Lilith looked at them in surprise and felt something warm settle in her chest. "Thank you."
Agnes squeezed her shoulder. "You belong here, child. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise."
They went back to work and Lilith tried to focus on chopping vegetables, but her hands were shaking slightly and she could feel frustration building in her chest. Frustration at being wolfless, at not understanding why she was chosen, at feeling like she had to constantly prove herself to a pack that did not fully accept her.
The knife slipped.
Not badly....she pulled back in time but the blade nicked her finger and a drop of blood welled up bright red against her skin.
"Damn it," she muttered, setting the knife down and reaching for a towel.
And then every light in the kitchen flickered.
Once.
Twice.
The omegas all looked up in confusion and Agnes frowned at the ceiling. "That’s the second time this week. I need to have someone check the wiring."
But Lilith was staring at her hand, at the drop of blood on her finger, and her heart was pounding because she had felt something when the lights flickered. A pull. A surge. Something inside her that had reacted to her frustration and pushed outward.
No.
No, that was not possible.
She wrapped the towel around her finger and excused herself quickly, mumbling something about needing air. She walked out of the kitchen and down the hall and out the side door into the gardens, her whole body shaking.
The hospital. The lights and the heart monitor.
Nicholas’s office. The books on the shelf.
And now the kitchen.
Three times.
Three times something had happened when she was emotional, and every time it felt like something inside her was trying to break free.
Lilith sat down on a stone bench and pressed her wrapped hand to her chest, trying to breathe through the panic.
What was happening to her?
"You look like you’ve seen a ghost."
She jumped and turned to find Sera standing a few feet away, her amber eyes sharp and assessing.
"I’m fine," Lilith said automatically.
"You’re a terrible liar." Sera came closer and sat down beside her on the bench. "What happened?"
*FEW DAYS LATER*
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