Just A Taste Of Heaven

Chapter 28 - Gimme More

Faith's birthday had come sooner than she'd expected, and with school coming to an end, she hoped she wouldn't have to bump into Levi too often over the summer. It had to be mentioned that on her birthday, he was the first person she'd seen! Indeed, when she got up that morning in a good mood, she had decided to go and buy some croissants and pains au chocolat for the whole house. Apparently Levi had the same idea, and they arrived at the bakery at the same time...

Chance or coincidence, either way it was bad luck for Faith. The smell of Levi had driven her completely wild. She'd never smelled anything so intoxicating! She'd expected it, of course, and had prepared for it, she just hadn't imagined how powerful it would be. She'd taken the bond that united their souls head-on. Troubled, she was nonetheless reassured to see that her talisman was functioning and that he hadn't noticed any difference, or else it was his rejection of the link even though he hadn't used her real name.  Somehow, she'd kept control, remembering that he'd chosen Mila. She just hoped she wouldn't see too much of him.

Her prayers were not heard, as Landon spent all his free time with Avery at the House of Sekhmet, so Levi came here regularly. He had noticed that since June, Faith had distanced herself from him. Which annoyed him to no end, because before that he thought a relationship was beginning to build between them. She was such a complex girl, he didn't even know why he was wasting his time with her. And yet, he couldn't help himself...

Unlike Levi, Faith had grown close to Landon and they loved to bicker like siblings. The fact that Caleb had forgiven his behavior and accepted it had changed everything. He was immensely grateful, especially as he was aware that Caleb had done it for Avery more than for him. Things were evolving positively between Lucas and Caleb too, but more slowly. Nova, Avery and Faith were becoming increasingly inseparable. Lucas was getting on very well with Aaron, and his relationship with him was easier than that with his half-brother. Landon and Lucas also took part in Nova's training sessions.

During one of his training sessions, Landon had noticed an abnormal lump in the palm of Faith's right hand. When Landon asked about it, Faith shut down and ignored him. Avery had never noticed and told Landon not to worry. However, Landon didn't want to give up on the case and began to make enquiries, but to no avail.

While at the pack's house, researching in the private library of high-ranking wolves, he came across his father. The latter was curious to see his son with his nose in medical archive books, and asked him what he was looking for.

"A friend of mine and Avery has an unusual mass on the palm of her hand, and I'd like to know what it is." Landon explained.

"Like a malformation?" Gamma Logan asked.

"Not really."

"Well, then why are you looking in medical records?"

"Because I don't know where to look anymore?! I know it's not normal and it's worrying my wolf so I'd just like to understand." Landon replied exasperated at not finding anything for weeks.

"Can you tell me more? Maybe I can help?" His father offered.

"It's cylindrical in shape, about 2 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. It looks pretty rigid." Landon described. 

"Are you sure about this?"

"Yes, I've been able to observe it several times."

Gamma Logan pulled out his phone and searched for something online: "This kind?"

"Yes, that's exactly it! What is it?" Landon demanded.

"It's a capsule of wolfsbane and silver..." His father replied.

"It's a lethal mixture for us. Why take the risk of having this under your skin?" Landon asked, confused.

"The point is to prevent sensitive information from getting into the wrong hands... Wolves with a poison capsule may choose to die rather than give out this information. With one swipe of their claws, they condemn themselves to death and thus protect what they know." Gamma Logan explained.