Luna made them compatible true mates to the Canis lupis.” Sally paused and glanced at Peri. “Have I missed anything?”
“Aside from all of the recent developments, no I think you’ve done a very good job of explaining it, although judging by the look on Anna’s face she indeed thinks you’re a few coffee beans short of a full cup. See what I did there,” she pointed to the Starbucks logo, “because we’re in a coffee shop?”
Crina and Sally both chuckled.
“Ask,” Sally said to Anna whose narrowed gaze held her captive.
“Who is the Great Luna? What is a Canis lupis? Magic, pack healer, true mates?” Anna’s voice grew with each word and then as if losing the wind from her sails she slumped down into her chair like a deflated balloon.
“The Great Luna is a deity, she’s a creator,” Sally explained. “The Canis lupis, well they are a little harder to explain.”
“They aren’t hard to explain Sally, it’s just hard for the human brain to wrap their little cells around the notion of something so supernatural,” Peri interrupted. She looked at Anna and said deadpan. “Werewolves, as in huge, furry, for some reason absurdly handsome to a near ridiculous amount, body changing beasts.”
Anna’s mouth dropped open but when nothing came out Peri reached out and gently pushed her chin up to close it.
“Anna,” Sally reached out and touched the girls arm to get her attention. Anna’s head turned and her gaze met Sally’s. She didn’t look terrified yet, just shocked, so Sally decided to continue. “They are real and we can prove it to you, although not in the middle of Starbucks. But let’s finish answering your questions first okay?”
Anna nodded slowly unable to formulate any words.
“So as for the other, well, magic is just that, its magic. There is no science behind it and no way to explain it. As for the whole pack and true mate thing, now that you know what we are talking about ‘werewolves,’ well that explains the pack part, I guess. There are werewolves all over the world and they live in packs, with a hierarchy to keep them in line. Werewolves tend to be quite violent if not kept under tight control.”
“Ya think,” Anna let slip out and then slapped her hand over her mouth. “Sorry,” she mumbled through her hand.
Sally waved her off. “No worries, you got nothing on my friend Jen so don’t worry about anything that might pop out because of shock.”
“Are you a Canis lupis?” Anna asked Sally finally able to find her voice.
Sally shook her head. “No, I’m like you.”
“Like me?” Anna asked slowly.
Sally nodded with a smile. “A Gypsy healer.”
Chapter 7
“The world has advanced more than I could have ever imagined. As I withered away in the darkness, life outside continued to move forward, to grow and change. It’s so big, so full of wonder and danger and I want to experience it all, but I want my mate by my side. Until she commits to me I can’t fully enjoy all that this life has to offer. How do I get her to see that she is the kaleidoscope through which I want to see the world?” ~Lucian
“Is she alright?” Lucian asked Peri as he waited for her outside. He had not put up much of a fight when she had asked him to stay outside because he really was enjoying himself. There was so much to see and look at and when he didn’t understand something he just sifted through Peri’s thoughts for the answer. She didn’t particularly like that, which only made his smile grow bigger because for some reason aggravating her was a strange form of foreplay. Well, that’s what she accused him of doing anyways and he wasn’t going to disagree with her.
“Well, she hasn’t run out screamin g, she isn’t crying like a wuss, and she hasn’t passed out. So I’d say, so far she is doing pretty darn good.”
Lucian chuckled under his breath as he leaned back against the building. He kept scanning his surroundings after having been told by Costin
“Aside from all of the recent developments, no I think you’ve done a very good job of explaining it, although judging by the look on Anna’s face she indeed thinks you’re a few coffee beans short of a full cup. See what I did there,” she pointed to the Starbucks logo, “because we’re in a coffee shop?”
Crina and Sally both chuckled.
“Ask,” Sally said to Anna whose narrowed gaze held her captive.
“Who is the Great Luna? What is a Canis lupis? Magic, pack healer, true mates?” Anna’s voice grew with each word and then as if losing the wind from her sails she slumped down into her chair like a deflated balloon.
“The Great Luna is a deity, she’s a creator,” Sally explained. “The Canis lupis, well they are a little harder to explain.”
“They aren’t hard to explain Sally, it’s just hard for the human brain to wrap their little cells around the notion of something so supernatural,” Peri interrupted. She looked at Anna and said deadpan. “Werewolves, as in huge, furry, for some reason absurdly handsome to a near ridiculous amount, body changing beasts.”
Anna’s mouth dropped open but when nothing came out Peri reached out and gently pushed her chin up to close it.
“Anna,” Sally reached out and touched the girls arm to get her attention. Anna’s head turned and her gaze met Sally’s. She didn’t look terrified yet, just shocked, so Sally decided to continue. “They are real and we can prove it to you, although not in the middle of Starbucks. But let’s finish answering your questions first okay?”
Anna nodded slowly unable to formulate any words.
“So as for the other, well, magic is just that, its magic. There is no science behind it and no way to explain it. As for the whole pack and true mate thing, now that you know what we are talking about ‘werewolves,’ well that explains the pack part, I guess. There are werewolves all over the world and they live in packs, with a hierarchy to keep them in line. Werewolves tend to be quite violent if not kept under tight control.”
“Ya think,” Anna let slip out and then slapped her hand over her mouth. “Sorry,” she mumbled through her hand.
Sally waved her off. “No worries, you got nothing on my friend Jen so don’t worry about anything that might pop out because of shock.”
“Are you a Canis lupis?” Anna asked Sally finally able to find her voice.
Sally shook her head. “No, I’m like you.”
“Like me?” Anna asked slowly.
Sally nodded with a smile. “A Gypsy healer.”
Chapter 7
“The world has advanced more than I could have ever imagined. As I withered away in the darkness, life outside continued to move forward, to grow and change. It’s so big, so full of wonder and danger and I want to experience it all, but I want my mate by my side. Until she commits to me I can’t fully enjoy all that this life has to offer. How do I get her to see that she is the kaleidoscope through which I want to see the world?” ~Lucian
“Is she alright?” Lucian asked Peri as he waited for her outside. He had not put up much of a fight when she had asked him to stay outside because he really was enjoying himself. There was so much to see and look at and when he didn’t understand something he just sifted through Peri’s thoughts for the answer. She didn’t particularly like that, which only made his smile grow bigger because for some reason aggravating her was a strange form of foreplay. Well, that’s what she accused him of doing anyways and he wasn’t going to disagree with her.
“Well, she hasn’t run out screamin g, she isn’t crying like a wuss, and she hasn’t passed out. So I’d say, so far she is doing pretty darn good.”
Lucian chuckled under his breath as he leaned back against the building. He kept scanning his surroundings after having been told by Costin
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