Homecoming dance and I had stood helpless as he was attacked earlier this evening. I needed to become stronger. I needed to train with the pack and learn how to help protect those I loved, protect Cal, and not be a liability. I love you so much Calvin Miller.
“Look at where we touch,” Cal said, his voice sad.
Curious, I looked at where his arms encircled my own. Though he felt solid, I had sunk an inch or more into him. He was fading, still substantial at the center, but transparent along his skin. Was he a ghost? Was he…dead?
“I don’t…Cal, I don’t understand,” I said, brushing my left hand through his arm. He felt warm, but he was not as solid as I originally thought. But I could still feel the heat of him. He can’t be dead. He just can’t.
“I…I think I’m dying,” he said, voice quavering. “I keep losing my wolf spirit and…I believe I may die if I can’t be reunited with him.”
“God Cal, don’t say that,” I said. “I can’t lose you. I just can’t.”
“We won’t ever lose each other,” Cal said, stroking my cheek. “Remember, no matter what happens, you’re my soul mate. You complete me.”
“What can I do to help?” I asked, trying to remain hopeful. I won’t let you leave me Calvin Miller.
“When you leave this place, I need you to call my wolf spirit,” Cal said, intently. “Each time I’ve seen him here he has been standing on a fallen log reaching towards a glowing light. Yuki, we can’t let him go into the light. I think if that were to happen I would die. I need my wolf spirit in order to live.”
“Can’t we just find him again?” I asked. “What if you talk to him?”
“I can’t get close to him,” Cal said, shaking his head. “When I try to, he disappears. I haven’t even been able to find the log he stands on. Yuki, I need your help. Can you dance for me?”
“Yes,” I said. “I’ll call your wolf spirit back to you. I promise.”
“Thank you,” Cal whispered, pulling me closer to him. I tried not to notice how I drifted through him. “Oh no.”
I opened my eyes and followed Cal’s gaze to the ground. The flowers by my feet were shriveling and turning black.
“Yuki, you have to go,” Cal said.
“I don’t want to leave you,” I said, shakily.
“This place will draw the life from you,” Cal said. “You’re fully alive. You don’t belong here. You have to go now.”
“I love you,” I said, looking up into his eyes.
“I love you more,” Cal said, kissing my cheek and then my lips. “Now run. Run and don’t look back.”
I ran. Tears streaming down my face, gasping for breath, I ran as fast and as far as my legs would take me. I ran away from the man I loved, hurtling towards my destiny.
Chapter 15
October 25 th
I awoke gasping and churning the covers with my legs. I had made it home, safely back in my body for now, and needed to find Cal. Sitting up in bed I felt pressure building behind my eyes and pain at my temples. Great, a migraine was not something I needed today. Unfortunately the only thing that helped my headaches was a dose of Emma’s horrific tasting tea. I guess I would just have to drink her noxious brew and wash it down with the bitter truth. Cal was hovering on the brink of death and I was the only person with a chance to save him. No pressure or anything.
Hands shaking, I hastily dressed and brushed my teeth. My eyes were puffy from last night’s crying and surrounded by dark circles. I grabbed a pair of sunglasses from the pile of accessories on my vanity and slid them on. Better.
I didn’t want my parents asking questions about my ragged appearance. It wasn’t like I could be truthful about Cal’s condition. If Cal couldn’t seek medical attention at a hospital, then his concussion would have to remain a secret from those outside the pack. My mom loved Calvin and there was no way she would understand him lying at home in a coma. She may respect his parents’ wishes to a point,
“Look at where we touch,” Cal said, his voice sad.
Curious, I looked at where his arms encircled my own. Though he felt solid, I had sunk an inch or more into him. He was fading, still substantial at the center, but transparent along his skin. Was he a ghost? Was he…dead?
“I don’t…Cal, I don’t understand,” I said, brushing my left hand through his arm. He felt warm, but he was not as solid as I originally thought. But I could still feel the heat of him. He can’t be dead. He just can’t.
“I…I think I’m dying,” he said, voice quavering. “I keep losing my wolf spirit and…I believe I may die if I can’t be reunited with him.”
“God Cal, don’t say that,” I said. “I can’t lose you. I just can’t.”
“We won’t ever lose each other,” Cal said, stroking my cheek. “Remember, no matter what happens, you’re my soul mate. You complete me.”
“What can I do to help?” I asked, trying to remain hopeful. I won’t let you leave me Calvin Miller.
“When you leave this place, I need you to call my wolf spirit,” Cal said, intently. “Each time I’ve seen him here he has been standing on a fallen log reaching towards a glowing light. Yuki, we can’t let him go into the light. I think if that were to happen I would die. I need my wolf spirit in order to live.”
“Can’t we just find him again?” I asked. “What if you talk to him?”
“I can’t get close to him,” Cal said, shaking his head. “When I try to, he disappears. I haven’t even been able to find the log he stands on. Yuki, I need your help. Can you dance for me?”
“Yes,” I said. “I’ll call your wolf spirit back to you. I promise.”
“Thank you,” Cal whispered, pulling me closer to him. I tried not to notice how I drifted through him. “Oh no.”
I opened my eyes and followed Cal’s gaze to the ground. The flowers by my feet were shriveling and turning black.
“Yuki, you have to go,” Cal said.
“I don’t want to leave you,” I said, shakily.
“This place will draw the life from you,” Cal said. “You’re fully alive. You don’t belong here. You have to go now.”
“I love you,” I said, looking up into his eyes.
“I love you more,” Cal said, kissing my cheek and then my lips. “Now run. Run and don’t look back.”
I ran. Tears streaming down my face, gasping for breath, I ran as fast and as far as my legs would take me. I ran away from the man I loved, hurtling towards my destiny.
Chapter 15
October 25 th
I awoke gasping and churning the covers with my legs. I had made it home, safely back in my body for now, and needed to find Cal. Sitting up in bed I felt pressure building behind my eyes and pain at my temples. Great, a migraine was not something I needed today. Unfortunately the only thing that helped my headaches was a dose of Emma’s horrific tasting tea. I guess I would just have to drink her noxious brew and wash it down with the bitter truth. Cal was hovering on the brink of death and I was the only person with a chance to save him. No pressure or anything.
Hands shaking, I hastily dressed and brushed my teeth. My eyes were puffy from last night’s crying and surrounded by dark circles. I grabbed a pair of sunglasses from the pile of accessories on my vanity and slid them on. Better.
I didn’t want my parents asking questions about my ragged appearance. It wasn’t like I could be truthful about Cal’s condition. If Cal couldn’t seek medical attention at a hospital, then his concussion would have to remain a secret from those outside the pack. My mom loved Calvin and there was no way she would understand him lying at home in a coma. She may respect his parents’ wishes to a point,
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