The forest fell silent after the hunter vanished, leaving only the echo of its massive footsteps fading into the night. But the silence wasn’t comforting — it was heavy, tense, humming with something unseen.
Jax whimpered softly in my arms, his tiny fingers clutching my shirt as if he sensed the danger lingering in the shadows.
Selena pressed forward, her voice trembling. He feels it. He knows.
Jayden stepped closer, his hand brushing my back. “Baby girl… hold him tight.”
Hayden scanned the trees, his posture rigid. “That voice… it wasn’t Rodney.”
Kayden’s jaw tightened. “It wasn’t Frederick either.”
Jonah shifted back into his human form, his chest rising and falling rapidly. “It came from something else.”
My mother stood beside him, her silver hair glowing faintly under the moonli
