Free Sarai's Fortune by Abigail Owen Page A

down individuals.
    “Sarai?” Hannah’s friendly voice made her smile.
    She’d met Jaxon’s sister and her husband Nick Jensen while she was living at the Keller Dare. She had, in fact, informed Nick that Hannah was his Fated Mate about ten years before they mated. She’d also manipulated things in order for Andie and Hannah to end up as roommates in college.
    What she hadn’t seen was that she would become friends with the couple. They were genuinely nice people, which made her message even easier to pass on.
    “Hey, Hannah.”
    “Should I be worried?”
    Sarai didn’t blame the other girl for the quaver of fear floating through those words. Lately, most of Sarai’s predictions had spelled trouble.
    “Nope. Good news today.”
    She heard Hannah’s sigh of relief and could picture the petite redhead’s face easily.
    “I know about the baby.” Sarai jumped straight to it.
    There was a small gasp. “Yes?”
    “Do you want to know what it is?”
    Another intake of breath. “I’m barely pregnant. You can tell?”
    Sarai smiled. “Yes.”
    “Ummm…okay.”
    “You’re going to have a boy. Healthy, strong.”
    There was a short silence followed by an ecstatic giggle. “I haven’t even told Nick yet. Won’t he be surprised to find out that not only are we having a baby, but it’s a boy.”
    “There’s one more part. However, I should warn you first that it’s a shifting future with several decision points that could alter things.”
    Another brief pause. “I’d like to know.”
    “He will be the Alpha of his own dare eventually, but that is dependent on several things. To start…don’t prevent him from leaving the Keller dare. You will think it’s too soon, that he’s too young. Don’t. Trust his instincts.”
    After a long second, Sarai grinned. “Breathe, Hannah.”
    A chuckle reached her ears. “Breathe. Yeah. Got it. Anything else?”
    “No. Take care.”
    “You take care too, Sarai. And…thanks.”
    “My pleasure.” For once.
    Andie came back on the line after a second. “Hannah’s glowing. What the heck did you tell her?”
    “You’ll have to ask Hannah. It’s not my secret to tell.”
    “She’s pregnant, isn’t she?” came her friend’s eager question.
    Sarai said nothing. After a beat, Andie sighed. “Fine. Fine. I’ll ask Hannah. You ready for Tieryn now?”
    “Yes. Thanks, Andie.”
    The line went silent yet again while she was placed on hold.
    Eventually, a hesitant female voice came down the line. “Hello?”
    Sarai had done this enough times that she had the introduction down to a science. “Tieryn, this is Sarai Bouchard. I am one of the Seers in the Shadowcat Nation. I have some information I feel is important for you to know.”
    A long pause not unlike Andie’s. Many people were uncomfortable with Seers or with knowing their future. “It is your choice, of course. There are several parts to what I’m about to tell you. You can choose which to listen to and which to not.”
    “All right. Tell me the parts.”
    Interesting.
    “Is this the first time you’ve heard from a Seer?”
    “Yes.”
    Very interesting . That was faster than most people managed to regroup when she contacted them.
    She’d rarely spoken with the other two Seers in the Nation, so she wasn’t sure if they had similar experiences. Oddly, Paulla and Lucas—both from South American dares—tended to only get visions for the dares in their hemisphere. Sarai only tended to get them for North America. They seldom had to deal with overlapping. Not that most people, other than the Alphas maybe, realized that fact.
    “Okay. I can tell you about your Fated Mate, there’s a future healing that might be strategic, and I can pass on a warning for your Alpha.”
    Silence. “What’s the warning?”
    “About six months from now, I see a gathering of the Alphas. He needs to leave his Protectors and Commanders behind, take only his Beta. There will be an attack on the dare. If they are there to