Page 212 of His Sunshine Baby

I must be more tired than I thought. I get up, grabbing my towel and heading to the locker room, Isaac right behind me.

“Come have dinner at our place. Leah and Julian would be happy to see you.”

“I’m good, Isaac. Anyway, your–”

Before I can end my sentence, my phone rings. It’s Damian. I sigh and answer my older brother.

“Yes, Damian, I didn’t mean to ignore Nora, I--”

“Nate, it’s Elena. She just mind-linked Nora.”

I stop breathing for a second… Elena? Elena mind-linked Nora? Why? Doesn’t that mean she’s close? Nora always said they couldn’t reach each other because of the distance! I don’t even know what to say.

“She said Elena’s daughter mind-linked her too.”

Elena’s…? My heartbeat’s thumping in my ears. Why would Elena mind-link Nora now? She’s coming back? And why would she…

“Daddy…”

A chill goes down my spine. This time, I heard it, I really heard it. My wolf is on all fours, searching around, restless. Where is she? Isaac’s about to say something, but I start running, leaving all of my things behind except for my phone, which is stuck to my ear.

“Nora’s trying to focus on her, but she just lost the mind-link with Elena. Her daughter’s–”

“Damian, I feel her too.”

I almost choke up with those words, but I’m rushing outside, a confused Isaac following right behind me. My wolf’s telling me to head west, and I’m running there. How could Elena’s child mind-link me? She shouldn’t be able to, right?

“Nathaniel?” calls my brother.

“I’m going… I… I’m headed to the west…” I say, trying to save my breath.

“Nate, what’s going on?” asks Isaac, concerned.

“Just come!” I yell to him, annoyed.

I don’t even know myself! Why is Elena’s child able to mind-link me? And why can’t I feel her mother?

“Nathaniel?”

“Nora! Can you feel her? Elena? I can’t feel her!”

“I know, I could feel her too until a few minutes ago, but… I don’t know what’s going on… I can still feel Estelle, but it’s very faint…”

Estelle. Her daughter’s name is Estelle. I nod and keep running, following my instincts exactly where my wolf begs me to go.

“Nate, I don’t want Nora out in her condition. I’m sending Liam with you.”

I nod. Not only is she the Luna and needs to stay in Silver City for her protection, but she’s six months pregnant, so she can’t shape-shift. Damn, he has to send that idiot. Him and his witch girlfriend have been giving me hell since Elena left. Okay, I don’t care for now. I just need to find Elena and her daughter. I don’t want to be too occupied with mind-linking Nora, the connection to… to Estelle is already so faint, I’m worried I’ll lose it.

“Daddy… Auntie Nora…”

I can sense her cries, and it drives my wolf crazy. I finally reach our border and run outside, right into the forest. She can’t be that far.

A black wolf joins me, but I don’t glance at my brother, we’re both too focused on running as fast as we can for now. Something’s definitely wrong. I feel a rumbling underground, and realize Sylviana’s probably following us too. Why is the witch coming? Can she help find Elena?

“Da…Daddy…”

I turn left, my wolf guiding me by pure instinct. Why is it so easy? It’s like an invisible thread guiding me to her. Within a few minutes, I reach the spot my wolf found, and look around. Where is she? I still can’t feel Elena’s wolf, and it’s driving me crazy. Why can’t I find her daughter either? She…

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