Book 2: Chapter 25

Magnus

It’s 3 am, we have driven all the way through the major city. We have been driving with the windows down to keep track of Nina’s scent. Leon is growing weary and tired.

“Leon, maybe I should drive for a while?”

“No, Nina’s scent is becoming fainter. We don’t have time to pull over, not even for a moment. You know last time I came through this city to track down a scent, it was to find your mother after Alice the cook threatened to kill her.”

“Why would the cook threaten to kill my mother?”

“Her daughter Vanessa, was in love with your father and was to become his chosen mate and Luna. He didn’t love Vanessa though; the council was forcing the arrangement onto him and then everything changed when he met your mother. He was so happy to have found your mother, Astrid. I remember when she wouldn’t believe we were werewolves or that they existed. Jim from the diner shifted in front of her and boy, did she cry wolf! The diner was a mess after tha