#Chapter 141: A Mid-Autumn Night’s Dream

The world is alive with the flicker of sprites, their light spilling across the bark of barren trees. My breath catches when a figure is illuminated through the swirl of magic. "Momma?" In the glowing, dewy haze, she stands before me. My heart thunders against my chest. It's been years since I last saw her, and, yet, nothing seems to have changed. She's lean and muscular, her eyes are serious, and there's a determined set to her jaw. She was once one of the pack's best fighters and still looks every bit the part. "Your mom's kind of a badass." Kadeem walks me home the night we stumbled upon the illicit meeting between my dad, Layla, and the others planning to turn on Cedric, Red Moon's alpha. My heart has only begun to slow to the serenade of crickets. Street lights dot our way. "Am I about to get beaten up for bringing you home past your curfew?" He's trying to break the tension, of course. Normal teenage trouble is the last thing on either of our minds after what has just tr