Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 45266 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45266 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
“I’m Elias, Brock’s brother.”
“I’m Leah.”
“Hey, Little one,” Felix said, his hand firmly placed on Khloe’s shoulders.
“And I’m Khloe.”
“Nice to meet you all,” she whispered, trying to shake the fact that they were all looking at her.
“Now,” Daddy said, “I want you to be able to spend some time with everyone so you’ll remember their voices, but first, can you tell us what you heard when you stopped running right before we arrived?”
What Daddy didn’t know was that Molly already had all their voices memorized. She wouldn’t mind spending time with them, but she knew who each of them was already. Their primary mission had been accomplished. It wasn’t his fault for thinking she would need more time. She hadn’t realized it wouldn’t be necessary until this moment either.
Focusing on his question, Molly swallowed down her fear and looked toward Daddy. “Two men were talking about the wolves. What does that mean? Are there some humans living in the area who aren’t shifters?”
Daddy tensed. “No. Those were probably bears.”
Molly gasped. “Bears? Bear shifters?”
“Yeah, I should have told you about them. That’s my fault. It never occurred to me you would hear anyone that far away.”
Felix cleared his throat. “I guess we don’t know for sure how far away they are just because she heard them.” He wrapped a protective arm around his Little’s chest.
Khloe closed her eyes and tipped her head to one side in the same way Molly did when she was trying to listen. “They’re not in the vicinity, and I don’t sense anyone has plans to head this way.”
“What did you hear?” Arion asked.
Molly recounted their exact words, impressed with her ability to recall everything with such precision. This odd gift of hers was startling her as well as everyone else.
“Fascinating,” Olivia said. “There has to be a reason why so many of us are finding we have unusual talents that didn’t make themselves known until after we were claimed. Between my ability to communicate telepathically, Khloe’s ability to know when the bears might move this direction, and now Molly’s ability to hear them talking from a distance…”
“Together we’re a force,” Khloe added.
Molly squirmed in her Daddy’s arms, wanting him to put her down so she could stand at the same level as the other women.
He obliged, squatting to set her on her feet.
Molly thought for a moment before focusing her attention on Olivia. “What does it mean that you can communicate telepathically?”
Olivia faced her. “The bears have the ability to talk to one another when they’re shifted. It’s not an ability wolves have, at least no wolf shifter anyone’s heard of. For some reason, I can also communicate with the bears in my head. The first time I encountered them, I realized I could hear them talking to each other. I didn’t understand because they were shifted. And then they suddenly stared at me when I had a thought. Apparently they’d heard my internal dialog, too, and that’s when we all determined I had this odd ability I share with them.”
“That’s incredible. And these bears? Are they a threat?”
“Not necessarily,” Elias responded. “Most of them seem very kind and have been helpful. A few have befriended us and have come to warn us when the rogue members of their group might be a threat.”
Molly nodded. “I don’t know how useful my skill is since I can’t exactly sit on the back porch listening to hundreds of voices around me. I’d go mad.”
Khloe smiled. “You don’t have to sit around waiting to hear anyone talk because the moment any of them make a decision to head this way, I sense it. I can call you.”
Molly grinned. “And then I can step outside and eavesdrop.”
“Exactly,” Khloe confirmed.
Felix gave her shoulders a squeeze. “I suggest we not let on to any of the bears that Molly can listen in on them. She’s not going to know who is who among them until the first time she has an encounter with them, but it might be best if we not reveal her powers to any of them yet.”
Molly nodded. “It’s true I don’t know who is who, however, it would seem I have an eidetic memory for voices. I know all of yours perfectly from just one simple introduction. I now know and can single out which of those bears is a friend and which is a foe. I won’t forget.”
“Impressive.” Damon shook his head in surprise.
Gavin leaned around to meet her gaze. “Did you have an eidetic memory before?”
“No.” Molly shook her head. “I didn’t even realize it until everyone introduced themselves.” She was glad her Daddy was still squatting behind her because she turned in his arms and whispered into his ear. “I feel like I’m a freak.”
He cupped her ear to respond, “You’re not, Little one. There’s no such thing here. No one, and I mean no one, is thinking that.”