Chapter 6 : Visions in the Dark
328 Words
Sleep came in broken fragments. Every time Everleigh’s eyes closed, she saw blood. Her father falling. Her mother screaming. Isaac’s cruel smile.
But somewhere between grief and exhaustion, the darkness shifted.
She stood in the forest, beneath a silver sky. The air was crisp and cool, but heavy with power. The trees whispered, their branches bowing as if in reverence to something unseen.
Everleigh turned slowly, heart pounding. “Where am I?” she whispered.
A low growl answered her. Not threatening—protective. Strong.
Her breath caught as a massive black wolf emerged from the shadows. His fur gleamed under the moonlight, his eyes glowing like molten amber.
The bond hit her like lightning. A pull deep in her chest, raw and undeniable, as though invisible threads had tied them together since birth.
The wolf stepped closer, each stride radiating power. His presence was overwhelming—commanding, yet strangely… safe.
Everleigh’s lips parted. “Who are you?”
For a moment, the world held its breath. Then the wolf shifted.
Where the beast had stood now towered a man. Broad shoulders. Muscled chest. Dark hair that fell into storm-dark eyes. His mere presence stirred something deep inside her—a connection that made her heart ache.
He said nothing, but his gaze locked with hers, fierce and unyielding.
Everleigh’s breath shuddered. Heat curled through her veins, not from fear, but from something far more dangerous.
“You…” Her voice trembled. “You feel—”
Suddenly, the forest shook with a howl. Rogues’ voices. Isaac’s laughter.
The vision shattered.
Everleigh bolted upright in bed, drenched in sweat. Her chest heaved as she pressed a trembling hand to her heart.
The bond still hummed there, alive, as if someone—somewhere—was reaching for her.
Confusion warred with the faintest flicker of hope.
She didn’t know who he was. She didn’t know if he was real.
But she felt it. Deep, undeniable.
She was not alone.
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