Lily’s POV
The massive wave of black ice rushed across the rink with a terrifying sound like breaking bones. The air turned so brutally cold that my lungs burned just trying to breathe. Marcus and his dad did not even try to fight the new stranger. They screamed in pure terror, turned around, and scrambled over the slippery surface to escape through the back exit doors. They left us completely alone with the monster in the black cloak.
Holden did not run. The giant silver wolf planted his heavy paws firmly on the ice right in front of me, his fur standing straight up on his back. He let out a deep growl that vibrated through my entire chest, telling me to stay behind him. But the black ice was moving too fast. It shot across the smooth floor like a freezing river, wrapping around Holden’
