Aurelia POV
I didn't wait to find out what the eyes belonged to.
The moment the shadow shifted closer between the trees, my body screamed the same command, and I turned and ran without a second thought, my bag bouncing against my back, branches tearing at my clothes as I pushed deeper into the forest.
Behind me, the rustling grew louder,not one set of footsteps,but multiple.
My mind raced through the possibilities even as my legs carried me forward, my breath coming in ragged gasps that burned through my chest. Rogue wolves. It had to be rogue wolves, the kind that hunted at the edges of pack territories, searching for lone travelers too weak or too foolish to protect themselves.
A low howl split the night behind me, followed almost immediately by another, the sound sending ice straig
