Ariana The moment I stepped into the circle, warmth spread under my feet. Golden light rose faintly around me. Nyx's voice sounded softly. "Close your eyes." I did. "Look inward." At first I felt only pain. The ache in my chest, the fire in my veins and the weakness in my limbs. Then after all of it, I felt something else, a presence, it was faint, sleeping my breathing caught. "There's something there." Nyx's voice came softly. "That is your wolf." Tears burned in my eyes. All this time… She had been there, "She feels so far away." "The seal is still there," Nyx said. "You must break it." My voice trembled. "How?" Nyx raised her hand. "With pain." Before I could react, a force of darkness slammed into my chest. I cried out and dropped to my knees. Pai

