ERIC:
It feels like I’ve been pacing this tower in endless circles for hours with no sign of Mariel. I feel like I can’t breathe, the very air around me is like fire to my lungs.
I clutch my hair with frantic fingertips, hoping the pain in my scalp will distract me from my panic. The wolf inside of me is barely containable, like it will burst forth from my skin at any moment.
Why did I let her go alone? I should’ve insisted that I go along. But that would’ve depleted her magic even more. I lift my head to the ceiling and let out a long growl.
God, this is torture.
She’s my fiancee now! It would be such a cruel twist of fate if I found the person I’m destined to be with only to have her ripped away from me before we’re even able to marry.
The heels of my shoes click endlessly around
