Lily POV
The door handle turned once. Then twice. Then again, more forcefully.
Nathan and I stood frozen in the center of his bedroom, our eyes locked on that slowly turning handle. My heart hammered so hard against my ribcage that I thought it might break through. Nathan had positioned himself slightly in front of me, his body tense and ready to fight.
Suddenly, with a sound like thunder, the door exploded inward. The wood splintered and flew across the room, and standing in the doorway was the largest wolf I'd ever seen.
It was massive, easily the size of a small horse, with midnight black fur that seemed to absorb the light around it. But what made my blood run cold were its eyes or rather, the distinctive red circles painted around them, like war paint or ritual markings.
The wolf
