Page 96 of Wolf Bound

“I never thought I would have a friend.” Jax smirks. “Thank you for that.”

“Only took a couple doses of hellfire for me to like you.” I smirk at him.

“I’m still impressed by you, Blondie, but now that I’ve seen you shift, I understand why you were able to survive the hellfire.” Jax gives me a look I don’t quite understand. It’s similar to the look Ryker was giving me before Ranger showed up covered in blood.

“What does that mean?” I question. “Did something else happen when I shifted?” I didn’t think anything special happened when I shifted. I figured all the weird looks I was given were because my wolf finally broke through.

“You don’t know?” Jax raises his dark brows in question.

“Know what?” Ryker asks when he comes around the car and stands next to Jax.

“You didn’t tell her she’s a white wolf? And the whole prophecy thing?” Jax looks at Ryker and cringes when he sees the disturbed look on Ryker’s face. “What? I thought you would have told her by now! It’s kind of important information.”

“I—” Ryker starts.

“Hold up.” I raise my hand to get them to stop talking. “When I shifted, I was awhitewolf? Like from the story your mom told us about?” When I shifted, it didn’t even occur to me to see what color my fur was. That was the last thing on my mind at that point.

Ryker scratches the back of his neck before huffing out a breath. “I was going to wait until we got home before I told you. I figured you needed a couple of days to adjust to everything before I addedthatin…” Ryker looks me in the eye when he says, “You’re a white wolf, the first white wolf shifter to be born in centuries.”

I think back to the morning Margot told us the fable-like story about the white wolf. She had said, ‘when the white wolf walks this Earth once more and finds her mate, so will the rest of us.’ I honestly didn’t put much thought into it when Margot recited the tale, but now I’m starting to think I should have asked her more questions.

“Just because she’s a white wolf doesn’t mean the prophecy is true,” Remi interjects. “Okay, yes, technically she isawhite wolf, and that isveryshocking. But I don’t think that immediately makes herthewhite wolf.

“That’s true,” Ransom agrees with her, “And besides, Pru alreadyfoundher mate, and nothing happened.”

“Exactly,” I nod at him as I push off the car and stand up straight. “You know what? I don’t want to deal with this right now. Can we please just go home?”

When I think of home, I think of Addison. I haven’t gotten a chance to call her and talk to her myself, but Elias has been in contact with Noah, so she knows I’m okay.

“Of course.” Ryker pulls me to him, and I rest my head against his chest. I don’t even care he’s still wearing his blood-soaked t-shirt. “Maybe we can contact Esme when we get back. If anyone is going to have more information about the prophecy it’s her.”

“That witch knows everything,” Elias sighs. “Sometimes I think she knows too much.”

“Is this the same witch who did the spell that bound your wolf?” Jax asks.

“The one and only.” I nod.

Jax lets out a low whistle. “Give her my regards. That was one hell of a powerful spell that even my hellfire couldn’t burn away.”

“Where will you go now, Jax?” Remi asks him. I don’t miss the look on her face when she looks up at the attractive demon. “Ever been to Montana?”

“Nope.” He shakes his head. “And I don’t know where I’ll go yet. I have to chase down a couple leads, but I’m sure you’ll all see me again.”

“Can’t wait,” Ryker says dryly, causing me to elbow him in the ribs.

“You don’t have to lie, I know you’ll miss me.” Jax smirks at Ryker before he starts to back away from the group. He smiles and winks at me before saying. “See you later, Blondie.”

“Be safe, Demon Boy,” I reply.

And then he’s gone.

“Is it bad I want to be a demon so I can do that?” Remi asks, breaking the silence that fell over the group after he disappeared.

“Yes,” Elias grumbles from the front seat of the car.

“Is it the hellfire power or the demon thing you don’t approve of?” I hear her ask while she climbs into the back seat with Ranger.

“Both,” Elias replies.

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