See How She Runs (The Chronicles of Izzy #1)(71)

“Yep, but she is like two hundred and fifty years old, so that is to be expected. She sees a lot," Kennan said.

“Wait, what? Am I going to live to be that old?" I asked, suddenly terrified. I had not thought to ask if we lived longer.

“Oh yeah, did I not mention that bit. Some Seers have lived to be almost 300 years old," he said as he ducked into the car to avoid my fury.

“Really, really Kennan? Is there anything else I am missing out on? Will I spout wings and fly soon?" I asked as I climbed in the car.

“I love you?" he said with a smile.

“Just drive," I said, wanting to put the past few months as far behind me as possible.

As the Council building slipped away in the rearview mirror, I knew that I was finally safe once more. I had a wedding to look forward to and a really long life with Kennan. I wondered if I would kill him before I turned two hundred. As I looked over at him I decided that three hundred years probably would not be enough.





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EPILOGUE





The days had grown sticky and hot as the summer set in. The temperatures had soared into the hundreds with the humidity hanging out at around 100 percent. I loved every glorious second of it. I looked around my house and knew that I was exactly where I was meant to be. My time spent in that awful lab and at the Council was a fading memory.

I looked over at Kennan lying in bed and I realized how grateful I was for everything that had brought us together. We had been here for almost six months and I still could not get enough of him.

“What are you thinking?" Kennan asked.

“I am thinking how lucky I am. I sure do love you. You know that right?”

“I should hope so. Now get back in bed so that we can get some sleep. You wore me out today," he said with a snicker.

“Whatever, cake tasting is not hard work," I said as I smacked his chest.

I climbed in the bed and curled into his body. I allowed the peace and comfort to pull me into a deep sleep.




I was in the forest again and the wolves were tracking me. They could smell my fear. I knew they were coming. I saw Xavier in the background, smiling in his maliciously cold way. I tried to run from him, but every direction was blocked by the wolves. I remembered the way their teeth had gnashed at me and torn my skin from my bones. It was something that I would never forget.

I looked for an escape and saw the only way out was through Xavier. I tried to remember that he was not real. I tried to remember that he was dead. I tried to control the dreaming.

I heard him laugh coldly. “Oh, Little One. You sweet na?ve thing. They are coming for all of you," he said as the blood started to pour from his neck wound.

“I wasn’t the only one," he said before fading into the fog.

As soon as he was gone the wolves pounced and I cried out.





I was pulled out of my dream by my own scream. I looked over to find Kennan staring down at me worriedly. I had so hoped for a little peace. I had hoped that I could bask in my happiness with Kennan, but I knew that once again, my hopes had been denied.

I looked at him with tear filled eyes and said, “It isn’t over.”





The End