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A twig snapped under Amerie’s feet, the sound bouncing off the trees around her. The crow had not called again, but she had found a single black feather a little ways back. Asteri was on high alert in her mind and had lended Amerie her heightened hearing and vision as she continued to stalk deeper into the forest. Strange power charged the chilled air around her. Whispered warnings from things not fully there wove together until they were indistinguishable. Still, she saw nothing but trees in the dark. The tug of power snapped like a broken rope, the feeling accompanied by a caw that sounded more like a scream. Asteri howled in her mind then vanished. Amerie panicked, calling out for her wolf counterpart, but her screams echoed. “Asteri!” she called out loud. A hissing was the only response—definitely not Asteri. Despite the dread she felt, solid determination pushed her forward. As she brushed a clump of low hanging pine branches to the side, a small stream became visible. A long,
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Panting, Amerie burst through the trees to find Apollo and Mae pacing where she had left them. Everett had also joined them and was perched on a large rock. Apollo and Everett noticed her in the same heartbeat and both rushed to her. Apollo stopped short and watched as Everett scooped her up in his arms. Mae gave her a curt nod of greeting and watched the forest behind Amerie to be sure she hadn’t been followed. Everett’s kiss was not one of hesitation. He kissed her with relief and need. Amerie’s cheeks reddened as she broke away after a moment, acutely aware of their small audience. Apollo had turned his back to them, but Mae stood there with a smirk on her face. As much as she wished to remain in his arms until the pieces of her fell back into place, Amerie broke free from Everett’s grasp. She looked toward Apollo and asked, “Is Tyler—““Doc called. He’s working on him.” Apollo interrupted. “He lost a lot of blood, but right now the doc is hopeful.”Hopeful. Not certain. “I need
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Amerie landed with a powerful boom in the middle of a cold nothingness. Flames no longer wrapped around her, but a crown of gold and blue still sat atop her head and embers still danced in her warm brown hair. Asteri stalked out of the nothingness to stand beside her— separate but one, as they had been in Amerie’s dreams mere months ago. The wolf’s night black fur nearly melted her figure into the darkness. Asteri shook her fur, alighting golden embers and silver sparks of power so she shone alongside her human counterpart. Her piercing blue eyes shone bright with strength and determination. Cold silence hung in the nothing. Amerie could sense the Embertaur trying to fight against her, trying to block her into a small section of its mind and protect the other thoughts and memories. She could sense an invisible wall around her and Asteri. She slowly lifted a hand and pressed it against the barrier. “You will show me what you are hiding,” she whispered, venom dripping from her words,
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The forest trembled as the Great Other loomed over the Embertaur, her entourage of warriors flanking her as they eyed her cautiously. Power as old as time charged the air around them as sparks danced along her fingertips. Her eyes burned white, their piercing flames mirrored by the crown still ablaze above her. The voice that came out was not just Amerie— Asteri, Celena, and others twisted with her voice as she spoke, “Bring it to the cellars.”Apollo and Mae, both in their human forms, moved almost mindlessly. They bound the beast’s limbs and clamped its broken jaw shut. Amerie turned on her heel just as Apollo shifted and heaved the Embertaur onto his back. Mae secured the beast onto the white wolf’s back. Everett began to limp over to Amerie, but she hurried to close the distance to keep him from hobbling too far on his bad leg. “I’m honestly surprised you’re still conscious with all that venom,” she murmured, her voice once again her own, as she examined his leg. She hid her sh
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“Hello, Everett,” Amerie responded. She needed to tread lightly. An Ancient was intimately involved and Everett could be in danger. “How are you feeling?”“I’m okay. Come sit.” He patted the space next to him on the edge of the hospital bed. Amerie obeyed and sat with her ankles crossed. “I was visited by an Ancient. He told me that you needed someone worthy to stand by your side and offered me a deal.” Amerie’s stomach dropped, but she simply nodded for him to continue. He took her hand in his and proclaimed, “I would have died today if I hadn’t taken the deal. He also told me that you would have died in the near future if I wasn’t there for you.”“What was the deal?” Amerie choked. Everett sighed. “He gave me the ability to heal myself quickly and made me immune to the venom.” Amerie waited for a moment, but he didn’t continue. “In exchange for what, Everett?”“It was nothing. He said he’d grant me these gifts and help protect you in exchange for telling him what Minera told you.”
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Amerie found herself standing on a cliff overlooking a mountain lake. She didn’t recognize any of the terrain or surroundings. Lightning cracked overhead, warning of approaching rain, but no thunder followed. The sky was blanketed in thick, black clouds. Minera stood in front of her, looking furious. Her black hair lined her dark features and made her white eyes stand out. “It’s time you get more answers,” the goddess boomed. “Follow me, and stay quiet until I tell you we are safe.”Even outside of her physical body, Amerie could still feel that new thing twist with gleeful anticipation at Minera’s words. She followed the goddess down a narrow and steep trail that carried them toward the lake, being mindful of her footing on the loose gravel. The goddess ahead of her seemed to float mindlessly, unbothered by the steep drop off to her right. They halted about halfway down the cliff side. Minera extended a hand in front of her causing a large boulder to move out from the cliff. It fe
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The next day, Amerie sat on her back porch with a mug of coffee in hand and Milo laying at her feet. The edges of the lake had started to freeze, but the ice couldn’t yet reach the warmer and deeper water in the middle. A light dusting of snow had blown in while she had been with Minera last night and it clung to the trees, giving them an eerie yet beautiful look. Everett had been released from the medical ward early this morning and had gone into work today as if nothing had happened. She’d let his call go to voicemail this morning. When Mae had texted her to check in on her, she hadn’t mentioned her trip to the cave pool to her either. Amerie had simply told her that she needed a day to think things over and determine her next move. Mae hadn’t pushed but had told her Apollo was eager to discuss the development of Everett’s decision. She had also let Amerie know that Tyler was still unconscious but improving greatly. Amerie had put her phone down after thanking Mae for the update an
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**Apollo’s POV**Apollo slammed his fist on the desk. “What do you mean she’s just staying home today?”Mae shrugged. “She isn’t telling me everything. She must have uncovered something else and needed a moment.”“We don’t have a moment,” Apollo growled. “An Ancient was in my pack house and didn’t seem very helpful. The Master still hasn’t been sighted again.” He threw up his hands. “For the past two centuries we thought we were just facing lingering Embertaurs. This Master is not like his father. And now we have Ancients wandering the woods and in MY pack house?!” His eyes grew distant as he spoke again, more softly, “They’re going to come for her. They know who she is.”Kierian grunted from where he sat in the chair. “You said Amerie mentioned where the camp could be found.”“Yes, but that doesn’t do us much good until she actually tells us where it is. She said there were more beasts to face beyond just Embertaurs, but we knew that was a possibility from her earlier visions.” Apollo
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