Chapter 25
Past Lives
I step through time and stand before a row of hut-like homes. People are moving about their day and don’t seem to notice me at all. A figure between two of the homes grabs my attention.
She’s standing by herself. As she stands there, her shoulders are shaking. When she places her fist in her mouth, I realize she’s crying.
She’s gorgeous. Her hair is long and dark and pulled back into a single braid. She looks young, but her eyes are bright through her tears.
I move closer to get a better look. That’s when I’m taken aback. My brother appears. Kendrick stands before me with a full head of dark hair, as I knew it to be before my brothers and I decided to go into slumber.
Then it clicks … Annaniah, one of the sisters of his love. Kendrick mentioned her to me once. I had been training one of the smaller she-wolves and had asked him for suggestions on weapons and tactics to help her.
This is the young girl he mentioned with fondness, like a proud big brother. The sentiment is proven as he pulls her into his arms and hugs her as she cries.
He looks up in my direction, but I know right away he can’t see me. It’s as if he’s looking through me. I move closer, concerned for the little one in his embrace and wondering what has her in tears.
“Shh, tell me what’s the matter,” Kendrick coos.
“I will never be as strong as my sisters. I want to fight, I want to get better, I want to train. I’m just so embarrassed to be so much weaker than they are,” she whimpers.
“You believe this to be true?” Kendrick says in disdain.
“Is it not?”
“Falser words have never been spoken. I will prove it to you. You and I will begin training together one on one.”
“Really? You would do that for me?”
“Yes, and I have a gift for you,” he says.
Kendrick pulls a leather satchel from behind his back and hands it to her. She takes it and looks up at him curiously. He nods for her to open it.
She reaches inside and pulls out two chakrams. Her eyes light up and her face brightens. In this moment, I see so much of my little one.
“I will teach you how to magic those. You will be able to call them to you when you need them. You are stronger than you think, Annaniah. Never forget that. Your power is deep within. I can feel it lying dormant. It will awaken when you need it most,” my brother says to her.
“Thank you, Kendrick.”
“You are welcome, Annaniah.”
Suddenly, I’m hurled back through time once again. When my eyes focus on my room back at the clubhouse, I look around, then down at my mate in my arms.
If I want to know more about this Annaniah, I will have to speak to Kendrick. For tonight, that will have to wait. I kiss her temple and wrap my body around her tiny one.
“You’re just full of surprises, my little mate.”