Chapter 259

“Yeah, I think it’s time we do.” I grabbed the shampoo and started on my hair. “Obviously, this last week has been hell.” Both of her wolves agreed. Nix and Megan stumbled over to the clearing where my magic lived. Once they were close, they laid down, as if drawing strength from her center.

“We are tired,” Megan sighed. “This has been hell.” Nix snorted and rolled her eyes.

“Say what you need to say.” I rinsed my hair and focused on my Lycan. “I know you have something to say.”

She sighed. “I like Rowan, we both do.” She started, and I could feel it. She was holding back.

“Come on, Nix. Just say what’s on your mind.”

She took a deep breath. “Okay. Fine. When we woke up after dying, we swore we would never allow another man to make us beg. We agreed we would push men to the side and focus on what matters.”

“Nix, stop.” Megan shook her head.

“No. It’s fine.” I shook my head. I took a giant glob of conditioner and threaded it through my curls. “We need to be open and honest with each other. Otherwise, we might end up almost dying again.”

Nix stood, and she started to pace on shaky legs. “I’m not going to say that this was your fault, Amy. We all played a part in this fucking mess.”

“Nix!” Megan stood.

“Let her say her peace.” I started to shave my legs. Megan turned her back on Nix and laid down again, closer to the planter. I realized almost as an afterthought that my little plant was growing bigger.

Nix growled, and I could see her fighting herself, but she settled, and I could see the resolution in her eyes. “What happened during our heat, you crying after Rowan like he was the solution, was pathetic. We swore off men, and here you were crying after a man who has told you time and time again that he wants you, but not enough to go against his wolf.”

I nodded and waited for her to continue, but she sat down. “Are you done?”

“Yes.” She glared back at me.

“Good.”

“Wait.” Megan stood and stalked closer to Nix.

“Megan.”

“No, she got to say her peace, and now it’s my turn. Then you can weigh in.” I was a little taken aback. Megan was standing up to both of us. But she growled, loudly. “You are both stupid, so if I have to stand up to you, I will.”

Nix just looked at her, a little stunned. “Okay, Megan. We are listening.”

“First, I don’t think either of us has any right to say anything to Amy.” Nix reeled back. “You were stupid enough to think you could handle the magic on your own, and you made me promise not to fucking tell Amy, and we both almost died because of it. We were so vulnerable to the kudzu because of our stupidity, not Amy’s.” Megan stalked closer, getting into Nix’s face. “And now you are here saying that she is pathetic. Aren’t you the same? Every time you see Erubus, you roll over. You pretend to stand your ground, say that he has to work for you, but the truth is you run from him. You aren’t brave enough to chance what happened to us because of Brandon. At least Amy put herself out there. She told Rowan she liked him. But you just pretend to be so much more put together, but the truth is you’re afraid.”

“Megan.” Nix’s voice was dark.

“No, don’t try to shut me up. I’m tired of pretending. You disappeared into the forest because Erubus disappeared and then Rowan was acting like a dickhead. You were hurt, and instead of talking to us, you pulled away. You say Amy is pathetic, but she is the only reason we are still alive. And you are just as infatuated as she is.”

“Megan…” I called, but she was mad. Really mad.

“No, Amy. I need to say this.” She whirled on Nix. “Amy was poisoned by kudzu, and we were all affected. But don’t fucking stand here and pretend that Amy was the only one calling after some man.”

“Megan, you need to watch yourself here.” Nix stood back up on her feet. She towered over Megan, but my gamma wolf didn’t even flinch.

“Megan, it’s okay.” I tried to calm her down, but I watched her fur bristle.

She looked towards the barrier between us and shook her head. “It’s not okay. Not for one fucking second is this okay.” She turned back to Nix and growled. “You are the reason we were too weak to fight the kudzu. You were the reason we were in this mess.”

“Shut up!” Nix growled.

“Why? Because you don’t want Amy to know that when she was burning with need for Rowan, being pathetic, as you called it, you were rolling around this fucking clearing, calling for Erubus?”