Chapter 54
Ashley pov
Tomorrow is the last day here in the spirit realm and I have to say over the last four weeks I have grown not only in my magic but in my wolf as well. My wings no longer lay flat against my back. They are fully out strong and full. The colors mirroring my eyes lined in golden green. The color reminds me of Rhett's eyes. I had thought that being here I would have an ache in my chest for him. But it's not as deep as I had thought It would be. Sinnann told me that it's due to being in the spirit realm I don’t feel things the same. Then reminded me that I still have memories and feelings of losing a mate and also having an unfinished bond with my other mate. Finding Janet and fixing this mess is the only way to set things right.
Sitting and staring up into the endless sea of stars I feel a presence behind me. Looking back I see not just Selene but my mother and father. Jumping up I run to them despite being in the green lake pack under the rule of the Greene's my mother and father did love me and Jordan. Granted they didn’t get as much time with Jordan as I but I know they loved him. “I have been watching you and I have been impressed with your hard work so I thought you could use a little pick me up. Cindy and Matt have been watching over you and wanted to see you again so this is my gift for one night with your parents before you go back to the mortal realm. Enjoy your time.” her last words fading as she does. Looking back I see Sinnann is gone as well leaving just my parents and me. “mom, dad, I have missed you so much” rushing to their arms. “oh my little bean I have missed you so. I want you to know how proud of you we are. How you cared for your brother and now look an alpha heir mated to a dragon oh my little bean you're so much more than I had hoped for.” my mother gushes as she bawls and hugs me so tight if I needed to breathe I wouldn't be able to.
“Cindy dear you're choking the poor girl. Your mother is right you know we are very proud of you and I couldn’t have asked for better people to raise you if you get to remember this tell them to thank me they helped my little seeds grow to be beautiful blossoms.” the rest of the time was just getting to know each other and enjoying stress-free time together something we had never had. As the last of the stars passed by it was time to say our goodbyes. Just as fast as I was yanked from my body I was shoved back in. Jumping up gasping for breath as I catch my barrings. Sinnann is sitting on the water staring down watching the fish swim by in the clear water. Sadness was written all over her face. “I will miss this place when it's gone. I want you to take this” holding our a necklace with a vial hanging from it. “it's full of your home water. This water. When it's gone you will need it to bring everything back.” a lone tear drops from her eye into the vial splashing turning the clear liquid a blue so deep it's almost black. Reaching out for it. When the vial dropped into my palm Sinnann disappeared. “a mirror is just water frozen in time” her soft voice says on the wind.
Looked around the cave now empty of everything that was here a moment ago. Left is my wet dress. Well, I can struggle to put it on after I swim back or I can put it on with less of a struggle and swim back. Either way ugh. Slipping the necklace around my neck the chain adjusts to fit me just so. A warm feeling radiates off of the vial. Snatching up the damp dress I struggle to get it on then the shoes. Okay, ash we can do this just go back to the grove and ask them for help tracking down Janet. Oh, and figure out what Sinnann meant. Easy peasy. Taking one last deep breath I dive down. Not knowing if Sinnann was why I could breathe under the water last time or the fact my great great great something grandmother is a siren. So ill just swim fast. Having spent the last month or flourish hours whichever way you want to look at it. Using magic is almost as easy as breathing now. This whole time I was working with aunt Sharon and aunt Bron had been hard as they are witch’s yes aunt Sharon is half witch half pixie but she always had magic so she uses her fae magic without knowing it shes combined the two forms of magic with her own. So teaching me to use fae magic was useless as they didn’t know how. Turns out there are big differences witches reach for magic in them so it's limited to what their own bodies can hold to determine how strong they are. For a fae, the magic is all around us it's what they call wild magic. And your strength comes from how much you can channel. Being very little fae by blood but my magic is of a half fairy.
Sinnann’s theory is that something happened to the princess and she sealed her magic to hide until it can be free once again. Never to be used for harm. So though my blood was mostly wolfed the magic I received was full force. Jordan would have some enhanced skills being my brother now that the magic is fully unlocked for now. I have to fix this broken timeline and get Janet back to the right timeline without causing more problems. And to do that I need the help of not only the fae and dragons I need the shadow pack.
How to convince a pack to help you fight a war you can't tell them about.
