Untamed Fate (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 2)

thunderous rumble of their engines straining my ears. People chatting on the

street all sounded like they were shouting, and cars honking blocks away

seemed like they were blaring their horns right behind me.

I gritted my teeth. “Everything is so loud all the time now. My ears are

going to burst. How do you deal with this?”

“Don’t worry, we’re heading somewhere quieter. I expect it’ll take time

to get used to the sensitivity. Your hearing and sense of smell are probably

ten times what they were before. You’ll learn to filter. Hopefully, it’ll be

second nature before long.”

“Hopefully not. We need to get this fixed, fast. I’m not supposed to be a

werewolf.”

You are, growled a voice in the back of my head.

“I’m not!” I snarled, then blushed as Jaxson raised his eyebrows.

Great. Now I was talking to myself.

“Sorry,” I mumbled.

“Look, there are other people we can go to—seers, witches, maybe even

the archmages. But for now, you’re a werewolf, and you have a sorcerer

coming after you. You have to learn to control your wolf, or it’ll emerge at

the wrong time and put you in danger.”

I took a deep breath. He was right. If I lost control when a demon

attacked, I’d be toast. Or what if Casey or Laurel or Uncle Pete found out?

I’d lose the little family I’d gained.

My stomach churned. “How can I control it? I don’t understand what’s

happening to me at all.”

Jaxson turned down a side street and started driving east. “Practice. When

your mood turns, when you get scared or angry, your claws will come out.

We’re going to start practicing so that you can pull them back and hide your

nature.”

I looked down at my hands and breathed slowly in and out, trying to calm

my rising nerves. “Fine. Show me the ropes.”