Fire And Ice

Chapter 41 - Trust the Magic

Natalia's P. O. V

I stopped myself from releasing a sigh of relief.

Soon all the shifted wolves had returned and were clamouring about, some stopping to throw clothes on while the truly inconsolable parents went straight to check on their pups, furry and all.

I could hear the delighted glee from the children. Most were clueless to the perceived danger, giggling and squealing as their parents nuzzled them.

"What's wrong, daddy?" One little girl asked. I recognised her voice as the one who had noticed and commented on our construction but hadn't tattled.

The father didn't answer for a while, his panic making him ask her a flurry of rapid fire questions to make sure she was safe. There was no denying the protectiveness he felt over her and his sigh was pumped full of relief once she'd answered all his questions.

She repeated her own, "Daddy, what's wrong?"

"Nothing now, baby." He breathed, "You're okay and that's all that matters."

"Why is everyone scared? Is it because of our magic houses?"

"Yes, we don't know- wait... magic houses?"

As she said her next words, I could imagine the wide, beaming grin she probably gave him, "Yeah! I saw the houses getting fixed when I looked outside earlier. I think the houses were fixed by my magic wishes but Olivia says that she asked the moon goddess for her house back as a Christmas gift. I think I'm right, cause it's summer and Christmas presents only come in the winter."

"You saw them earlier? Why didn't you tell Keith or Jane? Or Robert?"

"Because, daddy," she stated, like it was the most obvious thing in the world, "everyone knows that magic doesn't work when adults are around. And Keith and Jane and Robert are teenagers so they would make the magic slow down."

I heard scampering as her little feet moved to the window, "See? When Miss Julia and Uncle Duncan came back, the magic stopped. The magic was fixing the exercise place before they came back but the school and the old hall aren't getting fixed now. At least our house is back so one of my wishes still came true."

The father said nothing, dumbfounded.

In my head, Candy cooed, fawning over the little girl's words, 'I wonder what her other wishes were...'

I returned my attention to Robert and the blonde lady who I now presumed was Julia.

"Alpha says to call a meeting once the parents have checked on their pups." She ordered.

"Yes, ma'am." Robert complied. He started moving around and steering reassured parents out of the room.

When he got to the father and the little girl, the father bid her goodbye.

"Alright, baby. The adults are going to talk about the magic now. Thank you for telling me. Go back to playing with Olivia, okay."

"Okay, daddy!"

Soon enough, all the adults and teenagers had congregated in another room on the second floor, leaving Jane and Keith with the children.

The room they occupied opened out to a balcony with shattered glass doors. Quietly, I moved to the balcony, avoiding any possible creaking surfaces.

From my view, the room was wide, large enough to hold the roughly fifty werewolves in attendance. The makeshift stand comprised of old crates that the Alpha and Beta stood on told me the room had initially served a different purpose.