Chapter 224
We said our goodbyes on the main floor when the elevator stopped to let Jora off. “Tell your wife to enjoy the garden.” I smiled as he stepped off. “Oh, I know she will. Thanks again.” Jora spun back and gave a tiny wave as the door shut. Then we were on our way to the penthouse.
“Oh, I’m nervous.” Wendy almost vibrated on the spot. “Why?” I laughed as I juggled my garden to get my keys from my pocket. Wendy shook her head and took it from me. “Give me this.” I tried to hold on to it, but she laughed. “You have your bags, the food, your garden, and your purse. How are you going to grab your keys to open the door?” She chastised me like I was a fool. Toya, who was holding their garden, just smirked.
“Toya.” I laughed at her, but she just smiled bigger. “Don’t look at me. She started to bully me a few months ago. You taught her how to fight, but the nice bullying she learned all on her own.” We both laughed as Wendy interrupted us. “Hey, I’m not a bully.” She grumbled, making us laugh harder. “I’m being helpful.” “That’s it.” I pointed to Wendy. I finally got my keys out of my bag. “We need to get you a shirt that says, ‘I’m not being a bully, I’m being aggressively helpful.’” Toya laughed harder as Wendy turned bright red. “Come on. We are just joking.” I stepped out of the elevator and opened my apartment door. The two women filed in and put the gardens on the ground.
“Magic time?” Toya clapped her hands, but I shook my head. “Let’s eat first. The food will probably grow cold before we get too far into the spell.”
I walked to the kitchen and dropped the bags. We each grabbed our food and went into the living room to eat. “What are we doing?” Wendy took a big bite of her burger. “Yeah, what’s the plan?”
I hesitated. “I need to find out what is killing my wolves.” I took a bite into my sandwich, and Toya nodded, but Wendy started to choke. Toya leaned over and patted her back.
“Come on.” She hit harder as Wendy kept choking, turning red. A hunk of meat flew out of her mouth as she gasped for a clear breath. “There you go.” Wendy lifted her tear-streaked face up to meet my worried gaze. “Are you okay?” I handed her a few napkins.
She grabbed them to wipe her face. “Wolves?” She wiped her hands and sat back to stare at me. “Explain.” I looked over at Toya, who lifted her hands. “She is my best friend, just like you, but I wasn’t going to share your secrets. That is your place, not mine.” I smiled, and she nodded. “Wolves?” Wendy repeated the question, and I wanted to wince. “I’m going to do this quick, okay?” She nodded. “My dad’s line is descended from a powerful witch line and the first werewolf. My mother’s line is descended from the first Lycan’s line and the Goddess herself.” Wendy’s eyes widened, and Toya choked on her drink.
“The goddess? You didn’t tell me that.” Toya used a napkin to mop up her drink she spat out.
“I just found out earlier.” I ate a fry. “She fell in love with one Lycan that came from her first creation.” I lifted my shoulder. “Holy shit.” Wendy stood and started to pace. “So you have a Lycan and a wolf.” I just nodded. “Exactly.” “You will have two mates.” She whirled to me. “Won’t that be an issue?”
Toya snorted, but I gave her a look. “No. My wolf’s mate is a toolbag, and we will be rejecting him as soon as we can.” “You know who your mate is?” I closed my eyes and nodded. “Megan, my wolf, her mate is Brandon.” Wendy shrieked, “You have to be fucking kidding me!” “I wish I was.” I finished my burger. “My witch lineage has an ability, one that gave me a second chance at life.” She dropped to her seat, dumbfounded. “I really won’t get into it. Just know that I know Brandon is a horrible person, no matter how he likes to pretend or how he 'changes'; he will never redeem himself to me.”
She nodded. “Good, I’ve had a lot of interactions over the years with Brandon and Vince.” She rubbed the lines on her forehead. “They are horrible people.” I nodded. “I know, but we have a lot to do tonight, and we still have the second day of applications tomorrow.” I looked at the time and wanted to cry. “I don’t know how long this is even going to take, so let’s finish eating, and then get set up.” “What do you need us to do?” Toya grabbed her trash and walked into the kitchen. “I need you to keep me grounded in the here and now. I have to go for a spirit walk, and I don’t know how to get back…yet.”