Resisting The Alpha (Werebear Shifter Romance) (The Crane Curse) by Liliana Rhodes Read Free Book Online Page B

shifters who had lost their minds. When the pack captured and brought him in, she recognized him as the boy she knew long ago and vowed that if she couldn't save any of the others, she would do what she could to protect him.
    "You mean your son is Knox Whitman?" Faith asked.
    Miranda beamed with pride. "Yes, Knox is my son and the only reason I didn't become one of those crazed spirits who runs around attacking people. I've spent my time following him. I've seen his ups and his downs and he is finally happy and whole again. He asked Eliza to marry him."
    "Eliza?"
    "Your older sister. You have a family, Faith. A family worth knowing. That dreaded woman is dead. She's actually trapped here in this clearing with me. I think its her final penance," she said as she giggled. "Knox and Eliza live in the small house at the end of the path. Go there, tell them everything I told you and bring him my ring."
    Miranda pointed to an area not far from them and something began glittering in the soil. Faith stood and walked over to find a simple gold band with an antique cut diamond. Miranda appeared in front of her and smiled warmly.
    "Thank you, Faith. You've helped me do the final thing I needed to before I can rest."
    "Does that mean you're going to leave?"
    "No, I can't leave my Knox. I'll always be around, but now I can rest. I might not be a part of his life, but at least I get to watch. Thank you again, Faith."
    Miranda faded and left Faith alone in the clearing. She looked at the ring, a family heirloom, and for the first time she wasn't jealous about someone having a family, she finally had one herself.
    As she stood to go she heard Abel howling nearby, then the wind picked up. The hair at the back of her neck rose and a chill ran down her spine, but not from the coyote. She wasn't alone anymore. Turning she saw an older woman with short black hair in a yellow housecoat.
    The spirit furrowed her brow above her emerald green eyes and tilted her head as she looked at Faith. "How did you find me?"
    "Who are you?" Faith asked.
    A flash of light shot towards Faith, then filled the clearing. The woman was gone. She didn't need the answer though, Faith knew to her very core that she had just met her mother.

CHAPTER SIX
     
    Faith peeked out from behind the kitchen curtains into the yard. Abel had been out all night working on whatever this new contraption was. She dreaded talking to him when he was like this but she didn't have much choice. Taking a deep breath she opened the kitchen door and stepped outside. Abel paused for a moment, sniffed the air then continued soldering joints together.
    "You should stay inside," he said without looking up at her.
    "I was going to go out. We need some things from the market."
    Abel stopped and looked at her, his eyes narrowing as he looked her over. "Why are you dressed like that? That's too nice for the market. Is that new?"
    After years of Abel being controlled by the coyote, years of him not noticing her, barely even seeing her, she didn't think he would notice if she wore a nicer skirt with a fitted top in a dark green color that complemented her eyes. She planned to see Knox and Eliza like she promised Miranda she would, and she refused to make a bad first impression.
    "Dressed like what? I didn't do laundry so I had to wear something I haven't worn in a long time," she lied and hoped he didn't press further.
    "Whatever," he said as his focus returned to his project. He waved his hand to dismiss her and she turned back towards the house. "Bring Erich with you. People might be looking for you now. He's close. He's always close," he snorted.
    She entered the house and grabbed her bag and the keys. They had an old blue sedan Erich arranged for them to use and she hopped into it without any intention of finding Erich or telling him where she was going. She maneuvered the car through the tree lined dirt driveway and down to the narrow county road. As she turned the vehicle onto the asphalt, hit the