Scarlet Flame

Chapter 7

Amanda's POV:

"Did you feel that? Something is wrong with Shelby. I have to find her," I said looking at Eric. "I am sorry, I can not let her be alone with this," I turned and started walking quickly back toward the office area. I was one hallway away when I bumped into Shelby.

"I need to talk to you. I think there is something wrong with me," Shelby said.

"What is going on?" I asked hoping that her powers were not about to act up.

"My wolf just made me kiss James and when I looked into his eyes after the kiss, she said that he was my mate. I am not old enough for this to happen. What is wrong with me?"

"Nothing is wrong with you. Due to your angel side, you can sense your mate earlier than normal. In addition to your Nobel bloodline, it is no surprise that you can sense it earlier, James had the same effect. Shit," I said, James is going to kill me. "Forget what I just said,"

"Nobel bloodline? Amanda, what are you talking about?" Shelby pressed on.

"I need you to trust me. I can not answer your questions just yet, but I can prove that James is your mate. Just give me your hands," I knew that she would trust me, and I could expose my powers to her a little at a time.

"Ok," Shelby put her hands in mine.

"Just breathe, let me do the work. Never tell James that I did this," I let out a breath as she nodded. "Close your eyes," I had only done this once before and it was to suppress someone's mystical half. Closing my eyes, I took Shelby on a little trip through her own mind. "Ok open your eyes," I told her.

"Where are we?" She asked.

"We are in your memory," I answered.

"This was the night of my first shift, but I am about a mile from here. This is where I shifted at midnight, James came down this path. What are you showing me?"

"Something you have needed to see for a while," I said.

James was walking through the woods on his phone. "I know, I am going to tell her now. I can not take it anymore. I love her, it has always been her," James said into the phone.

"I know James but remember I do not know what transformation she is going to go through now. Please be careful with her," Amanda's voice came through the phone.

Shelby looked at me and she was hurt but understood.

"I could not tell you; I have been working with him for two years. It was a secret project; I knew that you were not a normal wolf. I am sorry I did not tell you," I said. "Please just keep watching here you come,"

Shelby and I both looked in the direction we heard her past self-stumbling. I heard one of her bones snap and James hung up the phone and rushed toward her.

"Shelby, are you ok?" James asked, but Shelby's figure just collapsed, and he just caught her. "Shelby you have to be ok, we will get through this together just breathe," James stated to coach Shelby through her transformation. In the middle of her shift, James was pushing her hair back and he took a deep breath and said "I love you, Shelby, you are intelligent, and you work hard, not to mention you are stunning. The way your green eyes light up when you beat me in training. I could never put you in the same danger that I will have to put Thomas in. He understands the position and to be frank he is stronger than you are. He can protect himself better than you can," when he finished Shelby was her beautiful white wolf.