POV Kitty"What's wrong?" Patrick asked as we all settled in around the office."I've had patrols checking on Kitty's old house, just to see if the Vamps show up." Colton explained and I nodded."They've come by a few times in the past week but today...." he trailed off.I looked to Craig and he sighed."Today they started searching in the woods. We don't know why but they found some of Kitty's old campsites. They found the salt ring and they couldn't cross it." Craig took over.It was silent as we pondered his words. Suddenly I understood and I could feel myself pale.

POV KittyThe next day, Craig and I awoke and he surprisingly didn't fight me to get up and get ready. We both took our turns in the bathroom to shower and get ready and were right on time for breakfast. It seemed like most of our friends stayed up too late and were dragging this morning but Tommy still made sure I ate a big breakfast. He was just so sweet that I couldn't say no to him. Abby and I did the same warm up in gym and then headed out to the training grounds."I want to see if you can do some more magic today." she decreed.I groaned in response."I don't think that's how it works." I said and she rose her eyebrows at me."What do you mean?"I sighed and tried to explain, "I just hear this voice but only when I need it, I can't like command it or anything. It just helps me when I in trouble or I panic or when I'm confused and need to decide something." "But it helps you when you talk to the animals.

POV Kitty I had been in the library with Neil for a little over an hour. Things had not been going well. At first I was worried that Neil would be flirty or angry but thankfully he wasn't. He was actually a really good research partner. No, the thing that wasn't going well was the information we were discovering. We were trying to find if there was a way to perform the ceremony to receive my powers without a coven. There wasn't.Neil was shocked and worried when I explained that I had to do the ceremony on or before my seventeenth birthday or I would lose all magic. He could see the stress in my face and assured me that he would help figure it out."Everything here says you have to have at least four people with witch blood. There's no getting around it." Neil shook his head."That's all I'm finding too." I sighed.He looked at me carefully."You do know where your mothers family is, don't you?" he aske

POV Kitty"I need to go there." I announced.Instantly the air was filled with growls. I looked up shocked to see a room full of pissed off werewolves. Abby, Neil, Craig and Colton all growled while Tommy and Patrick looked at me in alarm."Like hell you will!""No! That's not safe!""Don't even think about it!""You can't leave us!"Everyone was speaking at once and I just sighed and closed my eyes, waiting for the tantrums to end. Soon they noticed my lack of response and quieted down."Are you all done? Can I explain?" I asked with a glare around the room.Craig and Colton both sent me warning looks but everyone kept silent."I wasn't suggesting that I go by myself or now but it's obvious that I need to go there. I'm the only one who knows the way, I'm the only one that the Coven would trust, AND I'm the one that needs to perform the ritual. If anyone else goes they'll either end up lost or the

POV KittyThe last few months have been great... well as great as possible in a post apocalyptic world. Thanksgiving, my 16th birthday and the rest of the holidays all flew by. Don't get me wrong, I missed my Dad and friends but Craig and the pack made me feel like I was home. They made sure to let me know that I was loved and cared for at every chance and that helped me heal my broken heart.Neil and I quickly became close friends which seemed to confuse and astound everyone except for Patrick. Even Colton seemed befuddled by us. For some reason though, we got along perfectly. He and I were opposites and we seemed to help even each other out sometimes. We trusted each other completely and he was the one I would go to when I was upset or hurt. He was like my big brother and I loved it. So did he.I was extremely close with Tommy and Abby as well. They were the ones that would always have my back but they weren't afraid to call me out on my bulls