Chapter 216

Maybe it’s because he’s stayed away and left us be, or perhaps he thinks the prophecy was wrong, and the only rising I’m about to do has already been done in creating our small homestead pack and our new life away from the shadow of our mountain. He’s focused on rallying his army to prepare for the vampires and war, and we seem to have fallen off his radar for now. I haven’t forgotten, though. My family perished at his hands, and I won’t let that grudge ever die. One day we will have our moment. I pull my mind back to the here and now. Realizing Sierra has stood up and wandered to her balcony window to gaze out as the rain begins to fall and dims down the bright sun which woke us this morning. It’s soft today, overcast now with threats of a rainy day, and a little colder but pleasant. Perfect weather for staying inside and working on some of the details for the schoolhouse. “Do you really think Colton’s dream is just his eternal stress finding a way to vent?” I ask her, knowing she wo