SUPREME DAUGHTER

His face remained unemotional. “Well, then maybe you should stop pulsing with power and I wouldn’t bring them up.”

“Power?” I tilted my head. “I’m not a witch, though.” At least that was what I had thought I understood before.

“Witches aren’t the only ones with power,” Atlas answered. “Every supernatural has some form of it. Especially ones who rank higher on the food chain. You have a strong wolf inside you and that had to come from someone. Like an alpha people would think twice about fucking with.”

My chest tightened and stomach churned. It was easy to pretend my past didn’t exist that I hadn’t been abandoned as a child but when something so specific was pointed out, there was no ignoring that fact.

“How do you know?” I asked cautiously.

Instead of answering, Atlas leaned closer and our eyes locked. A strength rose up inside of me, and I felt the need to sit up taller.

“That right there,” he said without breaking eye contact.

I wanted to blink, but something inside me wouldn’t let