Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 44845 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 224(@200wpm)___ 179(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44845 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 224(@200wpm)___ 179(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
“Oh.” Leah shrugged. “Well, that’s not a big deal. I noticed you have on a pullup. Easy fix.”
Khloe sniffled. “It’s embarrassing.”
Leah shook her head. “Not at all. All of the other mates I know wear diapers sometimes. No one will think it’s weird.”
“Yeah, but I wear them all the time.”
“So? No one needs to know that. Plus no one will care. They will understand. I promise.”
Khloe rubbed her eyes and looked at her sister. “Are you sure?”
“Absolutely. I’ve met three other mates near our age. They’re the sweetest. Jezebel, Suzette, and Olivia. They’re far too kind to even ask why you have a diaper or pullup on.”
“I heard about Olivia. Daddy says her human is almost blind and her wolf can see.”
Leah nodded. “Plus, her wolf can communicate with the bears, telepathically.”
“I heard that, too. That’s so cool.”
“Sounds like you have some pretty cool abilities yourself.”
“Why do you think that is?” Khloe asked.
Leah shrugged. “I don’t know, but I do know Olivia comes in handy when we need her. She can scent the bears faster than anyone else and then talk to them in her head while she’s in wolf form. It’s amazing.”
“I can tell when the bears are near, too. But it’s not that I scent them. I can sense them from far away.”
Leah’s eyes widened. “Really?”
“Yep.” Khloe tipped her head back and closed her eyes, reaching out to see if any bears were in the vicinity.
“Are you okay?” Leah asked, grabbing Khloe’s arm.
Khloe lowered her head and opened her eyes. “I’m fine. I’m experimenting with how much I know. I didn’t realize until yesterday that others can’t sense what I can.”
“And?”
“There are four bears to the north of us. They’re grazing. They mean no harm.”
Leah gasped. “That’s…”
“Yeah…weird. I don’t even know if they are shifters or not. They could be just bears.”
“Do you sense other animals?”
“Yes. All of them.”
“Wow. Could you do that before? When we were kids?”
Khloe shook her head. “No. I think it started soon after I arrived here. Maybe after my first shift. My awareness was gradual, and even then, I didn’t realize it was odd.”
“What about wolves? Are there non-shifting wolves roaming around this area?”
“Not that I’m aware of, but I’m not sure there are non-shifting bears either. Or for that matter, shifting bears. I don’t know which kind they are.” The entire concept frustrated Khloe. She wanted to understand better.
Leah waved a dismissive hand through the air. “Enough serious stuff. Tell me about that piano. How does it sound?”
Khloe grinned. “Amazing. I’ve never played anything that wonderful before. Are you still doing art?”
Leah nodded. “Yep. I have my own art room.”
Khloe continued to talk with her sister for a few hours. Eventually the men came back in and brought them snacks, setting up a picnic in the playpen.
Khloe knew the only reason they did so was to keep her safe, but she didn’t care. It was fun, and she was so relieved she was being permitted to spend time with Leah.
Chapter Seventeen
Another week passed before Khloe had her next episode. She was in her crib this time. She’d been napping when it happened. It woke her up. Gasping for air, she called out, “Daddy.”
He came running into the room. “What happened, Baby girl? Are you okay?” He rubbed her tummy.
She was shaking and disoriented as she looked around. “Bears…”
His brows shot up. “What about them?”
“They’re coming.”
He lowered the side of the crib and lifted her into his arms, hugging her closer, which she needed. She was shaking.
He carried her to the rocking chair and sat with her sideways on his lap. “Coming here?” He rubbed her back.
She furrowed her brow and tried to make sense of the vision. She had to piece it together because she’d been asleep when it invaded. At least now, they knew the visions would definitely happen even if she was asleep.
Khloe stuck her thumb in her mouth and sucked. She’d never done that before, but she didn’t know where her pacifier was at the moment, and she needed to think.
Felix said nothing. He simply guided her to lie against his chest and rubbed her back while he rocked her.
Eventually, she let her thumb pop out. “There are six of them. They’re shifters. They were arguing. Two of them wanted to come here, and the other four did not. The two are coming this way. I don’t know their destination. I think I jerked myself out of the vision too soon.”
Daddy nodded slowly as he pulled out his phone and placed a call.
She stuck her thumb back in her mouth, nerves eating at her as he spoke.
“Dad, hi. Khloe had another premonition. Two bears are coming this way.” He listened and responded a few times and then hung up before confronting her. “We’re going to Damon’s house, Little one.”
He rose and carried her to the changing table, making quick work of cleaning her up and then putting a pullup on her. Next, he grabbed a dress from the closet, pulled it over her head, and put shoes on her.