Book Three in Her Destiny Series ||| ❝And she thought they were heartless monsters.❞
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She had nightmares about the creatures that lurked in the night and howled to the moon. One of them nearly killed her once and since the accident, s...
ataraxia (n.) || a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety
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She heard an all too familiar noise.
Within the comforts of sleep, her semi conscious mind allowed her to hear the incessant ring of the telephone downstairs, and it took her a few seconds for realization to set in. She groaned like a grizzly bear and forced her eyes open. She was cocooned in a heavenly warmth. At one point during the night, she had wrapped herself up in a blanket, and the wolf pups created a barrier around her as if protecting her from the world; their small bodies mimicking little furnaces against her own body. She had never slept so soundly since the nightmare had returned.
She heard the phone ring again and she reluctantly pulled herself out of bed after settling half asleep pups out of the way. She shivered as her feet connected with the cool wooden floor and she remembered that she had forgotten to stoke the fire before bed. She had only walked a few steps towards the door when she stepped in a puddle of liquid. She closed her eyes, knowing it was urine, took a deep breath and peeled off the wet sock.
By the time she clambered down the stairs with one sock on, she heard the recorded voice of her father from the answering machine and then a very familiar voice.
"Miki!" Avery demanded, "I know you are there, answer the phone!"
She grinned, crossing her arms and leaning against the living room doorframe.
"I know you're standing right there," Avery's voice grew low, "If you don't pick up I'm going to put salt in your drink the next time we have dinner together and you'll turn into Sid from Ice Age."
She chuckled and stepped forward to pick up the phone, "That's a new one. Got any other threats for me?"
"Why don't you pick up while the phone its ringing?" Avery huffed, "That's what normal people do. They don't wait for the answering machine to answer and then have to be threatened before they pick up."
She yawned, "Awe come on, its more fun. Besides, I kinda like hearing your threats, although I would recommend checking your own water first."
"Ha ha," Avery said but she could hear the smile in her voice, "So listen, a group of friends and I are going to go ice skating on the pond later, I was hoping you would tag along. Its going to be a lot of fun."
"I thought you had school today?" She asked.
"Nope, teachers are giving us a three day weekend."
"Lucky," She grumbled, briefly eyeing her unfinished homework spread across the coffee table and then she jumped when she heard several thumps resonate from the staircase, "Hold on, I'll be right back." She quickly set down the phone without waiting for Avery's response.
