visibly thinking deep about all of this.

“You’re going to tell us that’s not… part of the aura thing?”

“Oh, it is. But just imagine it as Nora having an unfightable willpower. It’s as if the Moon Goddess herself spoke. No werewolf can fight her, not even her own mate, or any alpha out there.”

I shake my head. I’m getting very confused here. I had noticed that Nora’s aura had gotten crazy strong, stronger than before, but it’s not nearly as aggressive and scary as her husband’s. She’s like a calm force… It would be like comparing a small flurry of fresh white snow to a dark stormy hurricane. I can’t even picture her making her husband submit to her.

“I know,” says Sylviana, “but it’s the truth. No living night creature in Silver City can refuse Nora. Even a human would feel something.”

I chuckle nervously, as I start to understand.

“Wait, you’re telling me Nora could potentially control that Dark Witch? For real?”

“I can’t guarantee her aura is strong enough, but we are creatures under the Moon Goddess’ power, just like you. If Noraordered me to go and hang myself right now, I’d probably have a hard time ignoring her.”

I stay speechless.

This is huge. My cousin’s superpower is to give orders? Unrefusable orders? Like a… a Werewolf Queen, for Moon Goddess’ sake. Even stronger than a Luna. I laugh nervously, but there’s really nothing funny about it. I turn to Nathaniel, who’s frowning, visibly confused too. I eventually turn to Nora.

“Why don’t we just end it now? We could just find that witch, and if you–”

Next to her, Damian growls at me immediately.

“Nora is pregnant, she’s not taking one step outside Silver City.”

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