Lily’s POV
The giant trees at the edge of the driveway snapped like tiny pieces of dry spaghetti. The heavy ground shook so hard that I lost my balance completely and fell onto my knees in the wet mud. Holden stood right in front of me, his large body acting like a solid shield to block me from the darkness. His bare shoulders were tense, and I could hear his teeth grinding together in pure terror.
From the blackness of the woods, a monster stepped into the dim light of the driveway. It looked like a wolf, but it was way too big to be real. It was the size of a large delivery truck. Its fur was rough, messy, and pitch black, covered in thick scars that leaked a glowing red fluid. Its eyes were not golden like Holden's or red like the regular rogues. They were a bright, burning purple col
