The room was silent except for the ticking of the clock. I felt a tug in my chest, pulling me outside to the pack house. The first one was gentler, but this one made me gasp. I needed to get down there. Soon.
Then, a timer went off, scaring both of us and making us jump. “What do you mean I called down lightning?” My brain couldn’t wrap around that little tidbit.
He turned back to the cart, and he shook his head. “Like I said, the story has become more like a myth at this point. Everyone has been-” He stopped talking, his hand hovered over the strip, and I heard him swallow.
“What’s wrong?” I stepped up next to him. He held out the tiny strip of paper with two pink lines. I froze.
“Congratulations, Luna.” He coughed as he put the strip back down on the cart, and he bowed. “You’re pre
