The Reincarnated (Book 2A of Wolfcreek Series)

Chapter 80

I walked across the dirt path with a large stick that I found in my hand and started to flick it from one side to the other, my thoughts all over the place, and I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings that much.

I stopped when there was a large crack to my left as someone stepped on a branch, and I looked that way, holding the stick tighter in my hand. I didn't say a word while I looked that way, pressing my lips into a thin line.

There was another crack from the direction that the first one came from, and I waited for the person, or creature, to come out of the woods and show themselves to me.

There was a small whine that way, as well, and I bit back a sigh of relief when I heard that whine, knowing full well that it was a wolf, and I prayed that it was Xav but wasn't sure because the wolf didn't step out like Xav would.

"Hey there," I said, my voice barely above a whisper while I relaxed my grip on the stick. "It's ok. You can come out. I'm not going to hurt you."

There was another whine of nervousness, but the creature didn't come out of hiding.

I bit back a small sigh before I shook my head and moved a hand across my face, not knowing why they were feeling nervous and prayed that they would come out soon because I was interested in who was there. "Please?" I asked and raised an eyebrow in question, making sure that my voice was barely above a whisper. "You don't have to be afraid of me. I am not going to hurt you."

I paused and cleared my throat while I shifted on my feet, and my cheeks turned red while I looked away from them. "And I don't know if I will be able to do that or not..."

There was a small snort from the creature, and I had a feeling that they were looking at the stick in my hand.

I looked down at that stick before I looked that way again, my cheeks turning red before I cleared my throat and shifted on my feet. "I'm not letting go of my stick, but I am not going to hit you with it. I promise." I shrugged and grimaced. "Like I said, I can't hurt you. I don't know why, but..." I shrugged and grimaced, again, my cheeks turning another shade of red. "I can't."

Finally, after a moment's pause, the creature stepped out of the woods to reveal a wolf, and I bit back a small gasp of shock while I looked at him, my heart skipping a beat before it started to pound faster and harder in my chest.

Julian...

The wolf was light gray and had dark brown eyes, standing tall and proud, even though there was a look of nervousness in his eyes. His ears were flat against his head while he looked at me, and I couldn't help but wonder why he was out here and not somewhere else, somewhere safe.

"Hey there, Boy," I said, trying but failing to make sure that Julian didn't know that I knew who he was because of the look he gave me with his eyes growing wide.

Shit...

I cleared my throat and shifted on my feet before I composed my features, praying that he wouldn't say anything to anyone that I knew who he was and knew about the world that was supposed to be hidden from me.

"How are you?" I asked, making sure to play it off, even though I had no idea if my brother believed me or not.

Julian gave me a deadpanned look and slowly blinked. He didn't say a word while he looked at me, and I had a feeling that he wanted to call this out or shift in front of me to see if what he thought was true.

I pressed my lips into a thin line and grimaced before I subtly shook my head, praying that he understood what I meant.

Not yet...