CHAPTER 48: Shadow's Within
ARIA POV
As I made my way through the thick underbrush, the forest was eerily quiet, and I could feel my pulse beating in sync with the steady crunch of leaves under my boots. Tension permeated the air, and every shadow seemed to be alive and observing. In order to prevent Veyron's soldiers from seeing them, Killian's pack had sought safety in a remote glade and had their rendezvous in secret. However, the nagging feeling that something was wrong persisted.
As I got closer to the clearing, the faint smell of burning wood blended with the smell of pine and moist dirt. I could see Killian standing in the middle of the gathering, his dominating presence obvious from where I was hiding. His blue eyes peered at the group of wolves with the intensity of a predato
